News from October 2018
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 9, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, spoke on the Senate floor today about America's Water Infrastructure Act, a bipartisan bill he co-authored that will update, enhance and protect critical water infrastructure systems and drinking ...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 9, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - A bicameral group of committee leaders today sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) Comptroller General Gene Dodaro requesting a review of recent changes in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) planning, budgeting, and financial management activities. Signing...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2018
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Today, Jack Witt Voris, 47, of Cottonwood, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 1,750 months’ imprisonment. Voris was found guilty of six counts of assault on a federal officer and weapons offenses by a federal jury in Tucson on Feb. 15, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to six months’ probation on her conviction of embezzlement by a bank employee, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 9, 2018
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Trucks are delivering engineered grout to stabilize a waste storage tunnel on the Hanford Site.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 9, 2018
News Release: DENVER, CO - Eric R. Smith, an 18-year veteran of the National Park Service (NPS), has been named superintendent of Lake Meredith National Recreation Area and Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument. Smith has served as deputy superintendent of Glacier National Park in Montana since 2015. He will begin his new assignment on Nov. 11.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 9, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - A bicameral group of committee leaders today sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) Comptroller General Gene Dodaro requesting a review of recent changes in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) planning, budgeting, and financial management activities. Signing...
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 9, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor on the need to pass S. 3021, America's Water Infrastructure Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2018
News Release: CONCORD - United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today that Michael Gutierrez, 35, of Pomona, California, was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for producing child pornography.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 9, 2018
News Release: BOULDER CITY, NEV. - The Bureau of Reclamation and the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California today issued a Draft Environmental Assessment/Initial Study-Negative Declaration for a proposed 635-acre conservation area to be created as part of the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2018
News Release: CONCORD - Randy Barton, 49, of Loudon, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty in federal court to possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 9, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the selection of seven projects totaling nearly $11.4 million to advance geothermal energy development. The projects will focus on accelerating the research and development (R&D) of innovative geothermal energy technologies in America.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2018
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Chester man was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for possessing a stolen, high-capacity firearm after a violent felony conviction.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 9, 2018
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the selection of seven projects totaling nearly $11.4 million to advance geothermal energy development. The projects will focus on accelerating the research and development (R&D) of innovative geothermal energy technologies in America.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 8, 2018
News Release: GILLETTE, Wyo., Oct. 8, 2018 – Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $181 million in 88 projects that will build community infrastructure and facilities in 27 states.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 8, 2018
News Release: Cumberland Island Plans Closure as Hurricane Michael Approaches.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 8, 2018
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA - In preparation for Hurricane Michael and any impacts the storm may cause in Chatham County, Fort Pulaski National Monument WILL BE CLOSED starting Tuesday, October 9, 2018. The park will remain closed until after the storm has passed and re-open once damage assessments have been made and the park is deemed safe for visitation.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 8, 2018
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Mike Stuart will hold a press conference on Tuesday, October 9, 2018, at 10:30am, to discuss collaborative efforts to address violent crime in Charleston.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 8, 2018
News Release: GILLETTE, Wyo., Oct. 8, 2018 - Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $181 million in 88 projects (PDF, 173 KB) that will build community infrastructure and facilities in 27 states.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 8, 2018
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Mike Stuart will hold a press conference on Tuesday, October 9, 2018, at 10:30am, to discuss collaborative efforts to address violent crime in Charleston.
