News from August 2009
By DOE Newswire | Aug 5, 2009
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- A project sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has resulted in the development of the Fayetteville Shale Infrastructure Placement Analysis System, or IPAS, which is now available online. The web-based software application enables oil and gas operators to better plan for natural gas recovery in environmentally sensitive areas.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 5, 2009
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz.- The National Park Service invites the public to the 16th annual Native American Heritage Days on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. This event, which celebrates the rich cultural diversity of the Colorado Plateau, the Arizona Strip and the Grand Canyon, will begin with a morning nature walk on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009, and will end with a special evening program on Friday, August 14.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 5, 2009
News Release: "Deep in the sun-searched growths the dragon-fly hangs like a blue thread loosened from the sky.".
By Interior Newswire | Aug 5, 2009
News Release: Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Michael Connor announced today that the Bureau of Reclamation has awarded $4.6 million in Water Marketing and Efficiency Grants and $1 million in System Optimization Review Grants. Funding for these grants was provided in the Fiscal Year 2009 appropriations.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 5, 2009
News Release: In your responses of August 5, 2009, to my questions you explain why you would not rescind the DOJ/OLC request sent by the Treasury OGC regarding the SIGTARP. Your previous answers also establish that you believe the SIGTARP is part of the Treasury Department, that the provision of documents by the Treasury...
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 5, 2009
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today made the following statement regarding the Environmental Protection Agency's announcement that it is re-evaluating the latest science on the danger posed by perchlorate in drinking ...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 5, 2009
News Release: Streptococcus agalactiae (also called Group B Streptococcus, or GBS) is a versatile pathogen that affects a variety of animals. Now studies by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and their university colleagues are revealing new information about this pathogen.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 5, 2009
News Release: LINCOLN, NEB. - Today, Congressman Joe Baca of California, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry, held a hearing to examine new and innovative ways to improve nutrition and wellness programs.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 5, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, led by Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., Wednesday heard testimony from Kelvin J. Cochran, nominee to be Administrator of the U.S. Fire Administration. Cochran is currently Chief of the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department and previously served as Chief of the Shreveport, La., Fire Department.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 5, 2009
News Release: Glacier National Park is pleased to announce that a major search for a missing kayaker on Lake McDonald, a 13-year-old St. Paul, Minnesota resident, resulted in the successful rescue of the boy at about 6:15 PM on Tuesday, August 4th. At about 2:15 PM on the 4th, rangers were notified by the boy’s grandfather...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 5, 2009
News Release: On Saturday, Aug. 15, and Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009, living history volunteers representing Confederate sharpshooters will present programs highlighting the sharpshooter at the battle of Cold Harbor. Volunteers will perform skirmish drills and rifle firing demonstrations illustrating the sharpshooters’...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 4, 2009
News Release: LOS ALAMOS, NEW MEXICO: Superintendent Jason Lott announces that the rehabilitation of the visitor center will begin in mid-September of 2009. “Bandelier received Congressional funding this year to begin the line-item rehabilitation of our National Historic Landmark visitor center," said Lott. “Funding...
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 4, 2009
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: DHS Press Office, 202-282-8010 HHS Press Office, 202-690-6343 DOE Press Office, 202-591-6734 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Department ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 4, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON— Aleris International Inc., one of the nation’s largest aluminum recyclers, and 13 of its subsidiaries have committed to implementing environmental improvements and controls projected to cost $4.2 million at 15 plants located in 11 states, the Justice Department and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 4, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced an agreement with Chautauqua County, N.Y., to improve access to all aspects of civic life for persons with disabilities. The agreement was reached under the Department’s Project Civic Access initiative, which aims to bring state and local governments into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This agreement is the 166th under Project Civic Access.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 4, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON—Paul Revere Transportation LLC, a bus company based in Boston, has agreed to pay a $650,000 civil penalty after being found liable by a jury in June for violating federal and state clean air laws for idling their buses for extended periods of time, the Justice Department and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 4, 2009
News Release: Edward H. Okun, the former owner of The 1031 Tax Group LLP (1031TG), was sentenced today to 100 years in prison for his leading role in a scheme to defraud and obtain approximately $126 million in client funds held by 1031TG.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 4, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced an agreement with the former owners and managers of Valley View Apartments in Longview, Wash., to settle allegations that they violated the Fair Housing Act by intentionally discriminating against an individual with a disability. Under the settlement, which must be approved by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, the defendants must pay a total of $35,000 to the complainant.
By Fed Newswire | Aug 4, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and between FCB Financial, Inc., Tampa, Florida, a registered bank holding company, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
By Fed Newswire | Aug 4, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and among Imperial Capital Bancorp, Inc., La Jolla, California, a registered bank holding company, the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, and the State of California Department of Financial Institutions.
