News from August 2012
By USDA Newswire | Aug 30, 2012
News Release: A smooth blanket of snow in the winter can help boost dryland crop productivity in the summer, and no-till management is one way to ensure that blanket coverage, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) research.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 30, 2012
News Release: The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today reported four additional cases of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS), bringing the total number of people infected with the hantavirus who visited Yosemite National Park to six.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 30, 2012
News Release: Wartburg, Tennessee: The Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area and the Obed Wild and Scenic River have arranged for a visitor use survey to be done in each park during September. The surveys will provide information that will help determine where park visitors are coming from, what people...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 30, 2012
News Release: The National Park Service, in cooperation with park ranchers, will be constructing numerous grant-funded rangeland water quality improvement projects on seven ranches within Point Reyes National Seashore and Golden Gate National Recreation Area. These Best Management Practices (BMP's) consist of four...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 29, 2012
News Release: Rocky Mountain National Park staff recently made the decision to repair the Lily Lake Dam and retain the lake and its features in a manner similar to what currently exists. The repair work will being on Tuesday, September 4, and may last through the end of November. During the repair work a roughly 500...
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 29, 2012
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON—Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today spoke with Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe, U.S. Senators David Vitter and Mary Landrieu from Louisiana, and Missouri Governor Jay Nixon in preparation for Tropical Storm Isaac and ...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 29, 2012
News Release: New Standards Ensure Students are Offered Healthier, More Nutritious Foods in the Lunch Line WASHINGTON, Aug. 29, 2012 — Agriculture Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services Kevin Concannon today announced that America's students will see healthier and more nutritious foods in the ...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 29, 2012
News Release: Potential Assistance Depending on Accurate, Timely Data for Expedited Help WASHINGTON, Aug. 29, 2012 — USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Juan M. Garcia today urged livestock producers affected by natural disasters such as Hurricane Isaac to keep thorough records of their livestock and feed losses, including additional expenses for such things as feed purchases because of lost supplies.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 29, 2012
News Release: Secretary Designates 128 Additional Counties Due to Drought WASHINGTON, Aug. 29, 2012-As the Obama Administration continues to support farmers and businesses impacted by the drought, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced a two-month extension for emergency grazing on Conservation Reserve ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2012
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it and the National Federation of the Blind have reached a settlement with the Sacramento Public Library Authority in Sacramento, Calif., to remedy alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The agreement resolves allegations that the library violated the ADA by using inaccessible Barnes & Noble NOOK electronic reader devices in a patron lending program.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2012
News Release: Everett Dwayne Avery, 36, of Detroit, Mich., pleaded guilty in federal court today to a federal hate crime, admitting that he assaulted a victim because he believed the victim was gay, the Justice Department, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan Barbara McQuade and Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Robert D. Foley, III announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – A Virginia man pleaded guilty today to conspiring to willfully reproduce and distribute tens of thousands of infringing copies of copyrighted works without permission, including infringing copies of movies before they were commercially released on DVD, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – A U.S. Army master sergeant pleaded guilty today to accepting thousands of dollars in gratuities from contractors during his deployment to Iraq as a field ordering officer at a forward operating base in Iraq, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina William N. Nettles.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – A Miami-based ship surveyor was sentenced today for lying to the Coast Guard and for falsely certifying that inspections had been performed on two ships, which were designed to ensure that the ships were seaworthy and did not pose a threat to the crew or the marine environment, announced ...
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By Labor Gazette | Aug 29, 2012
News Release: DAYTON, Ohio — The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio has found Cascom Inc. liable for back wages and liquidated damages totaling $1,474,266 owed to approximately 250 cable installers the Fairfield, Ohio, company misclassified as independent contractors in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 29, 2012
News Release: ARLINGTON, Va. – The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced that federal inspectors issued 262 citations, 19 orders and three safeguards during special impact inspections conducted at eight coal mines and five metal/nonmetal mines last month.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 29, 2012
News Release: 74 programs across 28 states and the District of Columbia receive funding PAWTUCKET, R.I. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced more than $75 million in YouthBuild grants to help out-of-school youth earn a high school or General Educational Development diploma while learning critical occupational skills in construction, health care, information technology and other fields.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 29, 2012
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Aug. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 29, 2012
The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Aug. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 29, 2012
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Aug. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
