News from August 2012
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 29, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 29, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today sent a letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu inviting him to testify at a Full Committee hearing on Tuesday, September 11th regarding his Memorandum to the Power Marketing Administrations (PMAs). Secretary Chu was originally invited to testify at a hearing on April 26, 2012, but declined due to foreign travel. Click to read the full letter.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 29, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON -- Building off SunShot Initiative investments in concentrating solar power announced earlier this week, the Energy Department today announced five new research projects to accelerate innovations that could lower the cost of photovoltaic and concentrating solar power technologies. These investments...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 29, 2012
News Release: Sometimes the chain of measurement traceability - the unbroken series of links between a calibrated instrument and the official NIST standard - can get pretty long. But 250 million kilometers is remarkable, even for NIST.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 29, 2012
News Release: The search for Tim Bailey, 32 years old, of Mountlake Terrace, Washington concluded successfully at about 6:30 p.m. today when he was hoisted from a drainage of the North Fork of the Sol Duc River in Olympic National Park by a U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Helicopter. Bailey sustained an injury to his left ankle, but otherwise appeared in good condition. He was transported to Olympic Medical Center in Port Angeles for further examination.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 29, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement regarding today’s announcement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that it has finalized new greenhouse gas emission and fuel economy standards for Model Years 2017 to 2025 vehicles...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 29, 2012
News Release: After two days of exploration and documentation, the Rocky Mountain National Park BioBlitz held on Aug. 24 and 25, 2012, captured a vivid snapshot of the plants and animal diversity in the Rocky Mountains. Led by nearly 200 scientists from around the country, thousands of amateur explorers, families...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 29, 2012
News Release: After two days of rain and poor weather conditions, on Tuesday, August 28 rangers returned to the site of the fatal bear attack to continue investigation of the incident. They were able to determine where Richard White of San Diego had taken the images that were found in his digital camera. The initial...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 29, 2012
News Release: . ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND CULVERT REPAIRS PLANNED FOR LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. LAS VEGAS, NV -Construction activities are scheduled to begin during the week of September 5, 2012 for pavement preservation at Callville Bay Access Road, Lakeshore Drive and various side roads and parking lots in...
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 29, 2012
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Kan. - A Kansas man, who was arrested in Laredo, Texas, Aug. 10, is the latest suspect to be charged in an international child pornography ring. His arrest is the latest development in a far-reaching international child pornography probe that has resulted in numerous arrests worldwide. Court documents were unsealed Monday in the District of Kansas detailing the charges.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 29, 2012
News Release: A search is in progress for a solo hiker from Mountlake Terrace, Washington.Tim Bailey, 32 years old, had planned a three-day loop hike from Aurora Ridge Trailhead to the North Fork of the Sol Duc.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 29, 2012
News Release: . ST. THOMAS ROAD CLOSED DUE TO STORM DAMAGE. LAS VEGAS, NV - The National Park Service announced today that St. Thomas Road,Approved Road 109, is closed to the public until further notice due to storm damage. National Park Service Rangers urge visitors to use caution when traveling on park roads for...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2012
News Release: GFI Mortgage Bankers Inc., a large independent home mortgage firm that concentrates on the New York, New Jersey, and Florida markets, will pay $3.555 million to resolve a lending discrimination lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2012
News Release: A federal court in San Diego has permanently barred a tax lawyer and his law firm from providing tax advice and from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. The civil injunction order against Scott A. Waage, of San Diego, was signed by Judge William Q. Hayes of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Waage agreed to the injunction without admitting the allegations against him.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – Nagoka, Japan-based Nippon Seiki Co. Ltd. has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $1 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices of instrument panel clusters, commonly known as meters, installed in cars sold in the United States and elsewhere, the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – William J. Ferry, a former stock broker and investment advisor, and Dennis J. Clinton, a former real estate investment manager, were found guilty by a federal jury in Santa Ana, Calif., today for their roles in a conspiracy to defraud a wealthy investor of $1 billion in a high-yield investment ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – A Detroit-area resident pleaded guilty today in federal court in the Eastern District of Michigan for his role in managing a $13.8 million psychotherapy fraud scheme, announced the Department of Justice, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the FBI.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – A Las Vegas man pleaded guilty today to operating a foreclosure rescue scam that defrauded distressed homeowners who were struggling to pay their mortgages, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2012
News Release: Jessie Alan Fuller, 25, of Pensacola, Fla., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge W. Keith Watkins to 37 months in prison and two years supervised release, the Justice Department announced. Fuller pleaded guilty on Apr. 26, 2012, to one count of conspiracy against rights, a felony, and one count ...
By Fed Newswire | Aug 28, 2012
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday released the minutes of its discount rate meetings from July 2 through July 30, 2012.
By State News Post | Aug 28, 2012
The US State Department published a two page notice on Aug. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
