News from August 2021
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: BATON ROUGE, La. - Louisiana homeowners and renters affected by Hurricane Ida who live in parishes that have recently been designated for Individual Assistance could be eligible for help from FEMA.
By EPA Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C.-Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) released the following statement regarding the 2021 Medicare Trustees Report.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorneys Mark W. Pletcher (619) 546-9714, Michelle Wasserman (619) 546-8431, Valerie Chu (619) 546-6750, and David Chu (619) 546-8266.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement after the Inspector General of the Department of Justice (DOJ) found severely deficient oversight and management of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) supported Foreign Law Enforcement Units...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: Thurmont, MD - The National Park Service (NPS) invites public review of the Environmental Assessment (EA) for the parkwide replacement of utility infrastructure at Catoctin Mountain Park. Through this project, the NPS will upgrade outdated utility systems to better meet today’s standards and to improve the visitor experiences.
By State Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
Release: Substance of the Specific Instance. In early 2020, DIP, IPLP, and WECAN submitted a Specific Instance to the U.S. NCP alleging conduct inconsistent with Chapter II (General Policies), Chapter IV (Human Rights), and Chapter VI (Environment) of the Guidelines. The issues raised in the Specific Instance...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorneys Larry Casper, Dylan Aste and Cindy Cipriani (619) 546-9608.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: Bangor, ME - The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), Maine Violent Offender Task Force (MVOTF), announces the arrest of Cortez Strong, 25, of Illinois, after a brief foot pursuit. Strong was being sought by Illinois authorities on a warrant issued for Criminal Sexual Assault in February 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Missouri, man pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally possessing a firearm.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today released the below statement following the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona's decision to strike down the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR)...
By DOE Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
Release: Secretary Granholm Holds Bilateral Meeting With Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy, Energy Minister Galushchenko, Signs Joint Statement of Cooperation
By State Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Chairman Gregory Meeks (D-NY), along with the Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa, and Global Counterterrorism Lead Republican Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Chairman Ted Deutch (D-FL) issued the following statement in response to recent events in Tunisia.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A 20-year-old McAllen resident has been ordered to federal prison for his role in a meth conspiracy, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Yesterday, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Acting Commissioner Dr. Janet Woodcock applauding FDA’s decision to bar the sale of certain flavored e-cigarette products, and expressing concern over its decision to distinguish menthol from the other kid-friendly flavors.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Detroit, Michigan man was sentenced today to 48 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute oxycodone.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Hurricane Ida made landfall near Port Fourchon, Louisiana on Sunday afternoon with devastating consequence. Ida has been downgraded to a tropical storm but will continue to bring life-threatening flash, urban and river flooding to communities throughout the mid-Atlantic over the coming days.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, MA- Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the 2021 Social Security Trustees Report and 2021 Medicare Trustees Report...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: Roseburg, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Roseburg District has issued an emergency closure for BLM administered-public lands within the Skyline Complex/Poole Fire area, located three miles southeast of Days Creek, OR. This closure is to protect persons, property, and public lands and resources by temporarily closing or restricting uses on designated public lands until the fire is declared controlled and suppression repair can occur.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Burnsville man was sentenced today to 70 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for possessing a firearm as a felon.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2021
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Carlos Javier Alvelo-Cartagena with two bank robberies and a firearm offense, announced W. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico.
