News from June 2007
By USDA Newswire | Jun 15, 2007
News Release: Potting mixes custom-tailored to fight plant diseases can work much better than systemic fungicides.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 15, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C-Today, Senator Edward M. Kennedy and Health, Education, Labor, andPensions Committee members sent the following letter to the Secretary Education, MargaretSpellings, urging the department to refrain from proposing new regulations on accreditationuntil after the Higher Education Act is reauthorized.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 15, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., Wednesday applauded the opening of the DHS Homeland Security Academy, which will provide graduate education opportunities for federal, state, local and military officials in areas related to homeland...
By State Newswire | Jun 15, 2007
News Release: Washington, DC - Chairman Tom Lantos today announced the schedule for a ground-breaking, open meeting next week between the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the foreign affairs committee of the Duma, the legislature of the Russian Federation.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 15, 2007
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) announced today the release of the Giacomini Wetland Restoration Project Final Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (FEIS/EIR). The FEIS/EIR has been developed in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the California Environmental...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 15, 2007
News Release: Comments Sought on Revised Environmental Assessment for.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 15, 2007
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.) is responding with support to the nationwide suspension of marketing of private fee-for-service plans by major Medicare Advantage organizations, as announced late today by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The suspension, made voluntarily...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 15, 2007
News Release: Today, the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Department Operations Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry approved proposals for the nutrition and forestry titles of the 2007 Farm Bill. Congressman Joe Baca of California is the Chairman of the Subcommittee.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 15, 2007
News Release: Dear Acting Administrator Norwalk: The United States Senate Committee on Finance (Committee) has exclusive jurisdiction over the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Accordingly, it has a responsibility to the more than 80 million Americans who receive health care through these programs to ensure that they...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 15, 2007
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Officials at Glacier National Park report that a female visitor, Rhonda Stevens, missing since Thursday, June 14, was spotted and rescued around 5 p.m. today, June 15, by the crew of one of the responding helicopters. Stevens indicated that she was not seriously injured and declined medical treatment on scene.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 14, 2007
News Release: At about 5p.m., tonight (Thursday, June 14), the National Park Service Dispatch Center received an emergency call about an injured 25-year-old male. The victim had been injured while water skiing in the Boulder Basin area of Lake Mead. At this time, we believe no other vessels were involved in the accident. The victim was skiing at a high rate of speed and apparently impacted the water.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 14, 2007
News Release: Cowpea plants can indirectly perceive attack from fall armyworms by detecting and responding to degradation products of their own tissues-the first time this ability has been observed in plants, according to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Gainesville, Fla. The scientists hope to capitalize on this discovery by finding a way to intensify this defense response, thus boosting a plant's ability to protect itself.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 14, 2007
News Release: The next scheduled training dates for the new pilot "Beach Ambassador" program are set for the 2007 summer season. The program’s goal is to increase preventative lifesaving efforts through educational materials and personal contacts with the visiting public to Cape Hatteras National Seashore and village beaches. The program will educate and inform the public of potential hazards associated with beach recreation, including rip current awareness.
By Commerce News Now | Jun 14, 2007
News Release: Good morning and thank you for that warm welcome. I am pleased to be here to talk about immigration reform; a topic I believe is the domestic social issue of our time. In a few minutes you will hear from President Bush who has made this issue one of the highest priorities of his Administration.
By Commerce News Now | Jun 14, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON—U.S. Coordinator for International Intellectual Property Enforcement Chris Israel today issued the following statement on the announcement of a new U.S. Chamber and Coalition Against Counterfeiting and Piracy Agenda.
By Commerce News Now | Jun 14, 2007
News Release: WASHINGTON—U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez today issued the following statement following Chairman Daniel Inouye and Vice Chairman Ted Steven’s introduction of the National Offshore Aquaculture Act of 2007.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 14, 2007
News Release: Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 14, 2007
The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on June 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Jun 14, 2007
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on June 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 14, 2007
The US Transportation Department published a one page proposed rule on June 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
