News published on Federal Newswire in March 2023

News from March 2023


News Release: ATLANTA (Feb. 28, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing an upcoming virtual listening session on EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap for Region 4 communities on March 21, 2023 and inviting members of the public to attend and speak. EPA Region 4 includes the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and 6 Tribal Nations.


Chair Rodgers: “We are Leading Today for American Energy to Build a Prosperous Future”

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Energy, Climate, & Grid Security Subcommittee markup of nine pieces of legislation.


TSA recruiting officers to work at Adirondack Regional Airport

Release: SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hiring additional women and men to work at Adirondack Regional Airport in preparation for the busy spring and summer travel seasons.


Chairman McCaul Delivers Opening Remarks at Full Committee Hearing on Combatting the Generational Challenge of CCP Aggression

News Release: Washington, DC- Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul gave the following remarks at a full committee hearing on combatting the generational challenge of CCP aggression.


Busy Spring Break Expected at Big Bend

News Release: The NPS has announced the winners of the 2016 John L. Cotter Award for Excellence in NPS Archeology. This award is presented to archeologists who excel in scientific archeological research, community involvement, and public education.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today wrote Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra regarding President Biden’s plan to kick 2.7 million Americans off their health insurance plans. The members issued the following statement...



Justice Department Files Complaint Alleging Public Health Endangerment Caused by Denka Performance Elastomer’s Carcinogenic Air Pollution

News Release: Today, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and in coordination with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a complaint under Section 303 of the Clean Air Act against Denka Performance Elastomer LLC (Denka) to compel ...


News Release: WASHINGTON - A Florida man has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges, including assaulting a law enforcement officer, for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Energy, Climate, & Grid Security Subcommittee markup of nine pieces of legislation.


USDA Encourages Rice Farmers to Prepare for new  Rice Production Program

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today previewed plans to provide up to $250 million in assistance to rice farmers and what steps they can take to be prepared to sign up when the program is released later this spring. USDA is sharing information early so producers can prepare for program signup, which will include a pre-filled application in an effort to simplify and streamline the application process.


Foxx on Biden Nominating Su to Head DOL

News Release: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after President Biden nominated Julie Su, Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor, to replace departing Secretary Marty Walsh...


Haverhill Fentanyl Pill Distributor Arrested for Trafficking Tens of Thousands of Counterfeit Pills

News Release: BOSTON - A Haverhill man has been arrested and charged for allegedly manufacturing and distributing tens of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl in the Lawrence and Boston areas.


US Department of Labor finds Pepsi Guam Bottling exposed workers to severe injuries by willfully violating safety standards

News Release: TAMUNING, GUAM ‒ Federal safety inspectors found Pepsi Guam Bottling jeopardized the safety of their employees by disabling safety devices to allow workers to reach into a bottle-labeling machine as often as 15 times an hour to grab and fix labels and adjust tipping bottles to avoid slowing or stopping production.


DOI-BLM offers new grant application process starting March 1

FY23 IIJA Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakota Environmental Quality and Protection grant opened on March 1.


The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Duncan Opening Remarks at Subcommittee Markup to Unleash American Energy

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Energy, Climate, & Grid Security Subcommittee markup of nine pieces of legislation.


News Release: In honor of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, Fort Stanwix National Monument is proud to present a new exhibit entitled "Women & the Military: What is Service?".


News Release: Yesterday, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Congressman Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona blasting the Department for its attempted cover-up of the real cost of President Biden’s illegal student loan bailout.


Bulk Fentanyl Trafficker is Convicted of Drug and Gun Charges

News Release: STATESVILLE, N.C. - A federal jury in Statesville returned a guilty verdict today against Jermaine Douglas Grandy for trafficking fentanyl and illegal possession of firearms, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Grandy, 41, of Lenoir, N.C., was convicted of...