News from April 2011
By USDA Wire | Apr 22, 2011
The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on April 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 22, 2011
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on April 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 22, 2011
News Release: LAS VEGAS - Saturday and Sunday are the last days to enjoy free entry to Lake Mead National Recreation Area as National Park Week comes to an end. The next fee free day will be June 21, the first day of summer.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 22, 2011
News Release: ANCHORAGE, AK - On April 22, 2011, Ricky Alan Reese, 52, a resident of Anchorage, was sentenced to life in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and attempted possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. Reese was convicted by a trial jury in February 2011. At the time of...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 22, 2011
News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nev. - National Park Service rangers and Boulder City firefighters extinguished a boat fire in the crowded Boulder Beach campground at Lake Mead National Recreation Area. The fire was reported to the park dispatch center at 10:39 a.m. this morning.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 22, 2011
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - At approximately 1:45 p.m. on Friday, April 22, the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a visitor report of a man panhandling at the Duck on a Rock pullout located approximately ten miles east of Grand Canyon Village on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 22, 2011
News Release: The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) today posted a new issue of Healthy Animals. This quarterly online newsletter compiles ARS news and expert resources on the health and well-being of agricultural livestock, poultry and fish.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 22, 2011
News Release: As preparations for removal of the two Elwha River dams continue, Bureau of Reclamation dam managers will again lower the water level in the Lake Mills reservoir to help accelerate erosion along a pilot channel created last fall.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 22, 2011
News Release: Saturday, April 23, 2011 - Spring Wildflowers of Big South Fork.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 22, 2011
News Release: The Bureau of Reclamation and the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) have made available for public review and comment the Draft Program Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (Draft PEIS/R) for the San Joaquin River Restoration Program (SJRRP). The joint document describes...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 22, 2011
News Release: Hawai'i National Park, HI - Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park will celebrate the 48th annual Merrie Monarch Festival by offering Park visitors free `Ike Hana No`eau (Experience the Skillful Work) Hawaiian cultural programs and live Hawaiian music Wednesday through Friday, April 27 - 29. E komo mai!.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 22, 2011
News Release: LAUGHLIN, Nev. - The National Park Service is looking for community and youth organizations to help park service biologists collect native plant seeds in the Laughlin and Bullhead City areas. Collection will take place during May and early June. The collected seeds will eventually be used to augment the landscaping on two local projects.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 22, 2011
News Release: KEYSTONE, SD - As a result of a partnership forged between the National Park Service and South Dakota Public Broadcasting, people worldwide are now able to log on.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 22, 2011
News Release: The National Park Service has purchased 160 acres of land in Los Angeles County, bringing the total public parkland within Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area to 79,491 acres. The three parcels have long been sought for acquisition because of their pristine natural condition and great diversity of habitat, ranging from oak and sycamore woodlands to rugged rocky outcrops.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 21, 2011
News Release: Washington - Bi Lo LLC., headquartered in Mauldin, S.C., has posted a $4 million surety bond with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The company posted the bond to obtain a license to operate in the produce industry.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Under an unprecedented agreement announced today by the Natural Resource Trustees for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, BP has agreed to provide $1 billion toward early restoration projects in the Gulf of Mexico to address injuries to natural re sources caused by the spill. The Trustees involved ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Attorney General Eric Holder today announced the formation of a Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force Working Group to focus specifically on fraud in the energy markets. The Oil and Gas Price Fraud Working Group will monitor oil and gas markets for potential violations of criminal or civil laws to safeguard against unlawful consumer harm.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Rogelio Hackett Jr., 26, of Lithonia, Ga., pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Anthony J. Trenga in Alexandria, Va., to trafficking in counterfeit credit cards and aggravated identity theft, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Neil H. MacBride for the Eastern District of Virginia.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Cardinal Health Inc. has agreed to pay the United States $8 million to resolve claims that it violated the False Claims Act by making payments to induce referral orders for its prescription drugs in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute, the Justice Department announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – A former Bexar County Sherriff’s Office Deputy was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia to 27 months in prison for depriving a man of his constitutional right to be free from excessive force and for obstructing justice, the Department of Justice announced today. Daniel Melgoza was also sentenced to two years supervised release and a $200 special assessment.
