News from May 2015
By Interior Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: FAIRBANKS, Alaska - Effective immediately, Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve officials are prohibiting the use of open fires in the preserve due to the high fire danger. No open campfires will be allowed in the preserve, but the use of gas grills and barbeques at campsites will be permitted. No ground fire of any type, including wood or charcoal-based fires, are permitted. This order will be in effect until the weather and fire conditions change.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: Dr. Richard Ferdinand Toussaint, Jr. Founded Ascendant Anesthesia And Practiced At Forest Park Medical Center And Doctors Hospital In Dallas.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment charging David Z. Zehnder, 45, of Middleburg Heights, with extortion and use of an electronic communication to threaten harm to a victim known to the grand jury, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
By DOL Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), today held a hearing to examine ways to reform the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA). Members discussed the need to improve the program in order to better serve taxpayers and federal employees.
By Interior Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: As summer approaches, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Farmington Field Office reminds target and recreational shooters to act responsibly while enjoying shooting sports on BLM public lands.
By Interior Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: Yellowstone National Park, in coordination with partner agencies Montana Fish, Wildlife &Parks, Wyoming Game &Fish Department and the U.S. Forest Service, is seeking public input on a proposed project to remove nonnative brook trout from Soda Butte Creek and reintroduce genetically pure Yellowstone cutthroat trout into the stream.
By Interior Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: Hawaii National Park, HI - Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park will incrementally increase entrance and camping fees over the next three years in order to fund deferred maintenance and improvement projects within the park, and to meet national standards for parks with similar visitor amenities. Entrance fees for recreational use have not increased since 1997.
By Commerce Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: Bipartisan Trade Tool Gives Congress and the American People a Voice.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven today sentenced Naresh Kumar Chintala (33, India) to 30 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and to dispense prescription drugs without a prescription. He pleaded guilty on Feb. 23, 2015.
By Commerce Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: Hatch-Wyden Amendment Strengthens America’s Ability to Respond to Changing Economies.
By Interior Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area will be hosting the twenty-third annual Haunting in the Hills Storytelling Festival on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015. Traditional arts and crafts as well as music will be included as part of the festival throughout the day. The park encourages all interested craft persons to participate in this year's festival.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that RICHARD ZANCO, age 44, of Slidell, was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to money laundering.
By Commerce Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., May 20, 2015 - Today, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a legislative hearing to review the This bipartisan discussion draft, introduced by Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-NJ) and Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-LA), establishes National Energy Security Corridors on federal lands and streamlines the rights-of-way approval process for natural gas pipelines across federal lands.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Christina Lee Kimble, 31, and Krystal Eileen Sisler, 27, both of Bartow, West Virginia, were sentenced today for their role in manufacturing methamphetamine in Pocahontas and Randolph Counties., United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: Company Banned from Selling Wildlife and Ordered to Pay $1.5 Million Fine.
By Interior Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: LOS ANGELES, CA -- As part of the Obama Administration's continued effort to bring relief to western communities suffering from the historic drought, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today announced that Interior's Bureau of Reclamation will invest nearly $50 million to improve water efficiency and conservation in California and 11 other western states.
By Commerce Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor today, Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) outlined how the Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (TPA 2015) addresses concerns with currency manipulation and explained how the Hatch-Wyden currency amendment would further enhance those measures in a smart manner that would not pose a risk to the health of the American economy.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina---- The United States Attorney’s Office announced that Jonathan Pinson, age 45, of Greenville, South Carolina was sentenced today in federal court in Columbia, South Carolina, for Conspiracy to Commit Racketeering (Count 1), Theft Concerning Programs Receiving Federal Funds (Counts...
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Daniel J. Akehurst, 46, of Chillicothe, Ohio, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 84 months’ imprisonment for possessing child pornography.
By DOL Newswire | May 20, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration today published a proposed rulemaking to approve a new occupational safety and health plan for Maine state and local employees. Under the OSH Act, state and local government employees are specifically excluded from federal coverage. These employees receive formal OSHA coverage only through an OSHA-approved State Plan.
