News from June 2007
By Labor Gazette | Jun 26, 2007
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on June 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Jun 26, 2007
The US State Department published a one page notice on June 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Jun 26, 2007
The US State Department published a two page notice on June 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 26, 2007
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on June 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 26, 2007
News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today made the following comment on a bipartisan, bicameral agreement to extend trade preferences to Andean nations for eight months.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 26, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) and Ranking Member Jim McCrery (R-LA) issued the following joint statement today on a bi-partisan, bi-cameral agreement to consider the extension of trade preferences to Andean nations before the full House on Wednesday under...
By State Newswire | Jun 26, 2007
News Release: For decades to come, the world's preeminent historians will analyze the Iraq War and its manifold impact. But one impact is already clear: when dealing with a looming threat to international peace and security, Congress will insist that all - and I mean all - diplomatic and economic remedies be pursued before military action is considered. We are far from having exhausted all diplomatic and economic options for stopping Tehran's headlong pursuit of nuclear weapons.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 26, 2007
News Release: The Elwha Science Education Project, a program to increase local community and student awareness of Elwha Ecosystem Restoration, has been awarded a five-year $1.5 million grant by the National Science Foundation. The project is designed to increase student understanding of earth science, particularly for area tribal youth, using the Elwha restoration project as a living model and laboratory.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 26, 2007
News Release: Homestead, Florida. Everglades National Park Superintendent Dan Kimball announced today that Carl Ross Key is now open for day use. Carl Ross Key has been closed since last December to provide protection for one of Florida Bay’s most significant roseate spoonbill colonies. With completion of a successful...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 26, 2007
News Release: The Bureau of Reclamation has issued the Final Environmental Assessment for the Fort Hall National Historic Landmark Riverbank Stabilization Project with a Finding of No Significant Impact. A range of riverbank stabilization alternatives were evaluated in the Final EA aimed at reducing erosion to provide protection of the landmark, located upstream from American Falls Reservoir.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 26, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C-Today, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Chairman of the Senate Health,Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, released the following statement in response to thecloture vote on the Employee Free Choice Act.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 26, 2007
News Release: Dear Acting Administrator Norwalk: The Committee on Finance (the Committee) has exclusive jurisdiction over the Medicare program. As Chairman of the Committee, I take this responsibility very seriously. Therefore, I conduct oversight of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) to ensure, among other...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 26, 2007
News Release: Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne welcomed the unanimous decision made yesterday by the World Heritage Committee at a meeting in Christchurch, New Zealand, to remove Everglades National Park from the World Heritage in Danger List in recognition of the progress the United States has made in addressing key issues that led to the listing of the park in 1993.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 26, 2007
News Release: Please join us for this traditional Native American trade festival at Kule Loklo, Point Reyes National Seashore. The annual festival will be held for Saturday, July 21, 2007, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at Kule Loklo, a Coast Miwok Cultural Exhibit. Throughout the day demonstrators will exhibit their...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 26, 2007
News Release: On Saturday, June 16, 2007, Vincent Au, 28, of Sunnyvale CA, was swimming with friends in Bass Lake when he disappeared. Bass Lake, located in the southern part of the Point Reyes National Seashore, is a small lake and a very popular swimming hole. National Park Rangers were notified and immediately...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 26, 2007
News Release: Two hundred thirty years ago, on July 4, 1777, Continental Soldiers and camp followers assembled on the parade ground to hear the Declaration of Independence read to them. These inspiring words reminded the men, women and children that their sacrifices were going to make the United States of America...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 26, 2007
News Release: Ethanol to fuel cars, trucks and other vehicles might tomorrow take less energy to produce, thanks to a device invented by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in California.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 26, 2007
News Release: Numerous programs are beginning for the summer season at Rocky Mountain National Park. The following evening programs will be held at the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center auditorium and are free and open to the public.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 26, 2007
News Release: National Park Service Intermountain Regional Director Michael Snyder announced today that Carlsbad Cavern Trading, LLC, a New Mexico-based company owned by Santa Fe-based businessman Armand Ortega, has been selected to provide food and beverage, retail, kennel and vending services at Carlsbad Caverns National Park.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 26, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today praised an announcement by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) that it will invest $375 million in three major Bioenergy Research Centers to advance basic research on biofuels. Among the collaborators in the program will be Sandia National Laboratory in Albuquerque, N.M.
