News from August 2013
By Interior Newswire | Aug 1, 2013
News Release: Watrous, NM: Fort Union National Monument announces its annual Candlelight Tours event on Aug. 10, 2013. The event is FREE to the public. During this evening event visitors will be guided through the fort, and, through a series of skits performed by costumed interpreters, will discover the intimate...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 1, 2013
News Release: The Devils Garden Loop Road and Trailhead (and all associated trails) in Arches National Park will be temporarily closed on Friday, August 9th for installation of new vault toilets.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 1, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) issued two subpoenas to the State Department for documents relevant to the Committee’s investigation into the attacks on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya that cost four American lives.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 1, 2013
News Release: Join park rangers this month for a variety of fun and interesting interpretive programs. Park rangers will lead special guided tours of park sites and share personal stories of those who fought in the Pacific War. Programs provide visitors an opportunity to learn about park resources, the people we honor, and how events of the past still influence us today. For specific program details, please see the attached schedule of events.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 1, 2013
News Release: DENALI PARK, Alaska: The National Park Service (NPS) intends to release a prospectus in November 2013 for a concession contract soliciting proposals to operate bus tours, transit, courtesy shuttle, retail, food and beverage, camping and other services within Denali National Park and Preserve.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 1, 2013
News Release: Today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, was joined by Sens. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) and James Inhofe (R-Okla.), in sending a letter to President Obama asking for the Administration to waive the 2014 volumes for biofuels while Congress examines long-term policy solutions for the outdated and increasingly burdensome Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
By DOE Newswire | Aug 1, 2013
News Release: In support of the Obama Administration's all-of-the-above strategy to develop clean, domestic energy sources, the Energy Department today announced a $4.5 million investment in two projects-led by Minnesota-based 3M and the Colorado School of Mines-to lower the cost, improve the durability, and increase...
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 1, 2013
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), released the statement below regarding President Obama's executive order to help strengthen safety and security at chemical facilities across the nation. Senator Boxer called for action ...
By EPA Newswire | Aug 1, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Reps. Fred Upton (R-MI) and Henry A. Waxman (D-CA), today commended the panel’s thoughtful, comprehensive review of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and said that bipartisan collaboration on potential reforms will continue in earnest during the upcoming August district work period. Upton and Waxman issued the following statement...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 1, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - On the news that President Obama has nominated John Koskinen, former non-executive chairman of Freddie Mac, to be the new Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., offered the following statement...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 1, 2013
News Release: Spokane - Michael C. Ormsby, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Christopher Michael Ebner, age 38, of Spokane Valley, Washington, was sentenced today after having previously pleaded guilty on March 19, 2013 to possessing child pornography. Chief United States...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 1, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Noel Warner, 28, of Washington, D.C., has pled guilty to charges in an incident in which he fled from police by driving more than 100 mph before hitting another vehicle and injuring its driver, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 1, 2013
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS-Earlier today in federal court, a 26-year-old Michigan man, formerly of Chisholm, pleaded guilty to defrauding customers of Memory Lane Classics, a company that restored and rebuilt classic cars, out of more than $1 million. Edwin Scott Verdung pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of transaction money laundering. Verdung, who was charged on May 14, 2013, entered his plea before United States District Judge Patrick J. Schiltz.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 1, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives today approved H.R. 1582, the Energy Consumers Relief Act, by a vote 232 to 181. The legislation, authored by Rep. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), will put greater interagency checks and balances on the EPA and prevent costly regulations that threaten to destroy...
By DOE Newswire | Aug 1, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Lee Terry (R-NE) and Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today launched a bipartisan Privacy Working Group to examine online privacy concerns and issues. The goal is to examine these complex issues with a balanced approach that recognizes the need to protect personal information online in a manner that preserves growth and innovation.
By EPA Newswire | Aug 1, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Lee Terry (R-NE) and Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today launched a bipartisan Privacy Working Group to examine online privacy concerns and issues. The goal is to examine these complex issues with a balanced approach that recognizes the need to protect personal information online in a manner that preserves growth and innovation.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 1, 2013
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Reese Chancellor, 31, of Albuquerque, pleaded guilty this morning to conspiracy and identity theft charges under a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Under the terms of the plea agreement, Chancellor will be subject to a ten month prison sentence followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court. Chancellor also will be required to pay $124,708.71 in restitution to the businesses that were victims of his criminal conduct.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 1, 2013
News Release: Orlando, FL - U.S. District Judge John Antoon, II sentenced Kameron E. McCall (30, Orlando) today to 8 years and 4 months in federal prison for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. A federal jury found McCall guilty on May 7, 2013.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 1, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Helen ‘Micki’ Brunner, the Chief of the Appellate Unit in the Western District of Washington, was one of 154 members of the Department of Justice recognized by Attorney General Eric Holder and Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys (EOUSA) Director H. Marshall Jarrett with a 2013 Director’s Award.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 1, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today held a hearing with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Marilyn Tavenner to secure answers regarding the status of the health care law’s implementation. Committee members relayed the many concerns they have heard...
