News from April 2019
By DOE Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - Savannah River Site (SRS) workers are excavating about 22,000 cubic yards of coal ash from a now-defunct powerhouse that once created electricity and steam for the P Reactor.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: LOS ANGELES - The lead defendant in a federal hate crimes indictment has pleaded guilty to five charges and admitted he organized a group of street gang members who firebombed African-American residences inside the Ramona Gardens Housing Development in Boyle Heights “in order to force the African-American victims to move from the [development].".
By EPA Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks today at an Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee hearing on the FY 2020 budget with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Five House Committee Chairs sent letters to the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the White House requesting documents and information regarding the involvement of White House officials in the Administration’s troubling decision to not defend the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
By EPA Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Five House Committee Chairs sent letters to the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the White House requesting documents and information regarding the involvement of White House officials in the Administration’s troubling decision to not defend the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Eric Birkedahl, 32, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks today at an Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee hearing on the FY 2020 budget with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: April 7-13, 2019. Each year in April, the Department of Justice and United States Attorneys’ offices observe National Crime Victims’ Rights Week nationwide by taking time to honor victims of crime and those who advocate on their behalf. This year’s observance takes place April 7-13, with the theme: Honoring...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: Fayetteville, Arkansas - Duane (DAK) Kees, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas; announced that on yesterday Martin Castillo-Tovar of Mexico, who was residing in Fayetteville, Arkansas, was sentenced to 15 years in the United States Bureau of Prisons for trafficking methamphetamine...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks today at a Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Hearing on: “Protecting Americans From Dangerous Products: Is the Consumer Product Safety Commission Fulfilling its Mission?"
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), introduced S.1087, the Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2019. The legislation is cosponsored by Senators Steve Daines (R-MT), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Mike Enzi (R-WY), and Kevin Cramer (R-ND).
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger of the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on April 5, 2019, Neil A. Harkness (age: 47) of Fairborn, Ohio, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for his violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1343, commonly referred to as “wire fraud.".
By DOE Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - EM workers at the Savannah River Site (SRS) have reduced the amount of hazardous material in a facility once used to produce plutonium oxide as part of work to place it in safe shutdown.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) worked with United States Border Patrol (USBP) and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) to research and develop training content and methods to enable USBP agents to leverage knowledge, skills, and abilities...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: I would especially like to welcome our former colleague and current Acting Chair of the CPSC, Ann Marie Buerkle. Hopefully, your recent third vote of confidence by the Senate Commerce Committee will be the charm, and your confirmation will move swiftly through the Senate.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: As you know, today we are going to focus not just on the EPA’s policy and budget priorities, but also the management and operations of the Agency.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: I would especially like to welcome our former colleague and current Acting Chair of the CPSC, Ann Marie Buerkle. Hopefully, your recent third vote of confidence by the Senate Commerce Committee will be the charm, and your confirmation will move swiftly through the Senate.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor today during consideration of H.R. 1644, the Save the Internet Act...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: As you know, today we are going to focus not just on the EPA’s policy and budget priorities, but also the management and operations of the Agency.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: As you know, today we are going to focus not just on the EPA’s policy and budget priorities, but also the management and operations of the Agency.
