News from April 2006
By Interior Newswire | Apr 3, 2006
The US Interior Department published a two page rule on April 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 3, 2006
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Senator Susan Collins, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, issued the following statement today regarding the resignation of Elaine Dezenski as DHS Assistant Secretary for Policy Development. “Elaine Dezenski has played a key role in building...
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 3, 2006
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins, who has worked to help Canadian members of the Lewiston MAINEiacs hockey team obtain visas so they can play in the US, has introduced an amendment to the immigration reform bill that would address the shortage...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 3, 2006
News Release: Consuming lower than recommended levels of dietary zinc could be especially hard on the body during exercise, according to an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) study. That's because tiny amounts of the mineral are contained in hundreds of zinc-dependent enzymes that play a role in regulating energy expenditure.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 3, 2006
News Release: Senate Dirksen Office Bldg, Room G50
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 3, 2006
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, will call for a funding increase for the Bureau of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol when legislation to reauthorize the agency is considered later this year. The Finance Committee, which has jurisdiction...
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 3, 2006
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Senator Susan Collins, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, today praised the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announcement that it will work together with the Small Business Association (SBA) to award...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2006
News Release: Petrified Forest, AZ - To live, thrive, and reproduce all species of plants and animals - including humans - need a combination of food, water, shelter, and space. These elements make up their habitat, which is key to the survival of any species. Although a variety of species may live in the same area...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2006
News Release: Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area is planning to conduct a prescribed fire in the Darrow Ridge area of the park during April of 2006. The plan calls for the park to burn an area of some 550 acres bounded by Darrow Ridge Road and East Laurel Fork. The prescribed fire, as defined in the approved Fire Management Plan, will be located within the boundaries of the park.