News from May 2020
By DOE Newswire | May 18, 2020
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced an invitation for public comment on the design of a potential prize competition aimed at lowering water use in existing thermoelectric power plants and enabling near-zero water use in new power plants.
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Brenda Burman named Chris Beardsley as director, policy and programs.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2020
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A former Colton resident and her boyfriend have been arrested on a federal criminal complaint alleging they collected ransom money as part of a kidnapping conspiracy where California residents were kidnapped in Mexico and two of them were murdered, the Justice Department announced today.
By DOE Newswire | May 18, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) sent a letter to Blue Flame Medical LLC today with a series of questions following reports that the company failed to follow through on contracts to provide critical medical...
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A Rhode Island man with ties to the Almighty Vice Lords, a national street gang, was sentenced today in federal court in Worcester for drug and firearm offenses.
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2020
News Release: Cheyenne, Wyo. - Memorial Day weekend is a great time to celebrate Wyoming public lands with friends and family. While out, please remember that preventable wildfires threaten lives, property and precious resources every year. During the COVID-19 pandemic, firefighters are needed more than ever to keep America safe, so please, do your part to prevent human-caused wildfires.
By Commerce Newswire | May 18, 2020
News Release: SALT vs. NOL: Democrats Prioritize Millionaires Over Relief for Local Businesses.
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Land Management has started testing a promising new fertility control vaccine that could help address the growing overpopulation of wild horses on public rangelands. Researchers believe the Oocyte Growth Factor (OGF) vaccine, administered to a captured wild mare through a single dose, may safely prevent pregnancy for up to three years or longer.
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2020
News Release: Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Devils Tower National Monument will resume recreational access to some park facilities. The National Park Service (NPS) is working with federal, state, and local public health authorities to closely monitor the COVID-19 pandemic and is using a phased approach to increase access on a park-by-park basis.
By Commerce Newswire | May 18, 2020
News Release: As Democrats Prioritize Millionaires, President Continues Push Toward Cure.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2020
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Prince William County man with 14 prior felony convictions has been arrested and charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MARIO LLANOS-AYALA, 45, of Deltona, Florida, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking cocaine.
By DOE Newswire | May 18, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced an invitation for public comment on the design of a potential prize competition aimed at lowering water use in existing thermoelectric power plants and enabling near-zero water use in new power plants.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A Chinese woman who resides in Canada was sentenced today for using bribery to facilitate her son’s admission to the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) as a purported soccer recruit.
By Commerce Newswire | May 18, 2020
News Release: At Last Minute, Democrats Cram Insurer Giveaway into $3 Trillion Partisan Package.
By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2020
News Release: Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Obed Wild & Scenic River is increasing recreational access. The National Park Service (NPS) is working servicewide with federal, state, and local public health authorities to closely monitor the COVID-19 pandemic and using a phased approach to increase access on a park-by-park basis.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2020
News Release: A man who sold nearly 80 grams of heroin in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was sentenced today to more than three years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2020
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Kendall Brent Smith, age 50, of Okmulgee, Oklahoma entered a guilty plea to Possession With Intent To Distribute Methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(A) and Title 18, United States Code, Section 2; punishable by not less 10 years and not more than life imprisonment, a fine up to $10,000,000.00 fine or both.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rosebud, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine and Tampering with a Witness was sentenced on May 18, 2020, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2020
News Release: Richard P. Donoghue, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, today emphasized his Office’s commitment to fighting sexual harassment in housing during the current pandemic. In a letter sent to housing advocacy groups and other community organizations, Mr. Donoghue invited their assistance in identifying anyone who has witnessed or experienced sexual harassment by a landlord, property manager, maintenance worker or anyone with control over housing.
