News from August 2011
By USDA Wire | Aug 25, 2011
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Aug. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Aug 25, 2011
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Aug. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 25, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a one page proposed rule on Aug. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 25, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy announced today the selection of 16 projects aimed at developing advanced post-combustion technologies for capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from coal-fired power plants. The projects, valued at $41 million over three years, are focused on reducing the energy and cost penalties associated with applying currently available carbon capture technologies to existing and new power plants.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 25, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Energy announced today the selection of 16 projects aimed at developing advanced post-combustion technologies for capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from coal-fired power plants. The projects, valued at $41 million over three years, are focused on reducing the energy and cost penalties associated with applying currently available carbon capture technologies to existing and new power plants.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2011
News Release: BEAUMONT, TX - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge, Thomas E. Hinojosa and U.S. Attorney John M. Bales announced that a Beaumont man was among four sentenced by U.S. District Judge Ron Clark to federal prison this week for their roles in a major drug trafficking conspiracy in the Eastern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2011
News Release: MIAMI, FL. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, announce the unsealing of a July 15, 2011 indictment against 13 individuals on charges that they engaged in a narcotics...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 25, 2011
News Release: Grand Canyon Ariz. --Burnout operations along the W-4 and W-6 roads have been conducted in the late afternoon and evening hours for the past several days in order to contain the Point Fire within these boundaries. Late afternoon and evening burns help to decrease overall burn intensity. Due to the hours...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 25, 2011
News Release: Elijah E. Cummings: Enough Is Enough
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 25, 2011
News Release: Last fall the House passed legislation to crack down on China’s manipulation of its currency with overwhelming bipartisan support. Earlier this year Ranking Member Levin (D-MI) and Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH) introduced H.R. 639, the Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act to curtail continued Chinese currency manipulation.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 25, 2011
News Release: The Battle of Oriskany may be considered one of the most tragic events in early American history.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 25, 2011
News Release: Berlin, Maryland - Superintendent Trish Kicklighter today announced that the Maryland District of Assateague Island National Seashore will begin a phased closure of the park beginning with the closure of the off-road vehicle route at 10:00 pm Thursday evening, 8/25/2011. All campers will be required...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 25, 2011
News Release: Washington DC - The National Park Service (NPS) has engaged an engineering firm with extensive experience in earthquake damage assessment and repair to further assess the Monument after an inspection today uncovered additional cracks in the pyramidion, or uppermost section of the structure.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 25, 2011
News Release: On August 8th, a biological research group from the Northeast Coastal & Barrier Network, based out of the University of Rhode Island, came to Sagamore Hill National Historic Site to continue a regional salt marsh monitoring project.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 25, 2011
News Release: Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (NRRA) announces the opening of public scoping for the Fire Management Plan Environmental Assessment (EA). The scoping period will begin Aug. 16, 2011, and extend through Sept. 15, 2011. Comments will be used to assist the park in developing and evaluating feasible alternatives and analyzing the environmental consequences of each alternative.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 25, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) is urging National Football League owners and players to follow through with the highly publicized drug-testing regimen that was announced as part of the recent collective bargaining agreement. According to recent media...
By DOE Newswire | Aug 25, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) is urging National Football League owners and players to follow through with the highly publicized drug-testing regimen that was announced as part of the recent collective bargaining agreement. According to recent media...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 25, 2011
News Release: Washington Monument Inspection Finds Additional Cracks.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 25, 2011
News Release: Cornstalks, wheat straw, and other rough, fibrous, harvest-time leftovers may soon be less expensive to convert into cellulosic ethanol, thanks to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists' studies of a promising new biorefinery yeast.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 25, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - The final environmental impact review of the Keystone XL pipeline has been released today by the U.S. State Department, but it does not include input from the Fish and Wildlife Service on the potential impacts to endangered species such as whooping cranes. Because of this glaring omission...
