News from June 2010
By Interior Newswire | Jun 29, 2010
News Release: (Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Calif.)-Golden Gate National Recreation Area expects heavy use of beaches, trails, and historic sites this Fourth of July weekend. There are several special activities offered. The National Park Service would like to pass on these tips for a safe and enjoyable holiday.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 29, 2010
News Release: An Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist has led efforts to develop a new method for using remote sensing to assess soil salinity. This could give land managers worldwide a regional-scale tool for measuring and inventorying soil salinity in fields where salt buildup lowers crop yields.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 29, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Sander M. Levin (D-MI) and Income Security and Family Support Subcommittee Chairman Jim McDermott (D-WA) today introduced H.R. 5618, the Restoration of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act, to extend unemployment insurance (UI) benefits to millions...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 29, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Pittsburgh Tribune reported that Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) suggested Social Security should be cut, and its benefits should be means-tested, in order to pay for the war in Afghanistan. Ways and Means Committee Chairman Sander Levin (D-MI) and Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) issued the following statements in response...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 29, 2010
News Release: “I welcome everyone to this important hearing. Nine years ago this September, two planes were flown into the World Trade Center, and the twin towers fell. In a burst of flame and debris, nearly 3,000 people were killed. And all of our lives were changed forever.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 29, 2010
News Release: Pinnacles National Monument Hosts Star Party.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 29, 2010
News Release: Harkers Island, NC - Superintendent Russel J. Wilson announced an ongoing project at Cape Lookout National Seashore to document, repair, straighten, and clean headstones within the cemeteries of Portsmouth Village and on Shackelford Banks. The restoration project was funded with Dr. Frances Gale of the University of Texas at Austin, Historic Preservation Program.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 29, 2010
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 29, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) introduced legislation today to reinstate federal unemployment insurance benefits and extend the purchase closing date for new homebuyers to qualify for tax credits.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 29, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) released the following statement today on the Trust for America’s Health new report “F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America’s Future." The report shows that, among other things, adult obesity rates increased in 28 states in the past year, and declined...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 29, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Bureau of Reclamation, an agency of the Department of the Interior announced it has awarded $441,961 to the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe's Weeminuche Construction Authority of Towaoc, Colo., under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), for construction of a boundary fence that will delineate Reclamation property and assist with land management on the Animas-La Plata Project.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 29, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Mary Landrieu (D-La.) today released the Small Business Jobs Act, a bill to help small businesses access capital, stimulate investment in small businesses and promote entrepreneurship - all of which will help small business create jobs.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 29, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON -Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., Tuesday hailed Senate passage of legislation to renew a highly effective, competitive grant program to help prevent disaster-related damage before it happens.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 29, 2010
News Release: Beginning Tuesday, July 6th, the portion of Howland Hill Road through Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park will be closed to all vehicle traffic on week days for annual maintenance of the road. This maintenance work is anticipated to take approximately two weeks and the road work is scheduled to be completed by July 16th or sooner. The road will be open on weekends.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 28, 2010
News Release: Come visit with Colorado National Monument staff as we host a booth each Thursday evening at the American National Bank Downtown Farmers’ Market throughout the summer. Monument staff will be available to help you plan your next visit to the monument, answer questions, provide information about daily ranger-guided talks and walks and Junior Ranger programs for kids aged 5-12.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 28, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Bureau of Reclamation, an agency in the Department of the Interior, announced the award of a $1,650,311 contract under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) for the construction of new groundwater wells at the Volta Wildlife Area (VWA) in Western Merced County, Calif. The contract was awarded to Sansone Company, Inc., of San Luis Obispo, Calif.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 28, 2010
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 "I was saddened to learn of the passing of Senator Robert Byrd, who was one of the U.S. Senate's great leaders. Working with Senator Byrd during his tenure as Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee's Subcommittee on Homeland ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 28, 2010
News Release: Technip S.A., a global engineering, construction and services company based in Paris, has agreed to pay a $240 million criminal penalty to resolve charges related to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) for its participation in a decade-long scheme to bribe Nigerian government officials to obtain ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 28, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced a comprehensive settlement agreement with the town of Gretna, Va., under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to eliminate barriers for providers of foster care services who wish to provide community placements in their homes for persons with disabilities. ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 28, 2010
News Release: Eight individuals were arrested Sunday for allegedly carrying out long-term, "deep-cover" assignments in the United States on behalf of the Russian Federation, the Justice Department announced today. Two additional defendants were also arrested Sunday for allegedly participating in the same Russian intelligence program within the United States.