News from October 2021
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, issued the following statement after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved continued sales of R.J. Reynolds’ high-nicotine Vuse e-cigarettes...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: SW Oregon - Thanks to continued cooler temperatures and precipitation received, officials with the Bureau of Land Management Medford District, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest and Oregon Department of Forestry Southwest Oregon District are lifting all fire restrictions on those lands located within the boundaries of the Wild section of the Rogue National Wild and Scenic River. The Wild section flows from Grave Creek to the mouth of Watson Creek.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - Daniel Alan Baker, 34, of Tallahassee, Florida was sentenced to forty-four months in federal prison for two counts of transmitting a communication in interstate commerce containing a threat to kidnap or injure another person. The sentence was announced by Jason R. Coody, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: ATLANTA - Robert Whitley, and his daughter Noni Whitley, have been sentenced to federal prison for selling millions of dollars of stolen retail products through their online businesses, Closeout Express and Essentials Daily Discounts.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
Release: The Government of Guatemala has asked USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to authorize the importation of dianthus (Dianthus spp.) plants for planting into the United States and Territories. APHIS has drafted a pest risk assessment that describes potential pests associated with the commodity.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it has authorized the marketing of three new tobacco products, marking the first set of electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) products ever to be authorized by FDA through the Premarket Tobacco Product Application (PMTA) pathway...
By DOE Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it has authorized the marketing of three new tobacco products, marking the first set of electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) products ever to be authorized by FDA through the Premarket Tobacco Product Application (PMTA) pathway...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: Firearms Seized from Residence of Defendant Who Was Previously Convicted of Manslaughter.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: NEW BERN, N.C. -A Dover man was sentenced today to 340 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and a quantity of cocaine, and possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and a quantity of heroin.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: Acres: 87,467 acres. Containment: 30%. Start Date: Sept. 10, 2021. Cause: Lightning. Jurisdiction: Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks; Sequoia National Forest. Resources: 2,083 personnel including: 42 crews, 130 engines, 41 water tenders, 11 dozers and 17 helicopters. North Zone: Decreased visibility...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: FLOWOOD, Ms.- The Bureau of Land Management will host a wild horse and burro placement event Oct. 22-23, 2021, offering approximately 70 excess animals gathered from western rangelands at Covington Center Arena in Andalusia, Alabama.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: Sean P. Costello, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama, announces that Chief Judge Jeffery Beaverstock has sentenced defendant Betty Fables Harrison to 27 months in prison and ordered her to pay $549,000.00 in restitution.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: BOISE - A Nampa man pleaded guilty to distribution of methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced today that Dr. Llewelyn Simon, an internal medicine physician from Monroe, Louisiana, has agreed to pay the United States $640,000 to resolve allegations that he accepted payments for referrals of home health patients.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: EM is an active participant in a DOE-wide effort to address climate change and strengthen resilience at its sites and in its operations, tribal stakeholders were told at a recent climate webinar.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: NOAA’s Climate Program Office (CPO) announced today a total award amount of $171 million, the highest five-year investment in the program’s history, to support 72 innovative and impactful projects that will improve our nation’s resilience at a critical time in the fight against the climate crisis.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - William J. Ihlenfeld, II has taken the oath of office to become the United States Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia. Ihlenfeld was nominated by President Biden on Aug. 10, 2021 and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 5, 2021. U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Kleeh administered the oath of office to U.S. Attorney Ihlenfeld today.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Friday, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm traveled to Savannah, Georgia to join U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff to tour the site of next-generation of clean fuels manufacturing and meet with community and environmental justice leaders about deploying cheap, renewable power throughout ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - Four people received prison sentences following convictions in relation to a drug trafficking ring that operated for years in the Kansas City metropolitan area.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2021
News Release: BOISE - A Boise man and an Arizona man were sentenced to federal prison for conspiracy and for possessing methamphetamine and fentanyl with the intent to distribute it to others.
