News from June 2021
By DOE Newswire | Jun 24, 2021
News Release: The North American Renewable Integration Study (NARIS) assesses opportunities to modernize and decarbonize the North American power system through the integrated planning and operation of generation and transmission infrastructures to meet end-use demand. In June 2021, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) announced the release of the and the.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for his role in a cocaine conspiracy.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 24, 2021
News Release: CHEYENNE, Oklahoma: Calling teachers of all grade levels and subjects! Washita Battlefield will be hosting a FREE three-day teacher workshop July 26-28 from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm. Come and learn about the “Wonders of Washita" and how to incorporate the park into your classroom in preparation for the 25th...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 24, 2021
News Release: As weather continues to warm and the National Weather Service forecasting record high temperatures this weekend, Forest Service and National Park Service officials are asking visitors to recreate responsibly. Public lands are a great place to enjoy or escape the heat, but the higher temperatures pose some challenges and risks. By following these safety tips during hot summer days everyone can help keep public lands and neighboring communities safe.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 24, 2021
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A South Texas man was sentenced Thursday to 57 months in federal prison for admitting to wire fraud and extortion under the color of official right.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 24, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.3 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Paris-Bourbon County Economic Development Authority, Paris, Kentucky, for roadway infrastructure...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 24, 2021
News Release: Today, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chair Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) shared new details of the INVEST in America Act, which is scheduled to be on the House floor next week. The INVEST in America Act will create...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 24, 2021
News Release: Mountainair, NM - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 26,982 visitors to Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument in 2020 spent $1,617,000 in communities near the park. That spending supported 24 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $2,111,000.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 24, 2021
Release: U.S. and Canada Also Release First-of-a-Kind Study on the Benefits of Cross-Border Grid Integration to Achieve a Carbon-Free Electricity System in North America
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2021
News Release: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DAVON LOTT, also known as “D," 39, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for distributing heroin.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 24, 2021
News Release: BATON ROUGE, La. - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is excited to offer a free Virtual Section 3 Training opportunity in collaboration with the Interagency Recovery Coordination’s Louisiana Housing Recovery Support Function, U.S. Small Business Administration, the Louisiana...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former Pittsburgh resident has been sentenced in federal court to 10 years’ imprisonment and 8 years’ supervised release on his conviction of a drug-trafficking charge related to a large-scale investigation conducted by the Greater Pittsburgh Safe Streets Task Force, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 23, 2021
Release: Washington, D.C., June 24, 2021 -- The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing to amend the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) regulations to implement a requirement for contingency plans for the handling of animals during emergencies. This ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 23, 2021
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Red Lake man has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to a sexual assault occurring on the Red Lake Indian Reservation.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 23, 2021
News Release: CHARLESTON - Five years after severe storms, floods, mudslides and landslides devastated large swaths of central and southern West Virginia on June 22-29, 2016, the state continues on its road to recovery and is working to develop resilience against future disasters.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 23, 2021
News Release: ROCKFORD - A Rockford man has been sentenced to two and a half years in federal prison for threatening to kill a deputy U.S. Marshal.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 23, 2021
News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke in opposition to H.R. 2062, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act, which is duplicative of existing anti-discrimination statutes and rewards lawyers instead of workers.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 23, 2021
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Matthew Barber, 53, of Batavia, NY, pleaded guilty before Senior U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny to possession of child pornography following prior federal and state convictions relating to sexual abuse involving a minor. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of 20 years, and a fine of $250,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 23, 2021
News Release: Collin Davis Shot the Victim Five Times when the Victim Tried to Escape the Carjacking; Davis Expected to be Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 23, 2021
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Donald McCandless, 42, of Norfolk, Virginia, was arrested yesterday after he attempted to rob the Vermont Federal Credit Union in Burlington, Vermont. McCandless was charged today by criminal complaint and will be appearing tomorrow before United States Magistrate Judge Kevin J. Doyle for his Initial Appearance. McCandless is currently detained pending his appearance.
