News from December 2015
By EPA Newswire | Dec 1, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Power Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today held a hearing examining the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) current role in regulating electricity markets, and its timeliness as it relates to licensing LNG export facilities, interstate gas...
By DOE Newswire | Dec 1, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, as the leaders of more than 190 nations met in Paris for an historic summit to address the urgent and existential threat of climate change, House Republicans continued their partisan efforts to undermine efforts by the United States to lead the international community by example and reduce its carbon emissions.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 1, 2015
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - Two Staten Island, New York, men were sentenced today for their roles in one of the largest credit card fraud schemes ever charged by the Justice Department, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 1, 2015
News Release: FOLSOM, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has released for public review a draft environmental document for the proposed execution of a 24-month interim Central Valley Project (CVP) water service contract renewal for the Placer County Water Agency (PCWA).
By State Newswire | Dec 1, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today released the following statement regarding Gayle Smith’s confirmation by the Senate as USAID Administrator...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 1, 2015
News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - Three Montgomery residents were indicted by a federal grand jury for their involvement in an interstate prostitution ring being operated out of an apartment in Montgomery, announced U.S. Attorney George Beck from the Middle District of Alabama. The three individuals indicted were: Bernabe Carbajal, 37; Andres Hernandez Gomez, 53; and Saul Garrido Eligio, 34.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 1, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today kicked off debate on a broad energy bill that modernizes America’s dated energy laws and helps America maximize its energy potential. H.R. 8, the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015, authored by...
By DOE Newswire | Dec 1, 2015
News Release: It’s time to stop EPA’s clean power grab
By State Newswire | Dec 1, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) issued the following statement on Ann Calvaresi Barr becoming the Inspector General for the U.S. Agency for International Development...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 1, 2015
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. -The Bureau of Reclamation releases the Draft Environmental Assessment and Draft Finding of No Significant Impact for the proposed issuance of a land use authorization, which would provide access to and allow for grazing of approximately 2,190 acres of land in Fresno, County.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 1, 2015
News Release: SAN JUAN, P.R. - Yesterday evening, Kelvin García-Oquendo was sentenced to 89 months in prison (seven years and five months), $114,000 of restitution and three years of supervised release by United States District Court Chief Judge Aida Delgado-Colón, announced Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 1, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Power Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today held a hearing examining the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) current role in regulating electricity markets, and its timeliness as it relates to licensing LNG export facilities, interstate gas...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 1, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Power Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today held a hearing examining the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) current role in regulating electricity markets, and its timeliness as it relates to licensing LNG export facilities, interstate gas...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 1, 2015
News Release: Health Law Fails to Address Costs for American Families.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 1, 2015
News Release: Inhofe Praises the House Voting to Block the President's Carbon Mandates
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 1, 2015
News Release: A Miami-Dade resident was sentenced to 66 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release for his participation in an identity theft fraud scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 1, 2015
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Francisco Melgar-Cabrera was sentenced this afternoon in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to life imprisonment for his conviction on felony murder and Hobbs Act charges arising from the murder of Stephanie Anderson and the armed robberies of two Albuquerque-area restaurants in June 2009. Melgar-Cabrera, 32, a Salvadoran national, was sentenced to life imprisonment on the felony murder charge and 20 years in prison on the Hobbs Act charges.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 1, 2015
News Release: MCCOMB, Ohio - A 41-year-old worker cleaning product waste from a factory floor suffered severe scalp injuries and multiple lacerations when a machine caught her hairnet, resulting in her hospitalization for four days. This is the third serious injury involving machine hazards reported this year by Hearthside Food Solutions LLC, which bakes cookies and crackers for national brands.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 1, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY) this afternoon kicked off debate on two resolutions that protect jobs and affordable and reliable energy from the Obama administration’s cap and trade scheme. S.J. Res 23 and S.J. Res 24 (identical to H.J. Res 71 and 72 authored...
By EPA Newswire | Dec 1, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today kicked off debate on a broad energy bill that modernizes America’s dated energy laws and helps America maximize its energy potential. H.R. 8, the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015, authored by...
