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Federal Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Saturday September 07, 2024 ( 4 items )  

National Energy Technology Laboratory: DOE Plans To Advance Technologies for a Secure Domestic Supply of Critical Minerals and Materials
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management's (FECM) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) recently announced its notice of intent (NOI) to release a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) that would contribute to the restoration of the United States as a world leader in the extraction, separation and refining of cri  more

NETL Tool That Determines Impact of Energy Production on Water Quality Passes Milestone
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL's National Energy Water Treatment & Speciation (NEWTS) database now contains geochemical, geospatial and other characteristics from more than 400,000 water sample records spanning 48 states, enhancing the ability of the open-source tool to determine the impact of energy production on water quality. "Since it was publicly launched in 2022, NEWTS has undergon  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Arizona Man Sentenced to 8.5 Years in Prison for Role in Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy
JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania, Sept. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: A resident of Peoria, Arizona, was sentenced in federal court to 102 months in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, on his conviction of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Senior United States District Judge Kim R. Gib  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Former Pittsburgh Resident Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Investors in $2 Million Green Energy Scheme
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2024: A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court on September 3, 2024, to a charge of conspiring to commit mail and wire fraud, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Jonathan Freeze, 65, pleaded guilty to one count before United States District Judge Robert J. Colville. In connection wit  more