News from September 2012
By DOE Newswire | Sep 21, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - In the ongoing effort to protect jobs and affordable energy, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.3409, the Stop the War on Coal Act. The legislative package passed the full House with bipartisan support by a vote of 233 to 175. This important jobs and energy package, sponsored...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 21, 2012
News Release: Fire Danger. * The fire in the Three Lakes area of the park has been contained and is currently being monitored for any possible flare ups. * Record dry conditions are being experienced throughout the state and visitors are reminded to be extremely vigilant on preventing any source of ignition, as the...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 21, 2012
News Release: Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Forest Service announced that they will consider amendment of their land management plans to make provision for the Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline (PCGP). The Notice of Intent to initiate the public scoping process for this effort was published...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 21, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 21, 2012 - Today, the House of Representatives, by a bipartisan vote of 233-175 approved H.R. 3409, the Stop the War on Coal Act, a package of five bills that will help end the Obama Administration’s war on coal that threatens thousands of American jobs and could increase...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 21, 2012
News Release: Dear Secretary Sebelius: On July 12, 2012 the Department of Health and Human Services (“Department") issued an Information Memorandum (“IM") regarding the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (“TANF") program. This IM attempts to explain how states can seek “waivers" of work requirements for welfare...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 21, 2012
News Release: Free admission will be offered on Saturday, September 29 at Theodore Roosevelt National Park to encourage visitors to enjoy the beautiful fall weather and spectacular badlands scenery.The National Park Service is waiving entrance fees at all national park units for National Public Lands Day.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 21, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - On Thursday evening, members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee took to the House floor to stand up for American jobs and affordable energy as debate kicked off on H.R. 3409, the Stop the War on Coal Act. The legislation is comprised of a series of bills that aim to stop EPA’s...
By USDA Newswire | Sep 21, 2012
News Release: DAVIE, Fla., Sept. 21, 2012 - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists teamed with Broward County students today to release beneficial beetles that are proving to be an effective biological control against the air potato vine, an aggressive, invasive exotic plant that is displacing native...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 21, 2012
News Release: In celebration of National Public Lands Day, Olympic National Park, along with other National Park Service areas and federal land agencies, will waive entrance fees for all visitors next Saturday, September 29.Other park fees, including wilderness camping and campground fees, will remain in effect.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 21, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - President Obama today pushed back on claims that the $716 billion in Obamacare Medicare cuts are being used to fund new entitlement programs in the president’s health care law. The president’s statement seems to be at odds with testimony given by his own HHS Secretary before the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee in 2011.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 21, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - President Obama today pushed back on claims that the $716 billion in Obamacare Medicare cuts are being used to fund new entitlement programs in the president’s health care law. The president’s statement seems to be at odds with testimony given by his own HHS Secretary before the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee in 2011.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 21, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - In the ongoing effort to protect jobs and affordable energy, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.3409, the Stop the War on Coal Act. The legislative package passed the full House with bipartisan support by a vote of 233 to 175. This important jobs and energy package, sponsored...
By USDA Newswire | Sep 20, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2012—Recognizing that recovery from the drought that affected much of the farm belt will be a lengthy process, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the scheduling of four regional meetings which will outline available resources to assist with local, regional and state ...
By USDA Newswire | Sep 20, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2012— Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture John Salazar today announced that Colorado and USDA have agreed to the terms of a new Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) to help conserve irrigation water and reduce ground water withdrawal ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – Five individuals were charged in court documents unsealed today in the Eastern District of Michigan for their participation in a Medicare fraud scheme involving purported home health and psychotherapy services, announced the Department of Justice, the FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2012
News Release: Song Ja Cha, 70, a bar owner in Guam, was sentenced to life in prison today for her involvement in a sex trafficking scheme to force young women and one juvenile girl into prostitution, the Department of Justice announced. Cha was also ordered to pay $200,000 in restitution to the victims in this case as well as a $10,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON — AU Optronics Corporation, a Taiwan-based liquid crystal display (LCD) producer, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in San Francisco to pay a $500 million criminal fine for its participation in a five-year conspiracy to fix the prices of thin-film transistor LCD panels sold worldwide, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2012
News Release: A jury in Cleveland today convicted 16 people, all residents of Ohio, of federal hate crimes arising out of a series of religiously-motivated assaults on practitioners of the Amish religion, the Justice Department announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – A Detroit-area doctor was charged and arrested today in the Eastern District of Michigan for his alleged leading role in a $40 million Medicare fraud scheme involving physician home visits and home health services, announced the Department of Justice, the Department of Health and Human Services ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – Big game hunting outfitter Dennis Eugene Rodebaugh, 72, of Meeker, Colo., was convicted by a federal jury in Denver today of six charges of violating the Lacey Act, announced the Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
