News published on Federal Newswire in August 2020

News from August 2020


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Aug. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Aug. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Aug. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Aug. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Aug. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Aug. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Aug. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Aug. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Aug. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Aug. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Carson City, Nev - On Aug. 3, Ken Collum began a 120-day detail as the BLM Carson City District Manager.


News Release: Washington - As part of its commitment to ensuring fair and competitive markets for the livestock, meat and poultry industries, on Aug. 10, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reached a consent decision with John P. Horton (Horton), Gravette, Ark., for an alleged violation of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.


News Release: BOISE, Idaho - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chris Coons (D-Del.), David Perdue (R-Ga.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), and Cory ...


Chair Grijalva: Trump Opening Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to Drilling is What Happens When Rejecting Science, Being Destructive is the Whole Point

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today said the Trump administration’s decision to open the entire Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to fossil fuel extraction is the inevitable consequence of empowering an administration for whom the principles of rejecting science and being destructive dictate national policy. He pointed to the House-passed bill protecting the Arctic Refuge, which Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has ignored.


Former Butler Resident Played Role in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - Ricardo Glenn was convicted of conspiring to distribute fentanyl, acetyl fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and crack cocaine, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


Reclamation to increase flows from Davis Dam to assist with stability of the Western power grid

News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nev. - The Bureau of Reclamation announced today that in order to maximize hydroelectric generation and assist in the stability of the regional electrical grid, Davis Dam is projected to increase to a 5-unit maximum release on Monday, August 17th and Tuesday, August 18th, between the hours of 5pm - 9pm MDT.


News Release: FBI Increases Reward for Information Leading to the Arrest of a Federal Fugitive to $25,000.


Major Milestone for Alaska’s 1002 Area: BLM Issues Record of Decision for Oil and Gas Program

News Release: U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Rep. Don Young, all R-Alaska, today issued the following statements after the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released its Record of Decision (ROD) for an oil and gas program in the non-wilderness Coastal Plain (1002 Area) of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).


Northern Kentucky Physician Indicted for Illegal Distribution of Controlled Substances

News Release: COVINGTON, Ky. - Michael J. Grogan, 67, of Lakeside Park, Kentucky, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Thursday, for 257 counts of illegal distribution of controlled substances.


McCaul, Engel Statement on Crackdown in Belarus

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Congressmen Michael McCaul, Republican Leader on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Eliot Engel, the Committee’s Chairman, released the below statement condemning President Vladimir Putin’s offer to send Russian military assistance to Belarus, amid ongoing peaceful protests against last Sunday’s disputed presidential election.