News from June 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2021
News Release: BILLNGS - A ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in an ownership dispute of an abandoned railroad right of way near Noxon, Montana, held that the United States retained ownership under the National Trails System Improvement Act, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said today.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 22, 2021
News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau released the total number of 2020 Census paid temporary workers that earned any pay June 6 - June 12, 2021. The data tables include national totals for all 50 states and the District of Columbia by Census Bureau regional geography. A weekly number of paid temporary workers for Puerto Rico is also available. The weekly release will occur 10 days after the end of the weekly period.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following statement on the House floor in support of H.R. 2571, the AMIGOS Act...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2021
News Release: A federal jury today found a Tulsa man guilty of eight felony drug and firearms crimes, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2021
News Release: CARLSBAD, N.M. - By any measure, the amount of salt mined so far in Panel 8 at EM ’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) is a lot, comparable in weight to more than 46,000 Ford F-150s, about 16,000 African bush elephants, nearly 510 Boeing 747s, two Titanics, or enough to coat the rims of 3.6 million margarita glasses.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2021
News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell today sentenced Brenton Lawrence Frank (30, Fort Myers) to 15 years in federal prison for possessing images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of children. Frank was also sentenced to a life term of supervised release and ordered to register as a sex offender.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2021
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Anthony L. Turner, of Toledo, Ohio, was sentenced today to 51 months of incarceration for drug charge, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2021
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States and food stamp fraud, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 22, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark), Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Ranking Member Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) and U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) sent a follow-up letter to U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) senior counselor...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 22, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) announced today that the Subcommittee on Energy will hold a legislative hearing on Tuesday, June 29, at 10:30 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. It is entitled, “The CLEAN Future Act and Electric Transmission: Delivering Clean Power to the People."
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2021
News Release: Successful collaborations have fueled EM ’s progress over the past 18 months, enabling a series of achievements while emphasizing health and safety protections during the COVID-19 pandemic, Acting Assistant Secretary William “Ike" White told members of the Energy Facility Contractors Group (EFCOG) during its annual meeting earlier this month.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 22, 2021
News Release: PENSACOLA, Fla - FEMA has approved a Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) grant of $4,695,468 to the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) for costs associated with implementing the State Administrative Plan for Hurricane Michael. The State Administrative Plan is a procedural guide that details how FDEM will administer the HMGP, such as activities and costs for eligible salaries, benefits, and contractual support.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2021
News Release: GREENSBORO, N.C. - Amaud Jaquane Allen, aka Bookie, of Albemarle, North Carolina, was sentenced today to 132 months in prison for distribution of fentanyl.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 21, 2021
News Release: Washington - Led by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the United States is joining a global coalition focused on improving the nutrition, health, and education of vulnerable children and adolescents worldwide, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 21, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has launched an additional way for its engineers, safety inspectors, systems safety specialists and other aviation safety employees to report safety-related issues and concerns. Information shared and submitted via this new system will be used to validate or verify an aviation safety concern, identify the root cause, and determine the appropriate corrective action.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 21, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, June 21, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced $55.2 million in competitive grant funding available through the new Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant (MPIRG) program. The new program is funded by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 21, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, June 21, 2021 – Led by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the United States is joining a global coalition focused on improving the nutrition, health, and education of vulnerable children and adolescents worldwide, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 21, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, June 21, 2021 – Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack issued a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) proclamation to recognize the designation of the week of June 21 – 27, 2021 as National Pollinator Week.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2021
News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that two executives of Endeavor Group Holdings Inc. – Chief Executive Officer and Director Ariel Emanuel, and President Mark Shapiro – have resigned their positions on the Live Nation Entertainment Inc. Board of Directors after the department expressed concerns ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2021
News Release: A Georgia resident and his company pleaded guilty today to a felony charge relating to the distribution of anabolic steroids and steroid-like drugs in purported dietary supplements.
