News published on Federal Newswire in March 2002

News from March 2002


Grassley Learns Anthrax Clean-up Tops $23 Million So Far; EPA Says Final Cost Unknown

News Release: WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, haslearned the cost of cleaning the anthrax from the Hart Senate Office Building and other Capitol Hillbuildings is already at more than $23 million, and the tab is still running, according to theEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA).


News Release: Agricultural Research Service scientists have developed a rapid, easy-to-use testto detect and count E. coli O157:H7 bacteria in natural and constructed bodies of water. ARS microbiologists Dan Shelton and Jeff Karns in the Animal Waste Pathogen Laboratory, Beltsville, Md., developed the test, which uses magnetic beads to detect the pathogen.


Baucus Schedules Hearing on Welfare Reform

News Release: Hearing: Welfare Reform: What Have We Learned?.


Point Reyes National Seashore Selected as a Center for Environmental Innovation

News Release: Sustainability has been an integral part of America’s national parks since the National Park Service (NPS) was established. With rising interest in creating a future where sustainability is a part of all park activities and with the opportunity to become a world leader in educating the public on sustainable practices, the NPS is embarking on a systematic effort to establish places where sustainability can be showcased.


News Release: FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY–NOT FOR RELEASE TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 2002 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Assistant Attorney General Charles A. James and Timothy J. Muris, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, will hold a pen and pad briefing regarding the new clearance procedures for antitrust matters TODAY, Tuesday, March 5 at 12:00 p.m.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 2002 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The nation's two federal antitrust enforcement agencies, the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), today announced that they have ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 2002 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 616-2777 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General John Ashcroft and Deputy Attorney General Larry Thompson will hold a news conference regarding the National Security Coordination Council TODAY, Tuesday, March 5 at 2:00 p.m.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 2002 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Justice today filed a civil suit in federal court in Illinois directing three persons and their organization, "the Joy Foundation," for promoting an illegal tax scheme. ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 2002 WWW.USDOJ.GOV WWW.EPA.GOV ENRD DOJ (202) 514-2007 EPA REGION 5 (312) 353-6218 EPA (202) 564-7818 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Justice Department, the Environmental Protection Agency and the State of Ohio today announced a settlement with the City of Youngstown ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 2002 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 616-2777 TDD (202) 514-1888 ATTORNEY GENERAL ASHCROFT TO HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General John Ashcroft and entertainer Ed McMahon will participate in a news conference to kickoff the Administration's efforts ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2002 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Assistant Attorney General Michael Chertoff of the Criminal Division announced today that Walter L. Roberts, 40, a candidate to represent Oklahoma's Third Congressional District in the ...


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on March 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on March 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a two page notice on March 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a two page notice on March 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on March 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on March 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on March 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.