News from December 2021
By Interior Newswire | Dec 7, 2021
News Release: Contact(s): Jin Prugsawan, e-mail us. Haleakalā National Park Reopens After Storm. Kula, HI-The Summit and Kīpahulu Districts of Haleakalā National Park are now open. The Kīpahulu District of Haleakalā National Park hours are from 9:00 am- 5:00 pm. Drivers should use caution on roadways. For further...
By Bob Martin | Dec 7, 2021
The deadline for financial institutions to roll out a class exemption intended to help investors and advisers was recently extended for those “working diligently, and in good faith, to comply,” according to a U.S. Department of Labor press release.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 7, 2021
News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management plans to burn slash piles this winter on BLM-administered public lands in the Casper and Newcastle field offices.
By Timothy Stuckey | Dec 7, 2021
U. S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh recently paid a visit to the Port of Los Angeles to highlight the Biden administration's measures to reduce supply chain disruptions.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 7, 2021
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane Evans announced today that JOSEPH HERBERT BARLOW Jr. (BARLOW), age 52, was sentenced to serve 60 months in prison. He pleaded guilty to a one-count Indictment for bank robbery in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2113(a) before U.S. District Judge Wendy Vitter on July 27, 2021.
By State Newswire | Dec 7, 2021
News Release: Via Teleconference. 9:05 A.M. EST. SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: (In progress.) Great. Thanks. Hi everybody. Good morning. Thanks for being with us. After many months of planning across the U.S. government and with partners around the world, we’re really excited to be on summit week. So, as I hope...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 7, 2021
News Release: A Sand Springs man pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court for robbing and assaulting a gas station owner, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
By State Newswire | Dec 7, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today spoke at the Heritage Foundation during an event titled “U.S. Nuclear Declaratory Policy and the Future of Extended Deterrence."
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 7, 2021
News Release: LAS VEGAS - A Las Vegas man was sentenced today to 70 months in prison for his role in a fraud scheme to steal thousands of credit and debit card numbers from victims at gas pumps in Nevada and California.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 7, 2021
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Department of Justice has reached a settlement pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with Dunlap Community Unit School District No. 323, located in Dunlap, Illinois, ensuring that Banner Elementary School’s outdoor playground is accessible to all children, including children with disabilities.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 7, 2021
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - EM is moving forward with full-scale deactivation of an unused, deteriorating facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex at Oak Ridge after workers successfully isolated potentially hazardous energy sources inside the building.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 7, 2021
News Release: LAS VEGAS - The EM Nevada Program has earned a key regulatory approval necessary to advance its groundwater environmental corrective mission at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS).
By State Newswire | Dec 7, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today published an op-ed on FoxNews.com on the Biden Administration’s poorly planned “Summit for Democracy" later this week and how it has already caused headaches for Congress, allies, and partners alike.
By Art Benavidez | Dec 7, 2021
The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) recently celebrated Native American Heritage Month and the progress made alongside tribal partners throughout the year, an EDA press release said
By DOE Newswire | Dec 7, 2021
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM Office of River Protection (ORP ) tank operations contractor Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) recently reached a major safety milestone, surpassing 8.3 million work hours and 650 days without a lost-time injury for the second time in the history of the Hanford Tank Farms.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 7, 2021
News Release: The Department of Energy was seeking public comment on (C2M2). This comment period ended on Feb. 10, 2022. The request for information in the Federal Register provided detailed instructions on the information requested and the comment process. (Note: A second notice extended the original comment period to February 10.).
By DOL Newswire | Dec 7, 2021
News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined Vice President Harris and the White House during their Maternal Health Day of Action Summit. Senator Murray participated in a panel moderated by Centers for...
By DOE Newswire | Dec 7, 2021
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - Deputy Energy Secretary David M. Turk and EM Senior Advisor William “Ike" White toured DOE facilities and the Aiken County Technology Laboratory (ACTL) during a visit to the Savannah River Site (SRS ) Dec. 2-3.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 7, 2021
News Release: MOBILE, AL - A Citronelle man was sentenced to 48 months in prison and three years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of multiple firearms.
By State Newswire | Dec 7, 2021
Release: 6:00 a.m. EST Secretary Blinken’s pre-recorded remarks are played at the virtual Media Freedom and Sustainability Event, co-hosted with the Netherlands, which will highlight the importance of media safety, freedom, and sustainability in the health and vitality of democratic societies.
