News from July 2013
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 9, 2013
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), today said that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has made major progress on the five transparency requests the EPW Republicans have been demanding throughout the Gina McCarthy nomination ...
By DOE Newswire | Jul 9, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - On the heels of last week’s abrupt announcements by the Obama administration to delay full implementation of the health law’s employer mandate by one year and scale back verification of exchange applicants’ information, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 9, 2013
News Release: A man who previously had been convicted of Burglary in 2004 was sentenced July 8, 2013, to over 7 years in federal prison.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 9, 2013
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Glacier National Park continues its boat inspection and permit program this summer as part of an ongoing effort to prevent introduction of new aquatic invasive species (AIS) in park waterways. Quagga and zebra mussels, along with other aquatic invasive species, are primarily transported on recreational watercraft and pose a threat to delicate ecosystems, recreational opportunities, and local economies.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 9, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The decision to delay enforcement of the employer mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) has created a host of new questions and concerns that need to be addressed, according to a letter sent today to President Obama from House Republican leaders.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 9, 2013
News Release: Just days after President Obama outlined his expanded attack in the war on coal, FirstEnergy has announced that it will shut down two of its coal-fired power plants in Pennsylvania, citing compliance costs with current and future environmental regulations. The Hatfield’s Ferry and Mitchell plants represent...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 9, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today held a hearing to discuss H.R. 1900, the Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act. The bipartisan legislation, authored by Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS), is a commonsense solution to expedite and modernize the federal review process for natural gas pipeline permits.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 9, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Expanding its investigation into the implementation of Obamacare, House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders and members of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee today wrote to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on the administration’s recent decision...
By DOE Newswire | Jul 9, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, met July 2 with wounded veterans and their spouses during a visit to Alaska’s Lake Clark National Park and Preserve as part of the National Park Service partnership with Operation Heal Our Patriots.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 9, 2013
News Release: A man who distributed child pornography, was a drug user in possession of a firearm, and destroyed evidence was sentenced July 3, 2013, to 66 months in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 9, 2013
News Release: Michael J.W. Bryant, 41, of St. Louis, Missouri, was indicted on June 18, 2013, by a federal grand jury sitting in East St. Louis, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today. The Grand Jury charged Bryant with Unlawful Possession with the Intent...
By DOE Newswire | Jul 9, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ) today engaged in a colloquy on the House floor in support of language included the FY 2014 Energy and Water Appropriations bill to provide the Nuclear Regulatory Commission with the funds needed to complete its review of the Yucca Mountain license application.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 9, 2013
News Release: Just days after President Obama outlined his expanded attack in the war on coal, FirstEnergy has announced that it will shut down two of its coal-fired power plants in Pennsylvania, citing compliance costs with current and future environmental regulations. The Hatfield’s Ferry and Mitchell plants represent...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 9, 2013
News Release: The Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission will convene for its regular quarterly meeting at 9:00 A.M. on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at park headquarters located on the corner of Red Jacket Road and Hwy. US-41 in Calumet. The meeting will include a recap of the Historic Resources Survey Preservation...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 9, 2013
News Release: The reduction of hazardous fuels is a significant preventative management tool used in preparation for managing wildfire near structures and communities. As seen with the Fern Lake Fire, previous reduction of hazardous fuels aided firefighters in stopping the fire within the park when it made its more...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 9, 2013
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - James Olsson, 60, of Albuquerque, N.M., was arraigned this morning on a two-count indictment charging him with possession of visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Olsson entered a not guilty plea and was ordered detained pending trial.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 9, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today wrote to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Administrator Bob Perciasepe requesting information about the methodology used by the agency to estimate the cost impacts of its rulemakings. Setting a July 24, 2013, deadline to respond, members are concerned EPA’s economic analyses neglect economy-wide impacts and lack full consideration of a proposed rule’s effect on jobs.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 9, 2013
News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A Lawrence County man has been sentenced in federal court to 235 months in prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, on his conviction of child exploitation crimes, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 9, 2013
News Release: NEW HAVEN, Conn. - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Vincent Mescrea, also known as “Jose Jimenez," 43, a citizen of the Dominican Republic...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 9, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ) today engaged in a colloquy on the House floor in support of language included the FY 2014 Energy and Water Appropriations bill to provide the Nuclear Regulatory Commission with the funds needed to complete its review of the Yucca Mountain license application.
