News from February 2011
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 7, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., February 7, 2011 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement today regarding Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Energy Secretary Steven Chu’s announcement of new offshore wind projects in the mid-Atlantic.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 7, 2011
News Release: EAST ST. LOUIS, IL. - Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced that on February 4, 2011, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, East St. Louis, Ill., Joshua McMurray, 32, of Lufkin, Texas, plead guilty to an indictment charging him in count 1 with conspiracy to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine, and in each of counts 2 - 4 with distribution of methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 7, 2011
News Release: On Tuesday, February 8, Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) and Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), Mike Quigley (D-Ill.), Judy Chu (D-Calif.), Linda Sánchez (D-Calif.), and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), and Eleanor Holmes Norton ...
By DOE Newswire | Feb 7, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Focusing on reducing the upfront costs of geothermal development as well as improve its effectiveness, the U.S. Department of Energy today announced plans to leverage oil and gas expertise to test the reliability and efficiency of geothermal power generation at oil and gas fields.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 7, 2011
News Release: Dear President Obama: We appreciate your support for prompt implementation of the U.S. - South Korea Free Trade Agreement. This agreement, once implemented, will play an important role in promoting economic growth in the United States, expand the economic presence of the United States in the Asia-Pacific...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 7, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON D.C. - In his State of the Union Address, President Obama highlighted the importance of making America a better place to do business saying, “to help our companies compete, we also have to knock down barriers that stand in the way of their success. To reduce barriers to growth and investment, ...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 7, 2011
News Release: You may have heard of the terrible winters that Washington's Continental Army suffered at Valley Forge and Morristown. Things were no better at Fort Stanwix, where the soldiers endured the hardships of winter with ragged clothing, rotted bedding and blankets, and the knowledge that enemy raiding parties could still attack at any time.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 7, 2011
News Release: EAST ST. LOUIS, IL -. - Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced that on February 7, 2011, Clifford David Liddell, Jr., aka “Woop," 25, of Carbondale, Ill., was sentenced in United States District Court in East St. Louis, Ill., to 240 months imprisonment, 10 years supervised release, and was fined $600, following his plea of guilty to being involved in a drug distribution conspiracy.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 7, 2011
News Release: On Wednesday, February 9 at 10:00 a.m., the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will hold a hearing on “The Impact of the Health Care Law on the Economy, Employers, and the Workforce" in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 7, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Wild weather and political unrest have driven the prices for oil and natural gas higher this winter, even as demand for heating assistance has remained elevated during America’s economic recovery. On Wednesday, Reps. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) and Gene Green (D-Texas)...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 7, 2011
News Release: MADISON, WI. - - Jack Riley, Special Agent in Charge for the Chicago Field Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), and John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin announced that three men were recently sentenced for conspiring to possess marijuana with intent to distribute. U.S. District Judge Barbara B. Crabb sentenced the following individuals on February 4, 2011 for their participation in the conspiracy...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 7, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Leading congressional energy and environmental policymakers today filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in American Electric Power Company, et al. v. State of Connecticut, et al. to assert the sole prerogative and responsibility of the legislative and executive branches - ...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 7, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Sen. Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s decision to deregulate Roundup Ready sugar beets, noting the decision will provide the certainty farmers need to plant their 2011 crops and bolster Michigan’s thriving sugar beet industry.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 7, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Leading congressional energy and environmental policymakers today filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in American Electric Power Company, et al. v. State of Connecticut, et al. to assert the sole prerogative and responsibility of the legislative and executive branches - ...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 7, 2011
News Release: WEST BRANCH, IOWA- In accordance with the Code of Federal Regulations (36 CFR 7.60, "Herbert Hoover National Historic Site Special Regulation"), the superintendent of Herbert Hoover National Historic Site may permit, after consideration of existing special situations, like depth of snow, and depending on local weather conditions, the use of snowmobiles only on the shoulder of the paved surface of Parkside Drive between Main Street in West Branch and Interstate Highway 80.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 7, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Leading congressional energy and environmental policymakers today filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in American Electric Power Company, et al. v. State of Connecticut, et al. to assert the sole prerogative and responsibility of the legislative and executive branches - ...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 7, 2011
News Release: The National Park Service at Fort Vancouver NHS and the Grant House Restaurant are pleased to announce a partnership meal and Lantern Tour package. Expanding Fort Vancouver's Lantern Tour series, visitors on this tour will explore the West Vancouver Barracks buildings with a costumed park guide and enjoy a three-course meal in the comfort of the historic Grant House.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 7, 2011
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Glacier National Park announces that it is currently accepting applications for the 2011 Artist-in-Residence (AIR) program. Artists-in-Residence stimulate and foster the artistic exploration of Glacier’s natural and cultural treasures and share their inspiration with the public through educational programs and exhibits.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 7, 2011
News Release: BOSTON, MA. - A Worcester man was convicted today in federal court of attempted possession with the intent to distribute cocaine.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 7, 2011
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today released a modified Chairman’s Mark of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund Reauthorization Act of 2011 ahead of Committee consideration of the bill tomorrow morning. By incorporating amendments from both parties, the modifications to the Chairman’s...
