News from December 2007
By DOE Newswire | Dec 19, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Pete Domenici today joined President George W. Bush at a ceremony to sign into law new energy legislation that will reduce oil dependency. As ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Domenici played a major role in securing passage of the bill.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 19, 2007
News Release: Health officials in Wellfleet and Truro and Cape Cod National Seashore Superintendent George Price announce that they were notified this week by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) of a fish consumption advisory at Dyer Pond and Long Pond in Wellfleet and Great Pond, Snow Pond, and Slough...
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 19, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., Wednesday applauded the Senate passage of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 Omnibus Appropriations bill which includes $38.7 billion for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for fiscal year 2008, including...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 19, 2007
News Release: National Park Service (NPS) Northeast Regional Director Dennis Reidenbach announced that Cynthia MacLeod has been selected as the superintendent of Independence National Historical Park. As superintendent she will also manage other NPS sites in Philadelphia including the Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site and the Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial. MacLeod will begin her assignment in late January 2008.
By State Newswire | Dec 19, 2007
News Release: Washington, DC - Congressman Tom Lantos (D-San Mateo/San Francisco), chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today entered the Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech of former Vice President Al Gore into the Congressional Record, citing Gore’s remarkable achievements raising awareness about the climate change crisis.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 19, 2007
News Release: “Holiday in the National Parks" Celebrated at the White House.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 19, 2007
News Release: Tonight, the Senate passed by unanimous consent a modified version of H.R. 3997 as approved by the House of Representatives on Dec. 18, 2007. It will be necessary for the House to take up the modified bill in the next session of the 110th Congress. The bill contains all of the provisions in the Baucus-Grassley...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 19, 2007
News Release: Lassen Volcanic National Park is currently in the process of preparing an Environmental Assessment for a Weed Management Plan. An increase in distribution and dominance of exotic plant species (weeds) has lead to competition with native species and the disruption of ecological systems. Lassen Volcanic...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 19, 2007
News Release: In observance of the upcoming holidays, Richmond National Battlefield Park and the Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site visitor centers will close early on Dec. 24, and will remain closed all day on Dec. 25, 2007. They will also be closed on Jan. 1, 2008, New Year’s Day.
By State Newswire | Dec 19, 2007
News Release: Washington, DC - Congressman Tom Lantos (D-CA), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today released a summary of the committee’s legislative and oversight accomplishments for the year. From the Iraq war to the fight against global warming, the committee took action to address some of the country’s most urgent priorities and restored the kind of vigorous oversight that had been missing before the 110th Congress.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 19, 2007
News Release: Researchers have identified a new strain of swine influenza-H2N3-which belongs to the group of H2 influenza viruses that last infected humans during the 1957 pandemic. This new strain has a molecular twist: It is composed of avian and swine influenza genes.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 19, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON - The House of Representatives today voted in favor of the Senate Amendment to H.R. 3996, the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2007, legislation providing immediate tax relief to millions of families who would otherwise pay higher taxes under the alternative minimum tax (AMT) this year. Today’s...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 19, 2007
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) tonight blasted maneuvers that blocked a planned three-month extension of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program, which supports workers, firms, and farmers if they are affected negatively by global expansion of the American economy.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 19, 2007
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today made the following remarks regarding the Environmental Protection Agency's denial of California's petition for a waiver under the Clean Air Act that would allow the state to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 19, 2007
News Release: National Park Service Announces Holiday Closures.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 19, 2007
News Release: Lowell National Historical Park Contributes to the White House Christmas Tree.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2007
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON The former president and co-owner of Domecq Importers Inc. of Larchmont, N.Y., and Old Greenwich, Conn., was sentenced to serve 10 years in prison for conspiring to commit tax fraud and to ...
By Labor Gazette | Dec 18, 2007
News Release: Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.
By State News Post | Dec 18, 2007
The US State Department published a one page notice on Dec. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Dec 18, 2007
The US State Department published a two page notice on Dec. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
