News from July 2009
By Interior Newswire | Jul 30, 2009
News Release: Lowell, MA-Historic downtown Lowell, Massachusetts became the setting for the 23rd Lowell Folk Festival July 24-26. Tens of thousands of visitors enjoyed the array of traditional music, crafts, and foods at six performance stages, street-side locations, and other venues. Saturday’s truly summer-like weather drew tremendous crowds.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 30, 2009
News Release: Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa today responded to a letter of July 29 from U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton regarding the U.S. tariff on ethanol. A day earlier, Grassley wrote to them expressing concerns that the President’s nominee to be Ambassador to Brazil,...
By DOE Newswire | Jul 30, 2009
News Release: Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Energy today told Congress the agency is leading a nationwide program in search of naturally occurring natural gas hydrates - a potentially significant storehouse of methane--with far reaching implications for the environment and the nation's future energy supplies.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 30, 2009
News Release: Finding effective biocontrols against rush skeletonweed could be easier now that all genotypes of the invasive weed have been identified in North America by an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist and his collaborators.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 30, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON- A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report shows that the Federal Protective Service (FPS) lacks a comprehensive personnel management strategy and does not communicate effectively with the federal agencies it protects.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 30, 2009
News Release: Recent hot and dry weather combined with lightning ignitions has caused unusually active fire behavior for the Olympic Peninsula. Yesterday, lighting strikes from an afternoon thunderstorm started several new fires in the interior of Olympic National Park. Park fire personnel are managing these as the “Heatwave Complex" of fires, which includes two other fires started by lightning in late June and mid-July.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 30, 2009
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) released the following statement today on the progress of the Senate Finance Committee’s health care reform negations...
By DOE Newswire | Jul 30, 2009
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Two U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) projects funded by the Office of Fossil Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory provide quick and easy web-based access to sought after information on tight-gas sandstone plays. Operators can use the data on the websites to expand natural gas recovery in the San Juan Basin of New Mexico and the central Appalachian Basin of West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 30, 2009
News Release: Today, Congressman Tim Holden (PA), Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research, held a hearing to review two watershed proposals that require approval from Congress before they can move forward.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 30, 2009
News Release: Chairman Peterson said: “I am pleased that Chairman Frank and I were able to come to agreement on so many principles with regard to OTC derivatives reform. I think we have come up with a responsible approach that bridges the differences between those members who want to completely eliminate the over-the-counter market and those who think that just greater transparency is all that is needed. Neither of those approaches is a real solution; what we are putting forth is.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 30, 2009
News Release: Theodore Roosevelt National Park is recruiting Junior Rangers. Kids ages 5 through 12 and their families are invited to Junior Ranger Family Fun Day on Saturday, August 1 for a lively adventure in the park.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 30, 2009
News Release: Yesterday afternoon, a Red Bluff family was hiking the Lassen Peak Trail in Lassen Volcanic National Park. They were approximately one mile up the 2.5 mile ascent when a rock fall killed their nine year old son and seriously injured their 13 year old daughter. Their youngest daughter of ten escaped with...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 30, 2009
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today hailed a decision by the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, and by the full Senate Appropriations Committee, to include in their FY 2010 funding bill the President’s request...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 30, 2009
News Release: Native Country - Rez Bands & Modern Cultural Connections Join us for special musical evening with Native Country “live" at Chaco and explore one of the unique musical connections of modern Navajo Culture! Friday, August 7, 2009 at 7:00pm The presentation will be at the Chaco Culture NHP Amphitheater (behind the Visitor Center).
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 30, 2009
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) applauded final passage today of legislation authorizing a federal budget general fund transfer to make up expected shortfalls and prevent insolvency of both the Unemployment Trust Fund (UTF) and the Highway Trust Fund (HTF). Senator Baucus has been a leader in ensuring the fiscal health of the two trust funds during the economic recession.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 30, 2009
News Release: A 54-year old woman died Wednesday afternoon after an apparent drowning in the Green River during a private rafting trip through Dinosaur National Monument. The private party was on the second day of a 4-day trip through Lodore Canyon.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 30, 2009
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977
By Interior Newswire | Jul 30, 2009
News Release: A wildfire that moved into the park on Wednesday, July 29 has forced the closure of the Kolob Canyons District of Zion National Park. This fire, driven by southwest winds, has the potential to quickly move through the park and threaten the safety of visitors. Because of that, Park Superintendent Jock...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 29, 2009
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano announced today the appointment of Richard Spires—who brings decades of experience managing complex information technology systems—as Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the Department of Homeland Security.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 29, 2009
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 “On the same day that Secretary Napolitano highlighted the Department’s efforts to combat terrorism and keep our country safe during a speech in New York City, Congress took a major step forward on the PASS ID secure identification ...
