News from October 2010
By Interior Newswire | Oct 22, 2010
News Release: Fires have been all-too common in Copper Country history, and have had a major impact on the communities we live and work in today. Join Avis West of the Houghton-Keweenaw County Genealogical Society as she presents an illustrated discussion of some of the dramatic blazes that occurred between 1869 and 1959, and describes how they have affected our history.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 22, 2010
News Release: Park to Expand Working with the U.S. Public Health Service.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 22, 2010
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - Grand Canyon National Park's trail crew recently completed work on Phase V of the Grand Canyon Greenway (Greenway V). The trail is now open for public enjoyment.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 22, 2010
News Release: Point Reyes Station - The National Park Service (NPS) is beginning the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate potential issuance of a Special Use Permit for commercial oyster operations within Drakes Estero for a period of 10 years. The National Park Service opened the public comment period for initial scoping on October 8, 2010. This initial public comment period closes on Nov. 22, 2010.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 22, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON D.C. - Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), the Ranking Member on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement today thanking George Soros for his generous $1.8 million endowment to National Public Radio (NPR) and demonstrating why NPR no longer needs to receive or be eligible to apply for taxpayer dollars...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 22, 2010
News Release: Chickasaw National Recreation Area and Washita Battlefield National Historic Site were honored with awards recently at the Governor’s Conference on Tourism. Chickasaw received the RedBud Merit award for Outstanding Eco Tourism for providing visitors with an exceptional outdoor experience. The park was also featured in the RedBud Outstanding Media Coverage award-winning short film,.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 22, 2010
News Release: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists are developing vaccines to help protect healthy farm-raised catfish against key diseases.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 22, 2010
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited Salyer American Fresh Foods Inc., (Salyer) Monterey, Calif., for failure to make full payment promptly to 10 sellers totaling $257,629.50 for 55 lots of produce. In addition, while acting as a growers’ agent, Salyer failed to remit net proceeds to 20 growers totaling $2,040,186.51 for 2,479,143 containers of produce. This is in violation of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 22, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement panel today found in favor of the United States in a dispute brought by China concerning antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) measures applied by the U.S. Department of Commerce to a range of Chinese imports. The panel...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 22, 2010
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited O’Lippi & Co. Inc., (O’Lippi) San Francisco, Calif., for failure to make full payment promptly to nine sellers for 131 lots of produce totaling $639,574.36. This is in violation of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
By USDA Newswire | Oct 21, 2010
Release: Saratoga Springs, NY, Oct. 21, 2010 - Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary Janey Thornton today visited Geyser Road Elementary School to see firsthand its approach to creating healthy school meals and a healthy environment. During her visit, Thornton discussed the Obama administration's efforts to enhance school meals and the health of America's children.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 21, 2010
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Charleston, S.C. - Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today visited Charleston, S.C., to deliver remarks about the expanding role of the homeland security enterprise in national security in light of the evolving threats currently facing the nation to the South Carolina Corps of Cadets as part of The Citadel’s “Greater Issues” speaker series.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – Two Miami health care companies and four owners and senior managers of the companies were indicted today for their alleged participation in a fraud scheme involving approximately $200 million in Medicare billing for purported mental health services, announced the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services (HHS). In a related civil action, a temporary restraining order was obtained to freeze the assets of the indicted companies and individuals.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – A patient recruiter for a Houston-based home health care company pleaded guilty today in connection with a $5.2 million Medicare fraud scheme, announced the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services (HHS).
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – The city of Toledo, Ohio, has agreed to make extensive improvements to its sewer system that will significantly reduce the city’s longstanding sewage overflows into Swan Creek and the Maumee and Ottawa Rivers, the city’s main waterways, the Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the state of Ohio announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal grand jury in Nashville, Tenn., today returned an indictment charging Hickman County, Tenn., Deputy Sheriff Kenneth H. Smith with federal civil rights violations, as well as charges of lying to federal investigators, the Justice Department announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today that the owners and manager of Mountain View Apartments in Longview, Wash., have agreed to pay $12,500 as a civil penalty to settle allegations that they discriminated against families with children in violation of the federal Fair Housing Act. The settlement must be approved by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – A citizen of Uzbekistan residing in Mission, Kan., pleaded guilty late yesterday to charges for his role as the leader of a criminal enterprise that engaged in forced labor, fraud in foreign labor contracting, visa fraud, mail fraud, identity theft, tax evasion and money laundering, the ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 21, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – Lindsey Manufacturing Company, an Azusa, Calif., company and two of its executives were indicted today for their alleged roles in a conspiracy to pay bribes to Mexican government officials at the Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE), a state-owned utility company, announced Assistant Attorney ...
By Commerce News Now | Oct 21, 2010
News Release: U.S. Commerce Department and American businesses lead efforts to rebuild Haiti U.S. Commerce Department Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff Rick Wade visited Haiti today for the opening of the L’Ecole Nouvelle Royal Caribbean School in Labadee, the first school to be built after the devastating ...
