Durable Goods

Helena Independent Record: US durable goods orders fall outside aircraft

Advance Report on Durable Goods Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories andOrders June 2012
“New orders for manufactured durable goods in June increased $3.4 billion or 1.6 percent to $221.6 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today. This increase, up two consecutive months, followed a 1.6 percent May increase. Excluding transportation, new orders decreased 1.1 percent. Excluding defense, new orders decreased 0.7 percent.”

U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS ANDSERVICES

“The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced today that total May exports of $183.1 billion and imports of $231.8 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $48.7 billion, down from $50.6 billion in April, revised.  May exports were $0.4 billion more than April exports of $182.7 billion.  May imports were $1.6 billion less than April imports of $233.3 billion.”

Fires

Missoulian:  Lower temperatures aid firefighters inwestern Montana

Montana Fire Information

National Weather Service 

Grizzly/ Bison

Missoulian:  Interiorsecretary calls for grizzly bear delisting by 2014

U.S. Fish and Wildlife: Grizzly Bear Recovery 

On September 21, 2009, the Federal District Court in Missoula issued an order enjoining and vacating the delisting of the Greater Yellowstone Area grizzly population. In compliance with this order, the Yellowstone grizzly population is once again a threatened population under the Endangered Species Act (75 FR 14496, March 26, 2010).

                                                                   NPS/Jenny Jones

Missoulian: Montana plan: Bison couldroam year-round outside Yellowstone Park

Yellowstone Bison 

The bison (Bison bison) is the largest land mammal in North America. In a typical year, more than 3,000 bison roam the grasslands of Yellowstone National Park. Bulls are more massive in appearance than cows, and more bearded. For their size, bison are agile and quick, capable of speeds in excess of 30 mph.

Bison Conservation & Management

 

MT Supreme Court/ Oil Drilling/ Beef Recall / HIV/AIDS

Missoulian: Supreme Court: Judge erred in sentencing man whostabbed Poverello worker 

State of Montana v. John Gordon Brisco

“Given our clear holding in Duncan, Briscoe’s sentence based in part on lack of remorse is illegal. The District Court did not affirmatively point to any evidence in the record to support its finding of lack of remorse. When a portion of a sentence is illegal, and can be corrected on remand, we will remand to the district court to correct the illegal provision. State v. Olivares-Coster, 2011 MT 196, ¶ 16, 361 Mont. 380, 259 P.3d 760. Accordingly, we reverse Briscoe’s sentence and remand to the District Court to correct this illegal provision.”

Missoulian: Montana on pace to issue record number of oildrilling permits

Montana Minerals Management Bureau

Missoulian: Cargill Beef recalls 30,000 pounds of groundbeef

Pennsylvania Firm Recalls Ground Beef Products Due ToPossible Salmonella Contamination 

“The products subject to recall bears the establishment number "EST. 9400" inside the USDA mark of inspection. While the use-by date has passed and these products are no longer available for retail sale, FSIS and the company are concerned that some product may be frozen in consumers' freezers. These products were produced on May 25, 2012, and were shipped to distribution centers in Connecticut, Maine and New York for further distribution.”

Missoulian: Sec'y Clinton lauds headway in battle against AIDS

CDC: Global HIV/AIDS

Remarks at the 2012 International AIDS Conference