News published on Federal Newswire in February 2009

News from February 2009


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Feb. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a four page notice on Feb. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a three page notice on Feb. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Feb. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a five page proposed rule on Feb. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page proposed rule on Feb. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page proposed rule on Feb. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Feb. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Feb. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Feb. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


First OCS Hearing Stacked with Opponents of Offshore Drilling

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 11, 2009 - The House Natural Resources Committee today held its first hearing in a series regarding development of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Unfortunately, this hearing was not a chance to hear from experts advocating for achievable solutions to our energy needs, but instead featured all five Democrat witnesses calling for the reinstatement of the ban on offshore drilling.


Ginseng Poachers Receive Jail Time

News Release: On Jan. 22, 2009, two North Carolina men were convicted and sentenced in Federal Court in Bryson City, NC, one for illegally digging American ginseng and both for a failure to obey a lawful order given by a U.S. Park Ranger in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Jeremy Farmer, 24, of Canton, NC and Larry Johnson, 46, of Clyde, NC were both found guilty, fined and sentenced to jail terms.


DOE Regional Partner Initiates CO2 Injection Study in Virginia

News Release: Washington, D.C. -- A U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) team of regional partners has begun injecting carbon dioxide (CO2) into coal seams in the Central Appalachian Basin to determine the feasibility of CO2 storage in unmineable coal seams and the potential for enhanced coalbed methane recovery. The results...


STATEMENT OF SENATOR EDWARD M. KENNEDY ON COMMITTEE APPROVAL OF SECRETARY OF LABOR-DESIGNATE HILDA SOLIS

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, today released the following statement in response to the Committee’s approval of the nominee for the Secretary of Labor, Hilda Solis...


McKeon Statement on Committee Approval of Bill to Protect Youth in Residential Treatment Programs

News Release: The U.S. House Education and Labor Committee today approved legislation to strengthen protections for youth enrolled in residential treatment facilities. The Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act (H.R. 911) was introduced after the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) uncovered ...


Inventors Win ARS Technology Transfer Honors

News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 11--Delicious new apricots, a better way to keep hot dogs and sausage safe to eat, and simpler ways to produce catfish are among the innovations that have garnered technology transfer awards for Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists at laboratories nationwide. ARS is the principal intramural scientific research agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.


Murkowski statement at renewable portfolio standard hearing

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