News from August 2011
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: URBANA, IL. - A Chicago man serving a 25 year federal prison term for his role in a cocaine and crack cocaine distribution conspiracy is now facing murder charges. A federal grand jury has charged Freddell Bryant, age 33, also known as “Freddy Moe," of Chicago, with three counts of using a firearm during...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: Hawaii National Park, HI - The new Visitor Emergency Operations Center (VEOC) that opened in February at Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park has been awarded a LEED Platinum Level of Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council, and verified by the Green Building Certification Institute. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is the nation's preeminent program for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: Continuing on Tuesday evenings is the Science Behind The Scenery Series. These programs begin at 7:30 p.m. and are held in the auditorium at Beaver Meadows Visitor Center in Rocky Mountain National Park. They are free and open to the public. Expand your knowledge of the park by learning more about the research behind the scenes. Following is the schedule for the remainder of the summer.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced that the Department of Energy is considering offers for a new site for Solar Decathlon 2013. The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon is a competition that challenges collegiate students from across the globe to design, build, and operate...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: More than 900 Rosehill ash trees are planted on the Memorial grounds and are threatened by the anticipated arrival of the EAB.The National Park Service (NPS) is considering a strategy for addressing the impact of the EAB on the Memorial landscape. This strategy will include identifying an appropriate...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: Moody’s Places U.S. Aaa Government Bond Rating and Related Ratings on Review for Possible Downgrade.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - A week of cool, moist weather conditions and occasional rainfall have led to minimal growth on the Point Fire which is now estimated at 1,049 acres in size.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - The nonpartisan council appointed by eighteen Western governors to advise on Western water issues today told the Natural Resources Committee that it opposes legislation that would threaten the delicate balance achieved in one of California's most important water systems and preempt state's...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: Petrified Forest, AZ -Petrified Forest National Park launched a new program during the month of July 2011. The program, Native Conservation Corps (NCC), provided opportunities for Native American High School seniors to work and live at Petrified Forest National Park for three weeks. Through a generous...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: This notice is to inform campers of recent bear activity on the east side of Tarr Inlet in the West Arm of Glacier Bay.On the night of July 27th, four campers noticed a single sub-adult brown bear who investigated their bear cannisters and caused damage to a dry bag containing a book.The bear inadvertently turned on a headlamp that was in the dry bag, which appeared to have scared the bear away.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) issued the following statements in reaction to the announcement that 12 Republican Senators have sent a letter to President Obama indicating that they will act on a standalone...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) today released the following statement on his intention to vote in support of the debt ceiling and spending cut plan negotiated over the weekend and expecting a vote later today in the House of Representatives...
By DOE Newswire | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee today called on Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to explain what rights a person or entity would have to legally challenge a decision or recommendation made by the controversial Independent Payment Advisory Board...
By DOE Newswire | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives voted today to protect jobs and reduce onerous regulations with passage of H.R. 2715, a bill to provide the Consumer Product Safety Commission with greater authority and discretion in enforcing the consumer product safety laws. The measure passed the House with strong bipartisan support by a vote of 421 to 2.
By EPA Newswire | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI), chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, made the following statement after tonight’s vote to avoid default on our national debt and put our fiscal house back in order. The Budget Control Act of 2011 passed the House by a vote of 269-161 and now heads to the Senate for consideration.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: A quicker freeze-dry technique used to process salmon cubes could potentially be applied to add value to meat components considered to be less appealing, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) researcher.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives voted today to protect jobs and reduce onerous regulations with passage of H.R. 2715, a bill to provide the Consumer Product Safety Commission with greater authority and discretion in enforcing the consumer product safety laws. The measure passed the House with strong bipartisan support by a vote of 421 to 2.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI), chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, made the following statement after tonight’s vote to avoid default on our national debt and put our fiscal house back in order. The Budget Control Act of 2011 passed the House by a vote of 269-161 and now heads to the Senate for consideration.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee today called on Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to explain what rights a person or entity would have to legally challenge a decision or recommendation made by the controversial Independent Payment Advisory Board...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 1, 2011
News Release: How to build a stronger ATF
