100 Millionth Visitor to Glacier/ Appeal for al Bahlul/ Federal Workers Hack

Missoulian: Glacier National Park welcomes 100 millionth visitor: '#WINNER'
100th Million Visitor Representation
“According to park visitation statistics since 1911, a year after the park was established, the park has hosted 100 million visitors this month. ”
General Information Regarding Glacier National Park (1919)

Missoulian: Appeals court sets aside conviction of bin Laden assistant
11-1324 Ali Hamza Ahmad al Bahlul v. USA
“Pursuant to the Military Commissions Act of 2006, 10 U.S.C. §§ 948a et seq. (“2006 MCA”), a law of war military commission convened at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, found Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al Bahlul guilty of material support for terrorism, solicitation of others to commit war crimes, and inchoate conspiracy to commit war crimes.”

Missoulian: Union says all federal workers fell victim to hackers
Information About the Recent Cybersecurity Incident

Crowdfunding Fraud

Missoulian: Federal regulators go after crowdfunding scam
Crowdfunding Project Creator Settles FTC Charges of Deception
“In its first case involving crowdfunding, the Federal Trade Commission has taken legal action against the deceptive tactics of a project creator who raised money from consumers to produce a board game through a Kickstarter campaign, but instead used most of the funds on himself. The defendant has agreed to a settlement that prohibits him from deceptive representations related to any crowdfunding campaigns in the future and requires him to honor any stated refund policy.”

Bitterroot Development Case/ Amtrak Crash Investigation

Missoulian: Court to hear legal arguments over largest subdivision in Bitterroot Valley history

Legacy SJ Final Brief v.4.pdf

Missoulian: NTSB says Amtrak engineer didn't use cellphone before crash
NTSB Issues Second Update on its Investigation Into the Amtrak Derailment in Philadelphia
“Analysis of the phone records does not indicate that any calls, texts, or data usage occurred during the time the engineer was operating the train. Amtrak’s records confirm that the engineer did not access the train’s Wi-Fi system while he was operating the locomotive.”

Climate Change Challenge Premature/ G7 Reports/ Collision Aviodance

Missoulian: Appeals court tosses suits challenging climate change plan

In Re: Murray Energy Corp., State of West Virginia, et al. v. EPA

“Petitioners are champing at the bit to challenge EPA’s anticipated rule restricting carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants. But EPA has not yet issued a final rule. It has issued only a proposed rule. Petitioners nonetheless ask the Court to jump into the fray now. They want us to do something that they candidly acknowledge we have never done before: review the legality of a proposed rule. But a proposed rule is just a proposal. In justiciable cases, this Court has authority to review the legality of final agency rules. We do not have authority to review proposed agency rules. In short, we deny the petitions for review and the petition for a writ of prohibition because the complained-of agency action is not final.”

Missoulian: From fossil fuels to epidemics: What the G-7 decided
Official website and documents of the G7 Summit

Missoulian: NTSB: Collision avoidance systems should be standard in cars

NTSB Calls for Immediate Action on Collision Avoidance Systems for Vehicles; Cites Slow Progress as Major Safety Issue
“In a report released today, the National Transportation Safety Board outlined the life-saving benefits of currently available collision avoidance systems, and recommended that the technology become standard on all new passenger and commercial vehicles.”

To view the full report, including the conclusions and recommendations to NHTSA and to passenger vehicle, truck-tractor, motorcoach, and single-unit truck manufacturers, click on the following link: http://www.ntsb.gov/safety/safety-studies/Documents/SIR1501.pdf.

To view “Safety Alert: Addressing Deadly Rear-End Crashes” click on the following link: http://www.ntsb.gov/safety/safety-alerts/Documents/SA-046.pdf.

U.S. in Iraq/ Logging Bill

Missoulian: Obama: US lacks 'complete strategy' for training Iraqis
Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Al-Abadi after Bilateral Meeting
“What we do know is that our success is going to be dependent on an effective partnership between the international coalition and the Iraqi government.  And that’s why a lot of our discussion today will focus on how we can build on the thousands of Iraqi security forces that we have already trained; how we can coordinate more effectively in getting weapons into the hands of those who are prepared to fight ISIL on a timely basis; how we can ensure that the work that the Prime Minister has done to maintain an inclusive government in Baghdad continues.”

Missoulian: Republicans shift strategy in effort to increase logging
HR 2647: Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015