News from July 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 9, 2015
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. B Federal prosecutors have wrapped up the prosecution of a former Lenexa, Kan., doctor accused of diverting prescription painkillers to a network of users and distributors on the streets of the Kansas City metro area, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said. On July 7, the last defendant in the case was sentenced to federal prison.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 9, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today held a legislative hearing examining H.R. 702, a bill introduced by full committee Chairman Emeritus Joe Barton (R-TX) that would eliminate the 40-year-old ban on crude oil exports.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 9, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today delivered the following remarks on the floor of the House of Representatives in strong support of H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 9, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today delivered the following remarks on the floor of the House of Representatives in strong support of H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 9, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - In advance of this week’s House vote on H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act, Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) released the following statement underscoring his commitment, and that of the committee’s Republican members, to ensuring a fiscally responsible approach to finding better, faster, and safer treatments and cures...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 9, 2015
News Release: Fire Island, New York - Fire Island National Seashore (FINS) received reports this month of Portuguese Man O’ War at various locations on Long Island’s South Shore beaches. The National Park Service (NPS) is working to notify visitors of the possible presence of Portuguese Man O’ War and will continue to monitor lifeguarded beaches for public safety threats.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 9, 2015
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) is proposing to expand the 5 Mile Pit and rehabilitate the 7 Mile Pit along the Denali Park Road. The 7 Mile Pit would accept reject material from a road-repaving project and then be re-contoured, re-vegetated and abandoned. The 5 Mile Pit would be expanded by up to 2.4 acres for government and contractor material storage.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 9, 2015
News Release: A specialized insect cage system developed by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists could improve the prospects of mass rearing the pink spotted lady beetle, an insect that could then be used to biologically control aphids, spider mites and other crop-damaging pests.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 9, 2015
News Release: Recent weather conditions have moderated fire danger enough that Lake Clark National Park has lifted burn restrictions, following the Alaska Division of Forestry’s cancellation of the burn closure for the area.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 9, 2015
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation and the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) today released for public review a joint Partially Recirculated Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR)/Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan/California WaterFix. Public commenting on the document is open from July 10 until Monday, Aug. 31, 2015.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 9, 2015
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that two men were sentenced for their roles in a cocaine and methamphetamine distribution ring operating in Caddo and Bossier parishes.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 9, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today delivered the following remarks on the floor of the House of Representatives in strong support of H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 9, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today delivered the following remarks on the floor of the House of Representatives in strong support of H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 9, 2015
News Release: AMARILLO, Texas - Seven of the nine defendants who pleaded guilty to offenses stemming from an undercover enticement operation conducted by multiple law enforcement agencies earlier this year, have been sentenced, announced John Parker, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas. Five of the seven were sentenced this week.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 9, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Every member of the House Communications and Technology Subcommittee today wrote to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler regarding the ability for consumers to take their phone number with them if they choose to switch carriers. A recent white paper by the North American...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 9, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., July 9, 2015 - Today, the Committee on Natural Resources passed H.R. 2898, the Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 with a bipartisan vote of 23-12. Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) commented upon the Committee vote.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 9, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC -Bipartisan leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today requested information from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regarding protections for consumers following data breaches. As more and more Americans are affected by...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 9, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON-Today, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee issued a subpoena for documents to U. S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson. Due to repeated failures of the protective mission and embarrassing instances of misconduct at the U.S. Secret Service (USSS), the Committee...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 9, 2015
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney John J. Field, who handled the case, stated that Harnas created fake invoices for dental services that were never provided to him. The defendant then used the invoices to support false claims for reimbursement from the Local 267 Insurance Fund. Harnas also assisted others, including...
By EPA Newswire | Jul 9, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today delivered the following remarks on the floor of the House of Representatives in strong support of H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act.
