News from July 2021
By Interior Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: REDDING, Calif. - Due to ongoing drought and increasing wildfire dangers, the Bureau of Land Management is prohibiting campfires and barbecues at the Forks of Butte Primitive Campground near Magalia in Butte County. The restriction will be in effect from Saturday, July 31, until further notice.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Yesterday, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced the bipartisan Domains Critical to Homeland Security Act to direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the Members of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, chaired by Rep. James E. Clyburn, received a briefing from Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, regarding the spread of the Delta variant in the United States.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: National Park Service announces partnership with the University of Nebraska to research about Black homesteaders in Oklahoma.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: An Arizona man was sentenced Wednesday in federal court for taking part in a methamphetamine and heroin drug conspiracy, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: Involved in distributing at least 3 pounds of meth in Sioux City.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott delivered the following statement at today's hearing titled “21st Century Food Systems: Controlled Environment Agriculture’s Role in Protecting Domestic Food Supply Chains and Infrastructure.".
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: A Lubbock man who shot at police and then led them on a 115 mile-per-hour chase in Lamesa, Texas, was sentenced today to 30 years in federal prison for gun and drug crimes, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Prerak Shah.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Thomas Barber has sentenced Terrance Lee Hester Jr. (21, Tampa) to five years in federal prison for damaging or destroying by fire a building used in interstate commerce. The court also ordered Hester to pay restitution and to serve three years of supervised release following completion of his prison sentence.
By State Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
Release: Today marks 50 years since the Turkish Constitutional Court ruled that all institutions of higher education must either nationalize or close, resulting in the closure of the Theological School of Halki, a seminary of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of the Eastern Orthodox Church. The Halki Seminary had operated...
By State Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: Las Cruces, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management today announced it will hold a meeting of the Southern New Mexico Resource Advisory Council. The BLM recognizes the importance of working with the RAC to meet shared conservation stewardship goals and to better manage sustainable working public lands. The public is welcome to attend the meeting that will occur on Aug. 5, 2021 on Zoom from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: Former Colorado Judge Sentenced for Obstructing Federal Investigation of Drug Trafficking Organization.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Last week, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell and acting U.S. Fire Administrator Chief Tonya Hoover, traveled to Idaho, Oregon and California to meet with federal, state and tribal officials for discussions on wildfire preparedness, response and mitigation efforts.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Michael Bartusek, age 52, of Fairport, New York, was sentenced today to two years in prison for wire fraud, money laundering, and filing a false tax return. The announcement was made by Acting United States Attorney Antoinette T. Bacon of the Northern District of New York; United...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: JULY 29, 2021 - The U.S. Census Bureau’s schedule for the release of 2020 Census redistricting data; the 2020 income, poverty and health insurance coverage statistics from the Annual Social and Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey; and the 2020 American Community Survey is as follows: .
By Interior Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: ST. GEORGE, Utah - Effective Friday, July 30, 2021, fire restrictions for all Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands administered by the Arizona Strip District will be lifted. Due to cooler temperatures and increased precipitation causing a rise in fuel moisture, it has been determined that the likelihood of wildfire has lessened to the degree that the restrictions can be rescinded.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, July 29, 2021 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced during a press conference with U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock, U.S. Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., and U.S. Congresswoman Cheri Bustos that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing $67 million in competitive...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
News Release: Olympic National Park will host Ride the Hurricane, a recreational cycling event on Sunday, August 1. To provide a safe experience for the event, the road will be closed to all motor vehicle traffic between the Heart O’ the Hills entrance station and Hurricane Ridge, starting at 6:00 am and ending at noon. This applies to both uphill and downhill travel. The road will open to traffic at noon when the event is finished.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 29, 2021
Release: House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) today delivered the following remarks on the House Floor in support of H.R. 3237, the Emergency Security Supplemental to Respond to January 6th.
