News from April 2021
By State Newswire | Apr 27, 2021
Release: “I look forward to deepening our cooperation to promote economic prosperity, security, human rights, and democracy in the region.".
By State Newswire | Apr 27, 2021
Release: MS FITZSIMMONS: Mr. Secretary, it is my pleasure, my sincere pleasure, to welcome you to the Africa Bureau family, and virtually to U.S. Missions Nigeria and Kenya. My name is Elizabeth Fitzsimmons, and I’m the acting principal deputy assistant secretary in the Bureau of African Affairs. I have the pleasure...
By State Newswire | Apr 27, 2021
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Greetings. Good to see you.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 27, 2021
News Release: The Weldon Spring Site Waterline Replacement Project at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Legacy Management’s (LM) Weldon Spring Site, Missouri, began in early 2020 when site engineers started planning to right-size a remediation-era waterline supplying a storage building and office trailer...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 27, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.), chair of the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, today sent a letter signed by 15 House Democratic colleagues and endorsed by seven conservation organizations to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Agriculture...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2021
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A man who claimed to be a tax preparer was sentenced today to 84 months in federal prison for defrauding his clients out of more than $4 million by falsely promising them huge windfalls from a sham federal program that purportedly would issue large grants to them.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 27, 2021
News Release: CHICAGO ‒ Every 99 minutes, about one worker suffers fatal injuries and fails to return home safely at their work day's end. That's 15 workers a day, 100 a week, more than 5,200 a year - a frightening reality, but one that the nation's employers can change by following workplace safety and health standards and regulations.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 27, 2021
News Release: VERNAL, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Vernal Field Office is proud to announce the official opening of the newly constructed Red Fleet Downhill Flow Trail, located near Vernal, Utah. The trail offers a unique experience for visitors looking to hone their mountain bike speed and technical skills. Trail users can select from a green (easy), blue (intermediate), or double black (advanced) course based on their experience, and comfort levels.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 27, 2021
News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A South Texas attorney pleaded guilty on Tuesday for his role in a conspiracy to commit bribery and bribery of a public official.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 27, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA) during today’s hearing titled, “The Leading Edge: Innovation in U.S. Aerospace." Video of Larsen’s opening statement is here. More information on the hearing can be found here.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2021
News Release: Former Minister of Industry and Member of Parliament of Barbados Sentenced for Laundering Bribes.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 27, 2021
News Release: MOAB, Utah - Birthing Rock, a prominent rock imagery site along Kane Creek Road in the Moab Field Office, was recently vandalized. The BLM strongly condemns vandalism of cultural resources and is working with professional conservators to remove the offensive graffiti. To prevent further damage, please do not attempt to clean or remove the graffiti.
By State Newswire | Apr 27, 2021
Release: “I look forward to deepening our cooperation to promote economic prosperity, security, human rights, and democracy in the region.".
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 27, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, delivered the following remarks at a hearing entitled, “Climate Challenges: The Tax Code’s Role in Creating American Jobs, Achieving Energy Independence, and Providing Consumers with Affordable, Clean Energy.".
By DOE Newswire | Apr 27, 2021
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM 's Office of River Protection (ORP) tank operations contractor Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) recently started testing a system integral to treating the Hanford Site ’s tank waste.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 27, 2021
Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is inviting public comment on a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an environmental impact statement to examine the potential environmental impacts that may result from approving a petition from Bayer CropScience ...
By State Newswire | Apr 27, 2021
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning. Good afternoon, Mr. President.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2021
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A federal grand jury in Los Angeles has indicted two Los Angeles-area men on conspiracy and hate crime offenses for allegedly attacking five victims at a family-owned Turkish restaurant while shouting anti-Turkish slurs, hurling chairs at the victims and threatening to kill them.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of Hammond, Indiana, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of attempted sex trafficking, sex trafficking and sexual exploitation of a child, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 27, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chair Mike Doyle (D-PA) announced today that the Communications and Technology Subcommittee will hold a fully remote hearing on Thursday, May 6, at 11:30 a.m. (EDT) on the disparities that exist in accessing affordable, reliable high-speed internet. The hearing is entitled, “Broadband Equity: Addressing Disparities in Access and Affordability."
