News from June 2012
By Interior Newswire | Jun 29, 2012
News Release: Lassen Volcanic National Park will be a cool summer adventure this July 4 week for visitors looking to camp, hike, fish, picnic, kayak, or even play in the snow. Due to the low snow year, the scenic park road opened through the park on June 1 and attractions at all elevations will be open by this Friday...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 29, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today commented on the inclusion of a Senate-passed amendment in the final version of the transportation bill, which would extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act and Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) programs for one year.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 29, 2012
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. -Grand Canyon National Park rangers will be implementing enhanced patrols, including random safety and sobriety checkpoints, during Fourth of July week in an effort to assure the safety of park visitors and residents.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 29, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today held a hearing with EPA Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation Gina McCarthy to discuss EPA’s greenhouse gas regulations. The hearing comes on the heels of Tuesday’s ruling...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 29, 2012
News Release: Portland, Ore. - Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Oregon is encouraging the public to provide scoping comments for the six Western Oregon resource management plans (RMP) that provide natural resource management direction for the future of 2.6 million acres of public lands. The BLM held seven scoping public...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 29, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today held a hearing with EPA Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation Gina McCarthy to discuss EPA’s greenhouse gas regulations. The hearing comes on the heels of Tuesday’s ruling...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 29, 2012
News Release: KEYSTONE, SD: In addition to a full spectrum of summer ranger-led programs, Mount Rushmore National Memorial will be hosting clay sculpting workshops throughout the summer. Returning Sculptor in Residence, Dustin Baker, will be leading the sessions on the Borglum View Terrace. Baker, a professional artist from Georgia, is returning to Mount Rushmore for his second summer in the park.
By State Newswire | Jun 28, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, welcomed the Department of State’s decision denying the sale of military equipment to Azerbaijan.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 28, 2012
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Office of Public Affairs; Contact: 202-282-8010 DOJ Office of Public Affairs; Contact: 202-514-2007 WASHINGTON—The United States and Canada today announced they are delivering on key commitments under the U.S.-Canada Beyond the Border Action Plan by releasing a joint Statement ...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 28, 2012
News Release: Officials join to discuss common land threats, develop common strategies WASHINGTON, June 28, 2012 – U.S. Forest Service and Canadian Forest Service of Natural Resources Canada officials convened here for the first forest health summit between the two countries to discuss issues of common concern such as invasive species.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 28, 2012
News Release: U.S. Military heightens support to fight wildfires; FEMA provides additional Fire Management Assistance Grants WASHINGTON, June 28, 2012 – The U.S. Forest Service, Department of the Interior, the Department of Defense and FEMA today announced more air support and additional Fire Management Grants to bolster the federal effort to protect life and public safety in response to fires in Western states.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 28, 2012
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 28, 2012—Shining a light on agricultural research that has implications for fighting cancer, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today visited The Ohio State University's (OSU) Center for Advanced Functional Foods Research and Entrepreneurship (CAFFRE), where researchers are studying ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 28, 2012
News Release: BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. (PWC), a Canadian subsidiary of the Connecticut-based defense contractor United Technologies Corporation (UTC), today pleaded guilty to violating the Arms Export Control Act and making false statements in connection with its illegal export to China of U.S.-origin military software used in the development of China’s first modern military attack helicopter, the Z-10.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 28, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – A federal grand jury in Mobile, Ala., returned an indictment today against two real estate investors and their company, charging them with participating in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions held in southern Alabama, the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 28, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice has forfeited $401,931 in assets traceable to Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha, a former Governor of Bayelsa State, Nigeria, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director John Morton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 28, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON—The United States and Canada today announced they are delivering on key commitments under the U.S.-Canada Beyond the Border Action Plan by releasing a joint Statement of Privacy Principles. These principles reflect the commitment of the United States and Canada to protecting privacy, and underscore ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 28, 2012
News Release: Attorney General Eric Holder issued the following statement today: “Today’s vote is the regrettable culmination of what became a misguided – and politically motivated – investigation during an election year. By advancing it over the past year and a half, Congressman Issa and others have focused on politics ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 28, 2012
News Release: Nacretia Lewis was sentenced today to 15 months in federal prison for perjury and lying to a federal agent, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. She was also ordered to serve one year of supervised release following her release from prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 28, 2012
News Release: Two Miami-area patient recruiters were sentenced to 84 months and 63 months in prison, respectively, for recruiting Medicare beneficiaries as part of a $200 million Medicare fraud scheme, the Department of Justice, the FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services announced today.
By Fed Newswire | Jun 28, 2012
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of the following enforcement action: Village Bank and Trust Financial Corp (PDF), Midlothian, Virginia Written Agreement dated June 26, 2012 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions.
