News from June 2006
By USDA Wire | Jun 9, 2006
The US Agriculture Department published a nine page rule on June 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 9, 2006
The US Labor Department published a two page rule on June 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jun 9, 2006
The US Commerce Department published a one page proposed rule on June 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 9, 2006
News Release: Performance of Physical Structures in Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita: A Reconnaissance Report (NIST Technical Note 1476) (7 mb.pdf file, requires Acrobat Reader )
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 9, 2006
News Release: Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Joe Lieberman (D-CT) have received written confirmation from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) that a media request to interview a top official on his climate change views was wrongly denied. Collins and Lieberman raised concerns with NASA’s alleged...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 9, 2006
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Officials from Glacier National Park invite 3rd -10th grade teachers and other resource educators to a free workshop at park headquarters on June 22, 2006, from 9 - 4:30. Workshop participants will explore the popular U.S. Forest Service “FireWorks" fire education curriculum and hike the Rocky Point Trail, an area that burned in the 2003 Robert Fire.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 9, 2006
News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today made the following comment on a new report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, “The Informants’ Rewards Program Needs More Centralized Management Oversight.".
By USDA Newswire | Jun 9, 2006
News Release: A "viral strike force" in Wooster, Ohio serves as the "front line" for spotting viral attacks on corn and soybeans in the United States, and on corn worldwide.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 9, 2006
News Release: 1. Why did NIST assess damage from Hurricane Katrina when there are othergroups doing the same thing?
By DOE Newswire | Jun 9, 2006
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee will hold one full committee hearing and one subcommittee hearing next week.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 9, 2006
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Managers at Glacier National Park invite the public to informational stakeholder meetings for the Going-to-the-Sun (Sun) Road rehabilitation & mitigation on Wednesday, June 21 at the West Glacier Community Building and on Thursday, June 22 at the St. Mary Visitor Center. Both sessions will last from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Public comments will also be accepted at the meetings.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 9, 2006
News Release: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., Friday hailed a Labor Department decision to extend unemployment benefits to Katrina victims who quit temporary jobs in order to return home and rebuild their lives. In a March 9, 2006, letter to Department of...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 8, 2006
News Release: Dear Dr. von Eschenbach: The Senate Committee on Finance (Committee) has jurisdiction over the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and, accordingly, a responsibility to the more than 80 million Americans who receive health care coverage, including prescription drugs, under those programs. As Chairman of...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2006
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON Wayne County Airport Authority (Airport Authority), which operates Detroit Wayne County Metropolitan Airport, pleaded guilty today to a misdemeanor violation of the Clean Water Act, the Department ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2006
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON - The Justice Department today announced the successful resolution of its lawsuit against the state of Alabama to enforce the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA).
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2006
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON The United States government, the Louisville Metropolitan Air Pollution Control District (LMAPCD), and the state of New Jersey announced a settlement today with Oxy Vinyls, LP (Oxy Vinyls) under which citizens in areas of Texas, Kentucky and New Jersey will experience reduced exposure to the known human carcinogen vinyl chloride.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2006
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTONThe Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) today announced two settlements that will lead to substantial cleanup of hazardous substances at facilities owned by Marine Shale Processors Inc. and Recycling Park Inc. in Amelia, La.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2006
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON A federal grand jury in Portland, Ore. returned an indictment late yesterday against a former Raisio Chemicals Northwest Inc. sales executive charging him with two counts of filing false federal income tax returns, the Department of Justice announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2006
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTONR. Scot Stokes, of Henderson, Nevada, was sentenced to 54 months in prison for conspiring to defraud the United States and conspiring to commit mail and wire fraud, in connection with the promotion ...
By Commerce News Now | Jun 8, 2006
News Release: Thank you Dr. (Sharon) Walker (Education Director, University of Southern Mississippi, Scott Aquarium).
