News from April 2009
By Interior Newswire | Apr 17, 2009
News Release: NPS (MUNISING, Mich.) Past and present Junior Rangers are invited to National Junior Ranger Day on Saturday, April 25, to explore, learn, and protect your National Lakeshore!.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 17, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) today released the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed decision to regulate Carbon Dioxide and other gases. Rep. Issa has twice written to the Obama Administration expressing concern about the endangerment finding but has yet to receive a response.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 17, 2009
News Release: A new russet potato germplasm line developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and collaborators could help cut the cost of using chemical fumigants to fight Columbia root-knot nematodes (CRN).
By Interior Newswire | Apr 17, 2009
News Release: Fourth Thursday in History: Seventh Annual High School Local History Smackdown Approaches. Question: The Quincy Mining Company worked a particular lode for nearly a century, from 1856 to 1945. Can you name the lode? Ask one of the students preparing for the seventh annual High School Local History Smackdown...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 17, 2009
News Release: Dear Acting Administrator Frizzera: As the Ranking Member of the United States Senate Committee on Finance (Committee), it is my duty under the Constitution to conduct oversight of the Medicare and Medicaid Programs. This responsibility includes monitoring the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 17, 2009
News Release: Children of all ages are invited to bring their favorite adult and come to the National Junior Ranger Day celebration anytime between 10:00 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 25 at the Olympic National Park Visitor Center in Port Angeles.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 17, 2009
News Release: The Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission will convene for its regular quarterly meeting at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at park headquarters located on the corner of Red Jacket Road and US Highway 41. Agenda items include reports from the Personnel Committee, Development Committee...
By State Newswire | Apr 17, 2009
News Release: KHARTOUM, SUDAN- Last evening, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerryissued the following statement after meetings yesterday in Sudan:
By State Newswire | Apr 17, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.), Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s announcement that greenhouse gases pose a threat to public health and welfare:
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 17, 2009
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today released the following additional statement on EPA's proposed endangerment finding and the threat posed by global warming emissions.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 17, 2009
News Release: "National Park Week and Earth Day are a perfect opportunity to celebrate the commitment by volunteers to the stewardship of this City's unique historic landscape. The canalways, the riverwalk, and many public areas benefit from those who are willing to roll up their sleeves and participate this week and throughout the year," acknowledged Michael Creasey, Park Superintendent. Please join in for the several hands-on events scheduled.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 17, 2009
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Officials at Glacier National Park report that the Going-to-the-Sun Road (Sun Road) is currently open 10 miles to Lake McDonald Lodge on the park’s west side, and six miles to Rising Sun on the east side. East side crews have cleared the roads into Many Glacier and Two Medicine Valley, but a melt out period will be necessary before these roads can open for vehicle use. All other park roads remain closed to vehicles due to snow.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 17, 2009
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977
By Interior Newswire | Apr 17, 2009
News Release: The scenic 7-mile loop road at Craters of the Moon National Monument on Highway 20/26/93, 18 miles west of Arco, is now clear of snow and open to automobile traffic. Along the loop drive, the Caves Area and several trails remain closed and inaccessible due to snow and ice. Spring storms may temporarily close the road, so visitors are advised to check the website at.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 17, 2009
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 Obama Administration's release of a proposed finding that global warming pollution endangers public health and welfare.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 17, 2009
News Release: Visitors to the Beech Forest area of Cape Cod National Seashore in Provincetown will notice some landscaping changes in the coming weeks. The changes are designed to prevent the loss of the last population of golden club on the Outer Cape. Golden club, a state-listed aquatic plant that grows along the...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 16, 2009
News Release: In connection with ongoing litigation, the Department of Justice today released four previously undisclosed Office of Legal Counsel ("OLC") opinions – one that OLC issued to the Central Intelligence Agency in August 2002 and three that OLC issued to the CIA in May 2005.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 16, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – An Iraqi-born Dutch citizen was sentenced to 25 years in prison today for conspiring to murder Americans overseas, including by planting roadside bombs targeting U.S. soldiers in Fallujah, Iraq, and by demonstrating on video how these explosives would be detonated to destroy American vehicles and their occupants.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 16, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice told the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia today that it is necessary to extend the term of certain portions of the Microsoft final judgment by at least 18 months. The Department said that an extension is necessary to ensure the quality of the technical documentation Microsoft provides to licensees.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 16, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – Acting Assistant Attorney General Loretta King of the Civil Rights Division announced today that Thomas Houston, former Chief of the Gary, Ind., Police Department, was sentenced to 41 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release for violating the civil rights of a Gary resident in June 2007.
