News published on Federal Newswire in March 2023

News from March 2023


Sixkiller: 'Companies are making strides to reduce pollution'

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently issued its Toxics Release Inventory 2021 National Analysis report on chemical releases and waste management in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.


Garcia: 'Latest Toxic Release Inventory report for Region 2 is encouraging news'

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently released the 2021 Toxics Release Inventory National Analysis.


Freedhoff: 'EPA is advancing its commitment to reduce pollution and give communities tools'

Toxic chemical releases in 2021 remained below pre-pandemic levels according to new toxics release inventory data.


Bennett: HSI continues to 'aggressively prosecute those who seek to sexually exploit our children'

A Kentucky man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for child pornography charges.


Becker: Colorado takes first step to 'build common-sense solutions to reduce climate pollution'

Colorado will receive up to $3 million to work toward cutting climate pollution and building clean energy economies.


'Unshakeable Resolve': DHS honors its workforce

The DHS marked its 20th anniversary by honoring the department’s workforce


Colorado Attorney General's report links social media with drug dealers who 'advertise and peddle illegal substances' online

A recent report by the Colorado Department of Law suggests that the rise of social media in the past several years is connected to the spread of dangerous drugs across society, particularly fentanyl.


Hagerty: ‘There is a humanitarian crisis at our border’ as migrant death toll rises

According to Border Patrol data and a recent article in The Wall Street Journal, a record number of migrants are dying at the U.S.-Mexico border.


Minors are still making the dangerous journey from Mexico to the U.S. without parents: 'The number of unaccompanied children has skyrocketed'

A group of minors was attempting to cross the Southern border -- accompanied by a North American activist because their parents weren't present -- but they were stopped by Mexican Army soldiers.


Yang: 'Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs urges federal contractors to certify their annual compliance'

The U.S. Department of Labor will open an online portal for federal contractors and subcontractors to certify affirmative action program compliance.


Blinken: 'We are grateful for the extraordinary solidarity' shown in helping Venezuela

The U.S. government recently announced additional assistance for Venezuela in response to the country’s regional crisis that displaced more than 7 million people to surrounding countries in search of safety and basic needs.



Rodgers: 'A data privacy bill is the only way to stop TikTok from ever happening again in the United States'

A five-hour-plus congressional hearing Thursday showed U.S. lawmakers' concerns about TikTok are varied, with few easy answers on how to regulate its content or get straightforward answers on its business practices.


Blinken: Proposed DOS budget would support U.S. vision of 'a free, open, secure, and prosperous world'

U.S. Sec. of State Antony Blinken said the $63.1 billion proposed for the State Department in the Fiscal Year 2024 budget would enable the agency to "lead the world in tackling global challenges."


Coria: DOL recovers $353,000 in back wages for poultry catchers whose skills are 'essential to the industry'

The U.S. Department of Labor recovered $322,000 in back wages for poultry workers at facilities in Alabama and North Carolina.


Biden administration move toward central bank digital currency 'is about surveillance and control,' DeSantis says

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is against a potential Federal Reserve launch of a central bank digital currency and he's doing something about it, according to a news release issued by his office earlier this week


Trotter: 'People who provide care and valuable assistance in healthcare facilities deserve to be paid'

A Honolulu addiction treatment center was ordered to pay nearly half a million dollars in back wages to 34 care workers to remedy illegal pay practices.


Mayorkas: Homeland Security Advisory Council helping government 'to become more innovative, more efficient and more responsive'

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Homeland Security Advisory Council met March 16 at the White House.


U.S. House committee hearing discusses 'Attack on the Digital Asset Ecosystem' by Biden administration

"Coincidence or Coordinated? The Administration’s Attack on the Digital Asset Ecosystem" was a live broadcast hearing on March 9 presented by the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion.


Mayorkas: DHS honors 'some of the extraordinary public servants who safeguard our nation and keep us all safe'

More than 1,300 U.S. Department of Homeland Security employees were recognized in this year's annual DHS Secretary's Awards.