News from March 2020
By DOL Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
News Release: ARCOLA, IL - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Monahan Filaments LLC - based in Arcola, Illinois - for violations of OSHA's machine safety standards after an employee suffered severe injuries. The manufacturer of synthetic filaments for brushes and brooms faces $258, 271 in penalties. OSHA placed the company in the agency's Severe Violator Enforcement Program.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
News Release: War in the Pacific National Historical Park is Modifying Operations to Implement Latest Health Guidance.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
News Release: Hyde Park - The National Park Service is announcing modifications to operations to implement the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), and local and state authorities to promote social distancing. As of Tuesday, March 17, 2020, the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
News Release: Kula, Maui - Haleakalā National Park is announcing modifications to operations to implement the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), and local and state authorities to promote social distancing. As of March 17, 2020, the following closures will be in place until further notice.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
News Release: BILLINGS - A Lame Deer man accused of shooting a woman in the head during an evening of drinking today admitted assault charges, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
News Release: Today, a federal judge in Ft. Lauderdale sentenced two brothers whose family owns one of the largest emerald mines in Boyacá, Colombia to prison terms for conspiring with Boyacá’s cocaine producers, leading to thousands of kilograms of Colombian cocaine entering the United States.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
News Release: PHOENIX - EM Senior Advisor William "Ike" White, front row, third from left, gathered with Florida International University (FIU) DOE Fellows at the Waste Management Symposia. The DOE-FIU Science and Technology Workforce Development Initiative has been designed to build on the DOE-FIU relationship by...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
News Release: In an abundance of caution regarding coronavirus, Big South Fork NRRA has postponed the annual Science Meeting scheduled for April 1, after taking into consideration nationally published information by the CDC, state and local health departments, and their recommendations to cancel public events.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, March 17, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced a collaboration with the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, McLane Global, PepsiCo, and others to deliver nearly 1,000,000 meals to students in a limited number of rural schools closed due to COVID-19.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
News Release: The Fairbanks Alaska Public Lands Information Center (FAPLIC) is announcing modifications to its operations to implement the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), and local and state authorities to promote social distancing. Effective Wednesday, March 18...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
News Release: Iranian National Extradited to the Western District of Texas for Illegally Exporting Military Sensitive Items from the U.S. to Iran.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
News Release: Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area is announcing modifications to operations to implement the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), and local and state authorities to promote social distancing. As of March 17, 2020, all public buildings are closed...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH - United States Attorney Scott W. Brady today announced the appointment of a COVID-19 Fraud Coordinator to lead investigations into potential fraud schemes perpetrated as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
News Release: EM has published its 2019 Year in Review, summarizing the accomplishments of cleanup workers across the DOE complex over the course of the year. The booklet highlights major achievements at each EM site and at EM headquarters. The Year in Review can be found online here.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
News Release: Republic, Mo. - Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield is announcing modifications to operations to implement the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), and local and state authorities to promote social distancing. As of March 17, 2020, the temporary visitor...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Michael Anthony Parkinson, of Ranson, West Virginia, was indicted today on a drug charge, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
News Release: Following guidance from the CDC, recommendations from public health authorities, and in consultation with NPS Public Health Service Officers, public buildings at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park will temporarily close effective Tuesday, March 17, 2020, in response to the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak. The duration of the closure is uncertain.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
News Release: PHOENIX - Led by a video message from Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette, leaders of the Savannah River Site (SRS) celebrated its 70th anniversary and its role as the featured site at the Waste Management Symposia.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL PARK: To protect public health and slow the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, all facilities and buildings, including restrooms, are closed until further notice at Indiana Dunes National Park. In addition, all public and school programs at the park are cancelled. Outdoor...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - The second of two Hudson County, New Jersey, men charged with conspiring to use drones to smuggle contraband, including marijuana, steroids, syringes, cell phones and cell phone equipment, into the federal correctional facility at Fort Dix, surrendered to authorities and appeared in court today, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
