News from June 2009
By Interior Newswire | Jun 25, 2009
News Release: The Star Fort of Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine may be closed on any day from June 29 until July 3rd for the installation of a new flagpole. "Old Glory will certainly be flying and the fort will be open on July 4th," says Chief of Interpretation Vince Vaise. The installation involves...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 25, 2009
News Release: Park visitors James Bachman and Dorothy Hovland, from Huntington Beach, CA, returned to Yosemite today to present a plaque to Park Ranger Dan Abbe to show their appreciation for his heroic efforts. Abbe rescued the pair after their truck and trailer slid off of Highway 41 and down a steep hillside. The plaque was presented during a ceremony in Yosemite Valley.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 25, 2009
News Release: Correction on June 25, 2009 Beach Access Report.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 25, 2009
News Release: In a wood near you, powerful microbes quicken the decay of fallen tree branches. These adroit decomposers perform that essential role by producing specialized enzymes. In the United States and abroad, biofuels researchers prize these enzymes because they may speed and simplify the process of making bioethanol, and coproducts, from the cellulose in the cell walls of energy crops such as switchgrass.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 25, 2009
News Release: (Keystone, SD) Beginning Sunday, June 28, the Mount Rushmore National Memorial technical ropes access team will begin the installation of a temporary highline system on the mountain to prepare for the annual Independence Day Celebration. The state-of-the-art temporary rope system is used to ferry supplies to the top of the memorial and replaces helicopter long line loads as the preferred method to transport the fireworks up the steep mountainside.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 25, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Ways and Means Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman John Lewis (D-GA), issued the following statements today at a joint hearing between the Subcommittees on Select Revenue Measures and Oversight, reviewing Highway and Transit Investment Needs.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 25, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - A Vote of “Historic Proportions?" We Agree.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 25, 2009
News Release: CALIFORNIA MAN PRESUMED DROWNED IN LAKE MEAD.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 25, 2009
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and committee members Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) and Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) issued the following statement today regarding the committee’s efforts to craft a health care reform bill...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 25, 2009
News Release: (SAN FRANCISCO, CA)-The U.S. Department of the Interior kicked off its “United We Serve" Initiative and Outdoor Youth Mentoring Program with a Youth Service Day in Golden Gate National Parks on Thursday, June 25. As part of President Obama’s “United We Serve," a national call for all Americans to do volunteer service in their communities from June 22-Sept. 11, volunteers of all ages turned out to help maintain their park.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 25, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley is urging House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer to include language in any proposal to give the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority necessary additional funds for maintenance and upgrade of subway equipment to make sure the money would be used for safety improvements and not to pay off transit agencies’ obligations to corporations, including foreign corporations, who use the agreements as tax shelters.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 25, 2009
News Release: Cape Hatteras National Seashore beaches will be managed again this summer under the terms of the U.S. District Court approved consent decree. Park visitors can expect to see resource closures for breeding shorebirds in effect to varying degrees from mid-March to mid-to-late-August and turtle nesting...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 25, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., June 25, 2009 - Today, after the Bureau of Economic Analysis confirmed that the U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) decreased by 5.5 percent from January to March, Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee Doc Hastings (WA-04) issued the following statement regarding how the Democrats’ National Energy Tax bill (H.R. 2454) will further decimate America’s economy.
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2009
News Release: Washington, DC - Congressman Howard L. Berman (D-CA), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after the White House announced today the nomination of David Killion to be the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), with the rank of Ambassador...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 25, 2009
News Release: Today, the House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management held its second hearing in as many days to review implementation of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (FCEA), commonly known as the Farm Bill. Congressman Leonard Boswell of Iowa is Chairman of the Subcommittee.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 25, 2009
News Release: The National Park Service is pleased to announce the completion of the first phase of a vegetation management plan for Pipe Spring National Monument, compiled by Park Service staff and park cooperator, the Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning of Utah State University.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 25, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley has asked Amtrak about the circumstances of the Inspector General’s unexpected retirement seven days ago and invited Amtrak to provide information about the interference by Amtrak in the work of the Inspector General described in a report prepared at the request of the retired watchdog.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 25, 2009
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) made the following statement today regarding the committee’s efforts to craft a health care reform bill that will lower costs and provide quality, affordable coverage for all Americans.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 24, 2009
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) is announcing America’s Best Idea-the National Parks-gets even better this summer with three fee-free weekends at more than 100 national parks that usually charge entrance fees*.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 24, 2009
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano and Spanish Interior Minister Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba today signed a Letter of Intent to expand science and technology cooperation in order to enhance security and combat transnational threats.
