News published on Federal Newswire in March 2023

News from March 2023


Weir Farm NHP Announces 2023 Artists-in-Residence

News Release: TETSUO KUNITOMI. Family # 2614. Camp: Manzanar, CA. Address: 20-3-1. Written by Sue Kuni­tomi Embrey, Tet’s sister. Some Lines for a Younger Brother. Tetsuo Kunitomi was born on April 17, 1930 in Los Angeles, California. He was the young­est of eight children, born to immigrant parents from Japan. “Tets,"...


News Release: RAYMOND E. MURAOKA. Family # 3654. Camp: Manzanar, CA. Address: 14-4-1. My parents are American citizens; father was born in Hawaii and mother in Gardena, CA. Father was a farmer. At the time of Pearl Harbor there were six children: boy, 11; boy, nine; boy, eight; boy, six; girl, four; and girl, two. One...


Support for the UN Announcement to Avert an Environmental Crisis off the Yemeni Coast

News Release: The United States welcomes the United Nations’ announcement today that it has signed an agreement to procure a vessel to receive the 1.1 million barrels of oil from the decaying Safer oil tanker. This is a critical step in the implementation of the UN’s emergency plan to avert a regional environmental catastrophe, economic disruption in the Red Sea with global ramifications, and the exacerbation of the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.


Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL Supporting Free and Independent Media Globally. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0009493. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345. Type...


Ranking Member Capito Applauds House Passage of Resolution Overturning Biden WOTUS Rule

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the below statement applauding House passage of a formal challenge to the Biden administration’s Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule through a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval.


News Release: PHOENIX - A discussion panel for the 2023 Waste Management Symposia provided Hanford Site leadership the opportunity to showcase how teamwork is contributing to cleanup mission progress.


The Default Prevention Act: Avoiding Default and Protecting Seniors, Service Members, and Veterans

News Release: The Default Prevention Act: Avoiding Default and Protecting Seniors, Service Members, and Veterans.


EPA Proposes Cleanup Plan for the Iron King Mine-Humboldt Smelter Superfund Site

News Release: PHOENIX – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released its cleanup plan for addressing the Iron King Mine-Humboldt Superfund site in Dewey-Humboldt, Arizona. EPA invites the public to review and comment on the proposed plan until May 13, 2023. The efforts envisioned in the plan will clean up millions of tons of mine and smelter waste, as well as contaminated soils.


Release: GREEN BAY, Wis. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hosting an application assistance event Friday, March 10 to assist individuals interested in applying for a job as a Transportation Security Officer (TSO) at Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport (GRB).


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Chairman Jeff Duncan (R-SC) and Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Full Committee markup of 20 bills.




News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today announced a Full Committee markup on 20 pieces of legislation.


White: 'EM is helping to foster successful visions for the future'

Environmental Management Office Senior Advisor William "Ike" White delivered a speech at the 2023 Waste Management Symposia, where he talked about the focus and mission of the cleanup program in its next stages.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) today announced a subcommittee hearing to address the environmental response to the train derailment in East Palestine, ...


Starfield: Violation notices 'demonstrate EPA's commitment' to the AIM Act

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced several enforcement actions to support national and international goals of reducing the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) to combat climate change.


Statement by Secretary Mayorkas on the President’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget

News Release: The FY 2024 Budget invests in border security, cybersecurity, maritime security, natural disaster recovery and resilience, and other critical DHS missions.


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page rule on March 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Full Committee markup of 20 bills.


News Release: Chairman Smith Opening Statement: Markup of Default Prevention Act.