News from March 2015
By State Newswire | Mar 23, 2015
News Release: Dear Mr. President: As the deadline for a comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran nears, we write to you to underscore the grave and urgent issues that have arisen in these negotiations. While we hope the Administration is able to achieve a lasting and meaningful agreement, we understand that there...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2015
News Release: "We recognize that adding our rangers to narrate some private outdoor adventures in and around Acadia such as boat trips, bike rides, bus tours, and hikes provides a service to area visitors and attracts visitors to these area businesses," said Acadia Superintendent Sheridan Steele. "To be able to provide...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2015
News Release: Second sentenced to 6 months for hiring an illegal alien.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2015
News Release: Charleston, W.Va. - Freedom Industries pleaded guilty in federal court today in Charleston to three environmental crimes in connection with the January 2014 Elk River chemical spill, U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin announced. Freedom, which owned and operated the facility from which the chemical MCHM spilled...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 23, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., March 23, 2015 - Rep. Doug Lamborn (CO-05), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources made the following opening statement at today's oversight hearing entitled "Examining the Spending Priorities and Mission of the U.S. Geological Survey in the President’s FY 2016 Budget Proposal.".
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2015
News Release: HARRISBURG, Pa. - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a 37-year-old Chicago resident pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani to participating in a drug conspiracy that was responsible for distributing heroin and other drugs during a four-year time period in Monroe, Montgomery, and Berks Counties in Pennsylvania.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 23, 2015
News Release: On April 7, Dan Ton, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Dr. Imre Gyuk, Manager of the Energy Storage Program, and Dr. Carol Hawk, Manager of the Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems Program, will be featured speakers during a webinar on OE’s resiliency work and its Resilient Electricity Delivery...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2015
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, announced that on Friday, March 20, 2015, federal criminal charges in U.S. District Court in Scranton were filed against Robert Cagle, age 50, Bronx, New York.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2015
News Release: MADISON, WIS. -- John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Bonnie T. Wolff, 29, Rhinelander, Wis., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 90 months in federal prison, to be followed by a three-year term of supervised release, for unlawfully possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. Wolff pleaded guilty to this charge on Jan. 15, 2015.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2015
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that a federal jury has found Mahmoud Aldissi (a/k/a, Matt) and Anastassia Bogomolova (a/k/a, Anastasia) guilty of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud (7 counts), aggravated identity theft (5 counts), and falsification of records...
By EPA Newswire | Mar 23, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY) today unveiled a discussion draft of the Ratepayer Protection Act, which would empower states to protect households and businesses from the harmful effects of EPA’s proposed rule regulating carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants. The subcommittee will examine the legislation at a hearing on April 14, 2015. Details and witnesses will be announced.
By State Newswire | Mar 23, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. - As part of the Committee’s examination of President Obama’s request for authorization to use military force against ISIS, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced today that the Committee will convene a hearing entitled, “The Administration’s Strategy to Confront ISIS." The hearing will be held on Thursday, March 26 at 8:30 a.m. in 2172 Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 23, 2015
News Release: “Five years ago, our nation moved away from an increasingly expensive health care system that allowed insurers to kick Americans off of their insurance plans when they got sick, to a system with vital protections and more affordable and accessible coverage for everyone. Today, health care costs are growing...
By DOE Newswire | Mar 23, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY) today unveiled a discussion draft of the Ratepayer Protection Act, which would empower states to protect households and businesses from the harmful effects of EPA’s proposed rule regulating carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants. The subcommittee will examine the legislation at a hearing on April 14, 2015. Details and witnesses will be announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 23, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY) today unveiled a discussion draft of the Ratepayer Protection Act, which would empower states to protect households and businesses from the harmful effects of EPA’s proposed rule regulating carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants. The subcommittee will examine the legislation at a hearing on April 14, 2015. Details and witnesses will be announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 23, 2015
News Release: “Five years ago, our nation moved away from an increasingly expensive health care system that allowed insurers to kick Americans off of their insurance plans when they got sick, to a system with vital protections and more affordable and accessible coverage for everyone. Today, health care costs are growing...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2015
News Release: Michael "Mic" Dahl, 20, Missing Since Saturday, March 21.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 23, 2015
News Release: CHICAGO - Left unguarded, dangerous machines with moving parts cause hundreds of thousands of workers to suffer finger, hand or foot amputations and other serious injuries each year in the United States. Despite these dangers, one Chicago-based manufacturer has repeatedly ignored the risks and has been found in violation of safety and health standards four times in the last five years.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2015
News Release: Mount Rainier National Park Superintendent Randy King announces that the annual spring opening of park areas and facilities has begun. The exceptionally low snow pack this winter is allowing earlier access to some park roads. However, visitor services and facilities may be limited in some areas until summer staffing is on board and facilities are dewinterized.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2015
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A Lawrence man who helped launch a global sales and supply network for smokable synthetic cannabinoids (synthetic marijuana) and other designer drugs was sentenced Monday to federal prison for violating the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.
