News published on Federal Newswire in May 2019

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change hearing on “Protecting Americans at Risk of PFAS Contamination and Exposure."

Walden Remarks at Hearing With All Five FCC Commissioners

By EPA Newswire | May 15, 2019

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing on “Accountability and Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission."

Pallone Remarks at PFAS Legislative Hearing

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks today at an Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee hearing entitled, “Protecting Americans at Risk of PFAS Contamination and Exposure."

Federal Jury Convicts Chief Executive Officer for Obstructing and Defrauding the IRS and Stealing Money from Employee Healthcare and 401(K) Plans

News Release: Riordan Maynard Guilty of 26 Federal Charges.

Newly Discovered Fossil Footprints from Grand Canyon National Park Force Paleontologists to Rethink Early Inhabitants of Ancient Deserts

News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ - An international team of paleontologists has united to study important fossil footprints recently discovered in a remote location within Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. A large sandstone boulder contains several exceptionally well-preserved trackways of primitive tetrapods (four-footed...

Walden Remarks at Hearing on PFAS Legislation

By DOE Newswire | May 15, 2019

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change hearing on “Protecting Americans at Risk of PFAS Contamination and Exposure."

Smith County Man Sentenced for Firearms Violations

News Release: TEXARKANA, Texas - A 25-year-old Tyler, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for firearms violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.

Canyons of the Ancients Visitor Center and Museum to host student art exhibition

News Release: DOLORES, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is hosting an art and archaeology exhibition at the Canyons of the Ancients Visitor Center and Museum. Students from the Southwest Open School in Cortez will exhibit their archaeologically inspired artistic creations for two weeks starting at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, May 28.

Convicted Felon Sentenced to Over 13 Years in Prison After Bend Police Sieze Large Quantity of Methamphetamine and Firearm

News Release: EUGENE, Ore.-Christopher Michael Soares, 35, of Southern Oregon, was sentenced today to 160 months in federal prison and five years’ supervised release for possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine in Bend, Oregon.

Committee Held Hearing on Defense Contractor’s Excess Profits

News Release: Washington, D.C. -On Wednesday, the Committee on Oversight and Reform held a hearing on “DOD Inspector General Report on Excess Profits by TransDigm Group, Inc."

Pallone Remarks at PFAS Legislative Hearing

By DOE Newswire | May 15, 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 entitled, “Protecting Americans at Risk of PFAS Contamination and Exposure."

Special Olympics athletes visit Buffalo National River for field day

News Release: More than 100 Special Olympics athletes from northern Arkansas gathered at Tyler Bend on Thursday, May 9, for a biannual field day in partnership with the National Park Service’s “Healthy Parks, Healthy People" program.

Pallone Remarks at FCC Oversight Hearing

By EPA Newswire | May 15, 2019

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing on “Accountability and Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission:"

Previously Convicted Felon Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Possessing Firearm

News Release: DAYTON - Daryl Ian Evans, 36, of Dayton, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 60 months in prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.

E&C Democrats Introduce Infrastructure Package Aimed at Combating Climate Change, Expanding Broadband Access & Protecting Public Health and the Environment

News Release: All 31 Democratic members of the Energy and Commerce Committee today introduced a sweeping infrastructure package, the Leading Infrastructure For Tomorrow’s America Act, or LIFT America Act, that will rebuild America through investments in combating climate change, expanding broadband access and protecting public health and the environment.

BLM Southwest Resource Advisory Council to meet in Grand Junction

News Release: MONTROSE, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management’s Southwest Resource Advisory Council will meet Thursday, June 13 in Grand Junction at the BLM Grand Junction Field Office, 2815 H Road, Grand Junction, CO 81506.

Louisiana Pharmacist Convicted of Trafficking and Dispensing Stolen HIV Medication