News from May 2008
By DOE Newswire | May 1, 2008
News Release: The American Energy Production Act, introduced today by Senator Domenici and Senate Republicans, will address America’s soaring gas prices by focusing on common sense measures that will increase production of oil and gas in America.
By Interior Newswire | May 1, 2008
News Release: The park staff at Fort Frederica National Monument is now accepting reservations for the 2008 Hands-On-History Camp. The camp will be held from Monday June 23, 2008 to Wednesday June 25th, 2008 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. It is limited to 20 participants. Please call the park visitor center at (912) 638-3639 to sign up for this educational and fun day camp. The camp is free and is open to children in fifth through seventh grades.
By Interior Newswire | May 1, 2008
News Release: Washington, DC - The National Park Service (NPS) announced today that a settlement has been reached that will protect nesting areas for Piping Plovers and other species and allow recreational opportunities for park visitors. According to Cape Hatteras National Seashore Superintendent Mike Murray, a consent...
By Commerce Newswire | May 1, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - After being stalled for more than a decade, the House of Representatives today approved final passage of H.R. 493, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, by a margin of 414 to 1. This bipartisan legislation protects patients against discrimination by health insurance providers and employers based on their genes or genetic predisposition to disease or chronic conditions.
By Interior Newswire | May 1, 2008
News Release: Today’s opening of the North Cascades Highway (State Route 20) through Washington Pass ceremoniously begins the "busy season" in North Cascades National Park Service Complex. "This is an exciting day as we celebrate with the park’s gateway communities the increased opportunities for recreation and fun made possible by the highway’s opening," said Chief Ranger Kinsey Shilling.
By Interior Newswire | May 1, 2008
News Release: Petrified Forest- Biologist Erika Nowak of Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff will be providing a presentation titled “Milksnakes at Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona: Implications for monitoring rare vertebrates" as part of the park’s ongoing Science and Education Center Lecture Series.
By Interior Newswire | May 1, 2008
News Release: Learn more about your National Parks while visiting the Outer Banks this spring!.
By Commerce Newswire | May 1, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Select Revenue Measures Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA), issued the following opening statement at a hearing on tax incentives for postsecondary education...
By DOE Newswire | May 1, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today introduced legislation intended to dramatically increase domestic production of oil and natural gas in order to lower prices and make America less dependent on foreign sources of oil.
By Interior Newswire | May 1, 2008
News Release: Superintendent Mike Murray announced today that, under the Consent Decree signed on April 30, 2008 by U.S. District Court Judge Terrence Boyle, a new seasonal restriction on nighttime beach driving will go into effect immediately on the beaches of Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Beginning May 1, 2008, all Seashore beaches are closed to off-road vehicles (ORVs) between the hours of 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
By Commerce Newswire | May 1, 2008
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Finance Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) led a news conference today with general aviation and highway leaders to stress the need for key tax provisions in the pending Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill. The tax title developed by the Finance Committee in its FAA bill last September provide funding for the FAA’s NextGen satellite air traffic control system,.
By Interior Newswire | May 1, 2008
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By Homeland Newswire | May 1, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today Senator Carl Levin (D-Mich.), Senator Norm Coleman (R-Minn.), and Senator Barack Obama (D-Ill.), Chairman, Ranking Minority Member, and Member of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, introduced the Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act to...
By USDA Newswire | May 1, 2008
News Release: Wool is less susceptible to burning than synthetic fibers. This makes it an ideal fabric for uniforms worn by U.S. troops, firefighters and others whose occupations expose them to fire.
By US DOT Newswire | May 1, 2008
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today made the following remarks regarding the EPA's proposed National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for lead...
