News from April 2018
By Interior Newswire | Apr 24, 2018
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY-Today, the Bureau of Land Management Salt Lake Field Office and the Ogden Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest (USFS) released respective final decisions for the Three Creeks Allotment Consolidation Project Environmental Assessment. The project represents a joint effort between livestock operators and local, state, and federal agencies to improve rangeland health on 135,350 acres in Cache and Rich Counties.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 24, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today following an announcement from Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., on new efforts to address youth access to tobacco products, including JUUL and other e-cigarettes...
By DOE Newswire | Apr 24, 2018
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today unveiled the fourth installment of the "Better Buildings Challenge SWAP," featuring General Motors and L'Oréal USA. In this online video series, the companies swap energy management teams to gain new insights, save money and improve the energy performance of their industrial facilities. The result is an informative, behind the scenes look at what it takes to improve manufacturing competitiveness through energy efficiency.
By State Newswire | Apr 24, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - During an appearance on Fox News “America’s Newsroom", U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, praised the committee vote yesterday to advance Mike Pompeo’s nomination for Secretary of State to the full Senate, the state visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to Washington, the future of the Iran nuclear deal, the U.S. role in Syria, and possible talks with North Korea. Excerpts from the interview follow.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2018
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, and Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel announced the unsealing of an indictment charging six people with crimes related to the distribution of methamphetamine. The indictment was returned on April 19 by a federal grand jury sitting in Madison and was unsealed yesterday.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 24, 2018
News Release: WEST VALLEY, N.Y. - EM West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) cleanup contractor CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley (CHBWV) is a sponsor of a local outdoor environmental competition for students on April 25 that emphasizes teamwork while testing knowledge in areas such as aquatic ecology, forestry, soils and land use, and wildlife.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2018
News Release: HAMMOND - Daniel Labuda, 39 years old, of St. John, Indiana, was sentenced by District Court Judge Joseph S. Van Bokkelen on his plea of guilty to receipt of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2018
News Release: HAMMOND - Daniel Labuda, 39 years old, of St. John, Indiana, was sentenced by District Court Judge Joseph S. Van Bokkelen on his plea of guilty to receipt of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 24, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The 21st Century Cures Act does more than accelerate the critical cycle of discovering new cures and treatments, developing them, and delivering them. The landmark law also made a number of important mental health reforms. Many of these reforms received critical resources in a government funding package that was signed into law by President Trump last month.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2018
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A longtime member of the MS-13 transnational street gang, who is described in court papers as the “shot-caller" of the gang’s Hollywood clique, pleaded guilty today to federal narcotics and weapons violations.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 23, 2018
News Release: A contingent of Canadian nuclear researchers, professionals, and stakeholders attended the annual inspection of the Hallam Decommissioned Reactor Site at the Sheldon Power Station in Hallam, Nebraska on April 4, 2018.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 23, 2018
News Release: The Hanka Homestead Association is accepting new volunteers. The Homestead, located in Askel, is a unique window into our local history. They presently have a cadre of helpful, friendly, and willing volunteers and the Association is in need of more people that are interested in local history and want to see this local gem maintains its place as a viable place to visit and learn about our past.
By State Newswire | Apr 23, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, presided over committee consideration of Mike Pompeo’s nomination to serve as Secretary of State. The committee favorably reported the nomination to the full Senate for consideration. The committee also approved Thomas J. Hushek for Ambassador to South Sudan and Kirsten Dawn Madison for Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 23, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON -- Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen released the following statement on the Central American 'Caravan': “DHS continues to monitor the remnants of the ‘caravan’ of individuals headed to our Southern border with the apparent intention of entering the United States illegally. ...
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 23, 2018
News Release: On April 23, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen joined her foreign counterparts in Toronto, Canada for the G7 Security Ministerial. While in Toronto, Secretary Nielsen met with allies from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom as well as representatives from the European Union to discuss joint efforts to combat terrorism, bolster democratic institutions against outside interference, and hold Russia accountable.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2018
News Release: Three defendants who marketed and sold light-emitting medical devices as a cure-all to consumers, primarily targeting the elderly, were sentenced on Apr. 20, 2018 by a federal judge in Rapid City, South Dakota, the Department of Justice announced. Robert “Larry” Lytle, 83, of Rapid City, who was the ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2018
News Release: The Department of Justice today announced that Robert George, a former sergeant with the Hickory Police Department (HPD), has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of using excessive force against a female arrestee, and for obstructing justice.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2018
News Release: The Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) today awarded a $1 million grant to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to pay salary and overtime expenses for first responders who came to the scene of the deadly shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2018
News Release: Attorney General Jeff Sessions today issued the following statement on the Central American 'Caravan': “Pockets of the original, so-called ‘migrant caravan,’ which press reports indicate consists mostly of Honduran nationals, have begun to arrive at our southern border with the intent of claiming asylum. These individuals—and their smugglers—ignored the willingness of the Mexican government to allow them to stay in Mexico.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 23, 2018
News Release: CHICAGO, IL – Consistent with its mission to protect the American workforce, the U.S. Department of Labor has revoked Rock River Valley Self Help Enterprises, Inc.’s certificate under Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) after finding nearly 250 workers with disabilities were being exploited.
