News from April 2009
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2009
News Release: Superintendent Mike Murray announced today the Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee for Off-Road Vehicle Management for Cape Hatteras National Seashore submitted the final report to the National Park Service (NPS) on March 30, 2009. The 1,654 page report provides diverse stakeholder input on a full spectrum of ORV management issues for the Seashore. The report can be found at.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 1, 2009
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today welcomed the announcement of a new high-level dialogue between the United States and China. Announced by President Obama and President Hu ahead of the G20 summit in London, the Strategic and Economic Dialogue will be an annual forum to discuss economic,...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2009
News Release: Two new vandalism incidents have resulted in expanded buffers at shorebird protection areas in Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Both incidents, discovered over the weekend, are being investigated by NPS law enforcement personnel, and were evaluated by park management on Monday, March 30, 2009.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 1, 2009
News Release: Senator Chuck Grassley commented on the recommendations published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association about financial support from industry.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 1, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Senior Ways and Means Democrats today sent a letter to the Committee on Financial Services, urging that Congress provide additional oversight tools for the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP). In the letter, the Members stress that Congressional oversight is “the only way to promote accountability and regain public trust in the use of Federal monies to stabilize the economy.".
By DOE Newswire | Apr 1, 2009
News Release: APRIL 1, 2009 CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977
By USDA Newswire | Apr 1, 2009
News Release: Today, the House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management held a hearing to review the state of the farm economy. Representative Leonard Boswell of Iowa is Chairman of the Subcommittee.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 1, 2009
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By Homeland Newswire | Apr 1, 2009
News Release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of both the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and the Senate Financial Services Appropriations Subcommittee, today announced that Maine will receive nearly $100 million for federal building improvements through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). Senator Collins worked with a bipartisan group of senators to craft the economic stimulus legislation that became law earlier this year.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 1, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., April 1, 2009 - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) today released the following statement regarding the all-of-the above energy plan contained in the Republican budget alternative.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2009
News Release: Built in 1848, this lighthouse was the first government built aid to navigation on the Keweenaw Peninsula. Can you name this lighthouse? If you said the Copper Harbor lighthouse, give yourself a pat on the back - you’re right!.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 1, 2009
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2009
News Release: Two new vandalism incidents have resulted in expanded buffers at shorebird protection areas in Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Both incidents, discovered over the weekend, are being investigated by NPS law enforcement personnel, and were evaluated by park management on Monday, March 30, 2009.
By State Newswire | Apr 1, 2009
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry, on the Senate floor today introduced an amendment to restore four billion dollars in cuts to the President's international affairs budget.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 1, 2009
News Release: About half of adults in the United States report consuming dietary supplements regularly. What they may not know is that some of these supplements contain caffeine, even if it's not listed on the label. Now, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Beltsville, Md., have analyzed a number of caffeine-containing products to explore caffeine levels in segments of the U.S. dietary supplement market.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2009
News Release: Each year in the spring (April - June), an increase in the turbidity of drinking (potable) water occurs at Grand Canyon National Park. This increased turbidity is caused by snow melt and the spring rains recharging the aquifer, and the increased water flows through the rock formations to the point of...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2009
News Release: Peregrine falcons are once again being observed defending the Valley Cove cliff area, (i.e., historic nesting territory) engaging in courtship behavior in Acadia National Park, Superintendent Sheridan Steele announced today. The species is listed as an Endangered Species under the Maine Endangered Species Act.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 1, 2009
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, made the following remarks regarding draft energy and climate change legislation released today by Rep. Henry A. Waxman, Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Rep. Edward J. Markey, Chairman of the Energy and Environment Subcommittee.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 1, 2009
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