News published on Federal Newswire in June 2013

News from June 2013


News Release: Ash Grove Cement Company has agreed to pay a $2.5 million penalty and invest approximately $30 million in pollution control technology at its nine Portland cement manufacturing plants to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act, announced the Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).


News Release: Cross Nicastro, Dominick Mazza, and his company, Mazza & Sons Inc., were sentenced today and yesterday in federal court in Utica, N.Y., for conspiring to violate the Clean Water Act, Superfund statute, and to defraud the United States by illegally dumping thousands of tons of asbestos-contaminated construction ...


News Release: Four Harlan County, Ky., relatives were sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove for their roles in kidnapping and assaulting Kevin Pennington, a gay man. David Jason Jenkins, known as Jason, 39, received 30 years in prison, Anthony Ray Jenkins, 22, 17 years in prison, Mable Ashley ...


Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

News Release: Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in May suggests that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace. Labor market conditions have shown further improvement in recent months, on balance, but the unemployment rate remains elevated. Household spending and business ...


Federal Reserve Board and Federal Open Market Committee release economic projections from the June 18-19 FOMC meeting

News Release: The attached table and charts released on Wednesday summarize the economic projections and the target federal funds rate projections made by Federal Reserve Board members and Federal Reserve Bank presidents for the June 18-19 meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee.


Holmes Safety Association embraces mine rescue component

News Release: ARLINGTON, Va. The recent decision by the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association to create a separate mine rescue program represents a critical component in a three-year effort by the Mine Safety and Health Administration to address gaps in how the nation responds to mine emergencies.


U.S. Department of Labor awards $20 million  to help adult inmates prepare to enter the workforce

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today awarded grants totaling $20 million to provide job training for inmates aged 18 and older participating in state or local work-release programs. The grants are part of the Training to Work-Adult Reentry initiative, which seeks to provide work skills, education, and supportive services to improve the long-term employment prospects of soon-to-be-released inmates.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on June 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a six page rule on June 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on June 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on June 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a two page notice on June 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on June 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on June 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on June 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on June 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on June 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on June 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.