News from July 2021
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 27, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C.-House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement regarding the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) plans to update mask guidance for vaccinated people to wear masks indoors...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2021
News Release: Rare Cuneiform Tablet Bearing Portion of Epic of Gilgamesh Forfeited to United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal narcotics trafficking and firearms laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2021
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Michael Rinaldi, age 44, of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on July 23, 2021, by U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani to 235 months’ imprisonment to be followed by six years of supervised release for drug trafficking offenses.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 27, 2021
News Release: Today, 139 lawmakers wrote to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan to urge him to promptly reinstate the Clean Air Act waiver for California’s Advanced Clean Cars program. The waiver would restore the authority of California and other states to impose emission standards on...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 27, 2021
News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - Join the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center for a weekend of life in 1800s Wyoming this Saturday and Sunday. Reenactors will call the Trails Center “home" as they set up a pioneer trail camp and homestead cabin for the weekend, an experience where all ages are encouraged to attend.
By State Newswire | Jul 27, 2021
Release: The United States is providing nearly $199 million in additional humanitarian assistance for the people of Somalia who have faced decades of chronic food insecurity, violence, and cycles of drought and flooding-the impacts of which have all been compounded by desert locusts and the COVID-19 pandemic.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2021
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that a federal grand jury, sitting in Rutland, charged Andersen Benoit, 39, of Danby, Vermont with three counts of distribution of heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine base in July and September of 2019. Benoit is a citizen of Haiti and is also currently facing state drug trafficking charges in New York.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 27, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at an Energy Subcommittee hearing titled, “The Changing Energy Landscape: Oversight of FERC:"
By DOE Newswire | Jul 27, 2021
News Release: Today, 139 lawmakers wrote to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan to urge him to promptly reinstate the Clean Air Act waiver for California’s Advanced Clean Cars program. The waiver would restore the authority of California and other states to impose emission standards on...
By EPA Newswire | Jul 27, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Upton (R-MI) delivered opening remarks at today’s Energy Subcommittee hearing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
By State Newswire | Jul 27, 2021
Release: The United States is providing nearly $199 million in additional humanitarian assistance for the people of Somalia who have faced decades of chronic food insecurity, violence, and cycles of drought and flooding-the impacts of which have all been compounded by desert locusts and the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 27, 2021
News Release: (MISSOULA, Mont.) - Garnet Ghost Town is once again open for visitors after the Bureau of Land Management issued a new area closure in the Anderson Hill Fire vicinity. The new closure is much smaller and allows the public to access Garnet while also providing space for firefighters to safely continue suppression and mop-up operations on the 750-acre fire.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 27, 2021
News Release: Beatrice, Nebraska - Summer Campfire programs will continue at Homestead National Historical Park on Saturday, July 31st at 7:00 PM! Historian, Bill Hayes will present the story of the Lewis & Clark Expedition through the eyes of its youngest member, George Shannon. In full costume, he shares his experiences...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 27, 2021
Release: Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman David E. Price (D-NC-04) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor in support of, a minibus of seven fiscal year 2022 appropriations bills.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 27, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at an Energy Subcommittee hearing titled, “The Changing Energy Landscape: Oversight of FERC:"
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2021
News Release: CHICAGO - A man has been arrested on a federal arson charge for allegedly setting fire to a building in Chicago last year.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Duquesne, Pennsylvania, has been arrested in West Mifflin on charges of illegal possession of a firearm, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 27, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered remarks in today’s Energy Subcommittee hearing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 27, 2021
Release: SALT LAKE CITY - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hiring Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) to work at Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC). There are currently full- and part-time positions available and the starting salary is $18.16 per hour.
