News from July 2021
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 23, 2021
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.VA. - Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Representative David McKinley (R-W.Va.) urged Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan to address the elevated levels of lead found in the drinking water of homes served by the Clarksburg Water System. The letter can be read in full here.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2021
News Release: DES MOINES, IOWA -- Twenty-seven defendants are facing federal criminal charges as part of a joint federal and state investigation of a heroin and fentanyl drug trafficking organization. Most of these defendants were arrested on July 21, 2021; three individuals have yet to be arrested.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 23, 2021
Release: 29 Projects Led by National Labs and Universities Will Enhance Energy, Economic, and National Security
By USDA Newswire | Jul 23, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott today announced the upcoming Full Committee hearing titled “21st Century Food Systems: Controlled Environment Agriculture’s Role in Protecting Domestic Food Supply Chains and Infrastructure", which will take place on July 29th at 10:00 am ET.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2021
News Release: Defendant was Second-in-Command of Massachusetts Latin Kings Leadership.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 23, 2021
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - After a disaster, scam artists, identity thieves and other criminals may attempt to take advantage of disaster survivors. Federal and state emergency management officials urge residents to watch for and report any suspicious activity. In West Virginia, the registration period for residents who suffered damage due to late February flooding ended on July 19, 2021. Beware of anyone offering to register you for FEMA assistance after that date.
By State Newswire | Jul 23, 2021
Release: Today’s U.S.-Iraq Higher Coordinating Committee meeting in Washington underscored the breadth of U.S. support for Iraq.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2021
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - On Wednesday, Robert Jim, 59, of Round Rock, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge David G. Campbell to life in prison, plus ten years. Jim, a registered sex offender, was previously found guilty by a jury of aggravated sexual abuse of two children.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 23, 2021
Release: INDIANAPOLIS - The Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Indiana Explosive Detection Canine Program is hosting its annual Multi-Agency K9 Training Event in Muncie on Tuesday, July 27.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 23, 2021
News Release: GAINESVILLE, GA - On Jan. 28, 2021, six workers went to work at a Gainesville poultry processing facility unaware that they would not return home. Just after their shift began, a freezer at the plant malfunctioned, releasing colorless, odorless liquid nitrogen into the plant’s air, displacing the oxygen in the room.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2021
News Release: Eastern District of Virginia to Participate in Cross-Jurisdictional Strike Force.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2021
News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - William David Reid, 46, of Beckley, pleaded guilty today to distribution of a quantity of heroin.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - One Essex County correctional officer, two sergeants, and one lieutenant were indicted for civil rights violations in connection with the assault of a federal pretrial detainee, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced today.
By State Newswire | Jul 23, 2021
Release: Today’s U.S.-Iraq Higher Coordinating Committee meeting in Washington underscored the breadth of U.S. support for Iraq.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 23, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded $4 million for four projects focused on developing and deploying solutions to risks posed by intentional electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attacks and naturally occurring geomagnetic disturbance (GMD) events. Both events can significantly damage U.S. critical energy infrastructure, causing extended power outages, damaged pipelines, and other impacts to U.S. energy systems.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2021
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today the results of the first two weeks of the Federal Violence Prevention and Elimination Response (VIPER) Task Force, a 60-day surge aimed at removing violent gun offenders from the streets of Rochester and Buffalo to enhance public safety and reduce violent crime. For the period between July 7 and July 22, 2021, the following combined results were achieved in Rochester and Buffalo through VIPER.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 23, 2021
News Release: Southern Sun LLC violated the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) by failing to pay the amount of $436,401 to five sellers for produce that was purchased, received and accepted in interstate and foreign commerce from February to November 2018. As a result, USDA imposed sanctions on the business, including requiring that all principals may not be employed by or affiliated with any PACA licensee without USDA approval.
By State Newswire | Jul 23, 2021
Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to New Delhi, India and Kuwait City, Kuwait July 26-29 to reaffirm the United States’ commitment to strengthening our partnerships and underscore cooperation on our shared priorities.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 23, 2021
News Release: MEEKER, Colo. - To protect the health of wild horses and rangelands, the Bureau of Land Management will begin an emergency wild horse gather on July 26 on the West Douglas Herd Area about 20 miles south of Rangely in Rio Blanco County. The BLM plans to remove the entire estimated population of 450 wild horses from the herd area, state, and private land.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2021
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 40-year-old Laredo man has entered a guilty plea to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute meth, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
