News from April 2008

By US DOT Newswire | Apr 2, 2008
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today made the following remarks regarding a petition filed today by conservation groups and 17 states, including California, to force the US Environmental Protection Agency to comply with a year-old Supreme Court decision on global warming pollution.

By Commerce Newswire | Apr 1, 2008
News Release: One of the key engineering challenges to building a clean, efficient, hydrogen-powered car is how to design the fuel tank. Storing enough raw hydrogen for a reasonable driving range would require either impractically high pressures for gaseous hydrogen or extremely low temperatures for liquid hydrogen.

By Commerce Newswire | Apr 1, 2008
News Release: Federal agencies have begun issuing a secure form of government-wide ID known as the Personal Identity Verification (PIV) card, mandated in 2004 by Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12). The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released, for public comment, a draft...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Ring Leader In Human Trafficking Organization Sentenced WASHINGTON Former professional wrestler Harrison Norris Jr., 42, a/k/a Hardbody Harrison, from Cartersville, Ga., was sentenced today to life in ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Amended Rule Will Benefit Consumers of Real Estate Services WASHINGTON The Department of Justice announced today that the Montana Board of Realty Regulation has voted to repeal a rule forbidding real estate ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON The Justice Department announced today that Shanaya Hicks of Bloomfield, Conn., was sentenced today to 46 months in prison for her involvement in a prostitution ring that victimized minor girls and coerced young women to engage in commercial sex acts against their will.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON- Defendants Olga Mondragon and Maria Fuentes were sentenced today for their roles in a scheme to smuggle Central American women and girls into the United States and hold them in a condition of ...

By Fed Newswire | Apr 1, 2008
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below. Terminations of enforcement actions are listed on the Federal Reserve's public website, www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/enforcement, as they occur.

By Fed Newswire | Apr 1, 2008
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced its approval of the proposal by JPMorgan Chase & Co., New York, New York, to acquire Bear Stearns Bank & Trust, Princeton, New Jersey.

By Fed Newswire | Apr 1, 2008
News Release: The Federal Reserve System on Tuesday announced the availability of a set of dynamic maps and data that illustrate subprime and alt-A mortgage loan conditions across the United States.
By USDA Wire | Apr 1, 2008
The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2008
The US Interior Department published a three page rule on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Apr 1, 2008
The US Energy Department published a two page rule on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 1, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 1, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 1, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2008
The US Interior Department published a three page proposed rule on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Apr 1, 2008
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Apr 1, 2008
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Apr 1, 2008
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.