News from March 2009
By DOE Gazette | Mar 11, 2009
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on March 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Fed News Journal | Mar 11, 2009
The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on March 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 11, 2009
News Release: Key Largo/Homestead Florida: Everglades National Park’s Florida Bay is not a place for novice boaters. In fact, the “bay" is actually a series of more than three dozen basins, most no more than five feet deep, separated by shallow banks. These shallow waters are what get boaters into trouble and have park rangers investigating 80 to 90 groundings each year.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 11, 2009
News Release: Everglades City, Florida: Join a park ranger guided tour of the striking Turner River Complex Saturday March 28, 2009. This special program is being offered only one weekend during 2009 to celebrate Florida Archaeology Month and will depart from the Gulf Coast Visitor Center in Everglades City.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 11, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chair Pete Stark (D-CA) today lead a hearing on health reform in the 21st Century. Members of the Committee and the witnesses discussed core components of the health reform effort.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 11, 2009
News Release: (MUNISING, Mich.) Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore has a new Chief for their Division of Science and Natural Resources. Margaret “Meg" Hahr has transferred from Alaska, where she most recently served as an Ecologist at Kenai Fjords National Park.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 11, 2009
News Release: Today, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and Appropriations Chairman Dave Obey (D-WI) announced two additional measures to the committee's earmarking process.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 11, 2009
News Release: Dear Mr. President: We are writing to thank you for organizing the White House Forum on Health Reform last week and to let you know of our intention to work closely together to pass national health reform. Comprehensive reform is essential to controlling health care costs, reviving our economy, and...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 11, 2009
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) has released an Environmental Assessment (EA) for proposed visitor education and accessibility improvements at Rock House and Rock Spring in Mojave National Preserve. Both features are points of interest for visitors to the Preserve; the proposed action bridges these features...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 11, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., March 11, 2009 - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) delivered the following floor statement (as submitted for the Congressional Record) regarding the Senate Omnibus Public Lands Management Act (S.22).
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 11, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., March 11, 2009 - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement today after the Senate Omnibus Public Lands Management Act (S.22) failed to receive the necessary 2/3 votes to pass under suspension.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 11, 2009
News Release: Superintendent George E. Price, Jr., is pleased to announce that sales of seasonal Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) permits for the 2009 season will begin at 8:00 AM, Friday, April 10. All four permit prices will remain the same for the third year in a row. Permit prices are as follows: seasonal ORV permit - $150.00;...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 11, 2009
News Release: SAN JUANNATIONAL HISTORIC SITE. News Release. National Park Service- Sixth Annual Kite Festival. Walter J. Chavez, Superintendent, San Juan National Historic Site, announced the 6th annual San Juan National Historic Site Kite Festival to be held on Saturday March 6, 2010 from 10 am to 4 PM. The festival...
By State Newswire | Mar 11, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Senator John Kerry (D-MA) released the following statement today in response to Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner's announcement ahead of the G-20 preparatory meeting taking place this weekend in London:
By Interior Newswire | Mar 11, 2009
News Release: Lowell National Historical Park, one of over 390 units of the National Park Service, preserves and interprets the history of the American Industrial Revolution in Lowell, Massachusetts. The park in downtown Lowell includes historic cotton textile mills, 5.6 miles of power canals, operating gatehouses, and worker housing. The Park offerings from March 15, 2009 through May 22, 2009 are adjusted for the season.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 11, 2009
News Release: On Feb. 24, President Obama said, “[N]early a century after Teddy Roosevelt first called for reform, the cost of our health care has weighed down our economy and the conscience of our nation long enough. So let there be no doubt: Health care reform cannot wait, it must not wait, and it will not wait another year.".
By Interior Newswire | Mar 11, 2009
News Release: Homestead Florida: The first Fairchild Tropical Garden and Everglades National Park En Plein Air Art and Photo Show is on display at the Coe Visitors Center for the month of March. The show is in partnership with Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden where art and photography students created works reflecting...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 11, 2009
News Release: Agricultural Research Service (ARS)-funded scientists have recently reported that compounds in plant foods, which are alkali-producing, may help preserve bone and muscle mass. Now, a new ARS-funded study suggests that reducing the acid load that accompanies the typical high protein diet may also be important.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 11, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today issued a new Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), valued at least $2.25 million for equipment and infrastructure upgrades at U.S. universities enhancing their ability to conduct cutting-edge nuclear research and development. Infrastructure includes equipment and instrumentation for research reactors and other nuclear science and engineering laboratories and facilities.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 11, 2009
News Release: Today, the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry held a hearing to review animal identification systems. Representative David Scott of Georgia is the Chairman of the Subcommittee.
