News published on Federal Newswire in May 2011

News from May 2011


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on May 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on May 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Energy Department Approves Gulf Coast Exports of Liquefied Natural Gas

News Release: Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Energy today issued a conditional authorization approving an application to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal in Louisiana, paving the way for thousands of new construction and domestic natural gas production jobs in Louisiana...


Fowler Meth Dealer Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison

News Release: FRESNO, CA - United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Anthony D. Williams, and Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims announced today that Mario Penaloza, 22, formerly of Orange Cove, was sentenced to 12 years and three months in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine in Fowler. Penaloza also faces deportation to Mexico upon completion of his prison term.


High Water Forces Closure of Many Park Areas

News Release: Areas of C&O Canal Closed due to High Water.


Cabrera Services Hired for First Phase of Great Kills Park Cleanup

News Release: Cabrera Services has been awarded a contract by Gateway National Recreation Area, through an Inter-Agency Agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, to investigate contamination at Great Kills Park. This investigation is a critical step in the multi-year cleanup of the park, a former landfill where...


Baucus Pushes Chinese Commerce Minister to Resolve Trade Issues

News Release: Big Sky, MT - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) met with Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming yesterday, urging him to resolve several persistent issues in the U.S.-China economic relationship, including China’s infringement of intellectual property rights (IPR) and unscientific...


News Release: Due to the recent outbreak of Equine Herpes Virus Type 1 (EHV-1) in northern Utah, the State Veterinarian advises that precautions should be taken to control the spread of the disease.


News Release: Paradise Inn Opens - On Friday, May 20, the historic Paradise Inn opens its doors once again to greet visitors for the 2011 season. Constructed in 1916, the Inn showcases a beautiful lobby and dining room featuring hand painted hanging lamps depicting park wildflowers, three huge stone fireplaces to...


ICE Director Morton honored by Colombian President Santos

News Release: Bogotá, Colombia - During a graduation ceremony of 106 Colombian National Police (CNP) officers on Thursday, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and the Director General of the Colombian National Police, General Oscar Naranjo, honored U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director John Morton.


Hatch, Coburn Investigate Potential Abuse Within Social Security Disability Program; Ensure Stewardship of Taxpayer Dollars

News Release: Dear Mr. O’Carroll: As members of the United States Senate’s Committee on Finance (“Committee"), we have an obligation to review the operations of the Social Security Administration. A report in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal indicating possible fraud and collusion in the administration of the Social...


Committee Seeks Details on Burdensome Government Red Tape that Bureaucracies have Identified for Elimination

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - In its ongoing effort to fight burdensome regulations and protect jobs, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations is seeking the preliminary recommendations that federal agencies were required to submit identifying onerous regulations. The week after...


News Release: The story of 12 million immigrants who came to the United States through Ellis Island in search of the "American Dream" began with them sitting on a bench in the Great Hall. It was a wait of a lifetime, to begin a new life. If they passed the mental and physical exams they would be able to start a new chapter in their lives in America.


News Release: Lowell, MA - Canal boat tours on weekends and a river-related event kick off the early summer season between Memorial Day weekend through June 19 at Lowell National Historical Park. The Park, one of over 390 units of the National Park Service, preserves and interprets the history of the American Industrial...



News Release: MANHATTAN, NY. - John P. Gilbride, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, New York City Police Commissioner, Raymond W. Kelly, and Charles R. Pine, the Special Agent in Charge of the New...


News Release: BOSTON, MA. - A California man was sentenced yesterday in federal court for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine.


Body retrieved from 700 feet below canyon rim identified

News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - The body of a young man recovered from below the rim on Friday, May 6, in Grand Canyon National Park, has been identified as that of 24-year old Robert Watson of White Plains, New York.


News Release: Historian Benjamin Cloyd will be the featured speaker on Sunday, May 29, 2011 at the annual Memorial Day Service at Andersonville National Historic Site.


CT TO LOSE HALF OF ITS HOMELAND SECURITY GRANTS

News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman Thursday said he was deeply disappointed with the Administration’s impending decision to eliminate millions of dollars in homeland security grants that have flowed to Connecticut for most of the past decade - a 50 percent reduction compared to last year.