News from April 2012
By USDA Newswire | Apr 2, 2012
News Release: In work that could cut back on insecticide use, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have found a way to distinguish aphids that spread plant viruses from those that do not.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 2, 2012
News Release: Loop Road is Open!. The scenic 7-mile loop road at Craters of the Moon National Monument, located about halfway between Arco and Carey off of Highway 20/26/93, is now clear of snow and open to automobile travel. The campground and most trails are also open. Currently only Dew Drop and Indian Tunnel caves...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2012
News Release: (DETROIT) - Today, Representative John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) released the following statement in response to Michigan Governor Rick Snyder’s new proposed consent agreement between the state of Michigan and the city of Detroit. Last week, Representatives Conyers, Hansen Clarke, and Gary Peters sent a ...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 2, 2012
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on a produce business for failure to pay a reparation award issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
By DOL Newswire | Apr 2, 2012
News Release: Dear Member Flynn: On March 19, 2012, the National Labor Relations Board Inspector General issued a report detailing the results of his investigation of improper conduct you were alleged to have committed while you were a chief counsel on the Board’s staff. His findings of ethics misconduct, including...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 2, 2012
News Release: Dear Acting Administrator Tavenner: As members of both House and Senate Committees overseeing the Medicare program, we have a responsibility to conduct oversight and ensure that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is utilizing all possible resources and authorities to protect the Medicare...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2012
News Release: Superintendent Jim F. Milestone has announced that Whiskeytown National Recreation Area will be accepting applications for the summer youth job program. Anyone between the ages of 15 and 18 years of age may apply for a summer job. Applications may be obtained at career counseling offices at Shasta, Foothill, Enterprise, West Valley, Central Valley or Anderson High Schools and at Whiskeytown Headquarters Building on Kennedy Memorial Drive beginning April 18, 2012.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2012
News Release: Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area is pleased to announce that all camping facilities are open for use. During the winter months a limited number of sites are available at the Bandy Creek Campground. Closing unused portions of the campground allows those facilities to be winterized, thereby saving significant amounts of funds on utility costs. With the coming of warmer weather, these areas are now opened in time for springtime campers.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 1, 2012
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A former National Basketball Association (NBA) player and member of the Puerto Rico basketball national team for several years, was sentenced in federal court Thursday to six months in prison, nine months in a drug rehabilitation facility and four years of supervised release following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 1, 2012
News Release: Landmark Case -- Combined with Congressional Action -- Will Reduce U.S. Carbon Emissions.
