WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior today marked major progress for the short and long-term health of the Colorado River System. In Santa Fe, New Mexico, Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton joined leaders from the Imperial Irrigation District (California), Bard Water District (California), Metropolitan Water District (California) and Gila River Indian Community (Arizona) to sign five  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Sept. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California issued the following news release: Michael Hart of San Diego pleaded guilty in federal court today, admitting he conspired to illegally import potent greenhouse gases known as hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) into the United States from Mexico and sell them for a profit in violation of regulations intended to slow climate change. In addition to greenhouse gases, Hart admitted to conspiring to ill  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Sept. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California issued the following news release: Cambridge International Systems, Inc., a defense contractor headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, was sentenced in federal court today to pay a criminal fine of $2,250,000 after admitting that it participated in a scheme to bribe a public official at Naval Information Warfare Center in exchange for winning and maintaining hundreds of millions of dollars i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2024: * * * Funding supports disaster-relief employment, workforce training * * * The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of more than $7.4 million to support continued disaster-relief employment and workforce training for California residents affected by severe winter storms that occurred in late 2022 and early 2023. On April 13, 2023,   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * Investigation found employees paid by piece-rate were not compensated for all hours worked * * * LOS ANGELES - The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a suit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California alleging that Coway USA Inc., a Los Angeles-based company that sells, leases and services household appliances, failed to pay overtime wages earned by more   more

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, California, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Beale Air Force Base (9th Reconnaissance Wing) issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Shaei Rodriguez, 9th Reconnaissance Wing Fifty years after the Wheatland Union High School (WUHS) Class of 1974 graduated, 25 alumni known as the "Habu Brats," returned to Beale Air Force Base, where many of their parents supported the legendary SR-71 Blackbird program. The "Habu Brats,"-- a nod to the SR-71 Blackbird nickname inspired by the  more

LIVERMORE, California, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: The High Performance Computing for Manufacturing (HPC4Manufacturing) program held an informative and productive workshop at the University of California Livermore Collaboration Center (UCLCC) Aug. 20-22, bringing together private industry, Department of Energy (DOE) offices, national laboratories and HPC cloud providers. The event attracted more than 60 attendees  more

URBANA, Illinois, Sept. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois issued the following news release: A Champaign, Illinois, woman, Malaia A. Turner, 36, was sentenced on September 23, 2024, to 324 months in prison, to be followed by eight years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine. At the sentencing hearing, the government presented evidence that Turner was a leader in a consp  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 3:24-cv-06684; N.D. Cal. filed Sept. 24, 2024) involving TrueCoin LLC and TrustToken Inc.: * * * On September 24, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced settled charges against TrueCoin LLC and TrustToken Inc. for their fraudulent and unregistered sales of investment contracts involving TrueUSD ("TUSD"), a purported stablecoin. According to the SEC's complaint, filed in   more

PASADENA, California, Sept. 25 (TNSres) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news on Sept. 24, 2024: * * * Designed to be user-friendly, the resource contains the latest sea level data, explainers, and other information from several U.S. agencies. * * * The U.S. Interagency Task Force on Sea Level Change launched the U.S. Sea Level Change website on Monday, Sept. 23. Designed to help communities prepare for rising seas, the site features the latest science on changing sea  more

LIVERMORE, California, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: Since Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's (LLNL) infancy, supercomputing has played an integral role in propelling mission-oriented scientific discovery. From the UNIVAC 1 to the exascale-class El Capitan, these computing wonders have gotten light-years more technologically advanced, efficient and incredibly powerful. Since the Lab's earliest days, LLNL has   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: It's hard to grasp the scale of giant kelp unless you've seen it. It's, well, giant. It grows longer than 150 feet from top to bottom, forming swaying forests teeming with underwater life. But you probably have seen giant kelp, just at the store. Not only as food, but also in cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. And the market for seaweed keeps growing. Enter Ocean Rainforest, a seaweed company wit  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Sept. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota issued the following news release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte has sentenced an Antioch, California, woman convicted of Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance. Jennifer Walsh, age 44, was sentenced on September 23, 2024, to eight years and one month in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: * * * Companies also charged with unregistered offer and sale of securities * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against TrueCoin LLC and TrustToken Inc. for their fraudulent and unregistered sales of investment contracts involving TrueUSD (TUSD), a purported stablecoin. According to the SEC's complaint, filed in U.S. District Court for   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The National Academy of Engineering issued the following news release: The Council of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has endorsed the NAE 2025 Nominating Committee's[1] recommendation of Tsu-Jae King Liu, dean and Roy W. Carlson Professor of Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, to stand as the sole candidate for the NAE presidency. NAE members will vote in March 2025 to elect a new NAE president to a six-year term beginning July 1. If elected  more