News from January 2011
By Interior Newswire | Jan 20, 2011
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) is holding an open house in Fairbanks on Friday, January 28 as part of the public involvement process examining approaches to recover more of the cost of the mountaineering program in Denali National Park and Preserve. The open house is taking place from 5:00 - 7:30 p.m. at the Morris Thompson Cultural & Visitors Center (in the classroom) located at.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 20, 2011
News Release: Jamaica Bay is "the hotspot" for winter birds. Join naturalist Ron Bourque to look for waterfowl and songbirds at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge's West Pond.
By State Newswire | Jan 20, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) released a statement following today’s congressional meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao:
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 20, 2011
News Release: In a ceremony held at the French ambassador's residence in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 21, 2011, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) returned to the French government a rare painting by master impressionist Edgar Degas that had been stolen and lost to the world for nearly 40 years.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 20, 2011
News Release: Substances released into the soil by citrus tree roots when chewed on by insect pests could lead to new ways of improving the effectiveness of roundworm "first responders.".
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 20, 2011
News Release: Washington D.C. - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) and Health Care Subcommittee Ranking Member Pete Stark (D-CA) today criticized Republicans’ ongoing effort to gut health care benefits for American families. Yesterday, Republicans pushed through a repeal bill and today have followed that with an empty resolution. The entire effort is designed to take away benefits already in place and return power to health insurers.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 20, 2011
News Release: EUGENE, ORE -. - Suzan Dione, 40, of Eugene, Oregon, was sentenced Jan. 12, 2011, to
By Interior Newswire | Jan 20, 2011
News Release: Discover wildlife tactics such as hibernation, torpor, and burrowing that facilitate winter survival. On Saturday, Jan. 22, join naturalist Dandelion Dilluvio from 10 AM - 11:30 AM for an indoor and outdoor presentation on wildlife winter survival strategies at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 20, 2011
News Release: The Bureau of Reclamation has released a Draft Environmental Assessment for the Development and Implementation of a Protocol for High-Flow Experimental Releases from Glen Canyon Dam, from 2011 through 2020 for a 30-day public review and comment period.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 20, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C.- U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), Democratic Leader of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today released the roster of Democratic Members and announced the Democratic Caucus of the Committee has selected Subcommittee Ranking Members for each of its six panels.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 20, 2011
News Release: (Washington, DC) - Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, today announced the Subcommittee Ranking Members for the 112th Congress. The Ranking Members and Subcommittee members were elected earlier Thursday during the Democratic Caucus of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, in accordance with the Rules of the Democratic Caucus.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 20, 2011
News Release: PADUCAH, KY. - David J. Hale, United States Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky, and Robert L. Corso, Special Agent in Charge for the United States Drug Enforcement (DEA), announced today that a federal jury in Paducah, Kentucky, has found three Christian County, Kentucky, men guilty of conspiracy...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 20, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. --- Jane Lyder, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, U.S. Department of the Interior, has been named acting superintendent of Grand Canyon National Park. Lyder will assume her new duties in early February.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 20, 2011
News Release: Good morning. Thank you Chairman Lucas for holding today’s forum and welcome, Secretary Vilsack and Mr. Conner, to the Committee. I recognize that the Committee has not formally organized and we are jumping into a complex topic, but the Department has some decisions to make very soon and I welcome today’s discussion.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 20, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Darrell Issa (CA-49), today released the following statement after House Republicans successfully voted to repeal ObamaCare...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 20, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - With America's wilderness areas targeted by House Republicans eager to hand over America's last remaining public lands to corporate interests, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and 46 of his Democratic colleagues have risen to defend the Obama administration's recent proposed "wild lands"...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 20, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Ways and Means Committee today held the first in a series of hearings on fundamental tax reform. Ranking Member Sander M. Levin (D-MI) issued the following statement...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 20, 2011
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) announced last week the notice of availability of a prospectus for solicitation of proposals for an 8-year concession contract to provide ferry service between the NPS terminal in Patchogue, New York and Watch Hill on Fire Island. Additional services are authorized in...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 20, 2011
News Release: BALTIMORE, MD. - U.S. District Judge William D. Quarles, Jr. sentenced Todd Duncan, a/k/a Donnie, age 36, of Baltimore, Maryland, to 14 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to conduct and participate in the activities of the Black Guerilla (BGF), a racketeering...
By DOE Newswire | Jan 20, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman-designate Cliff Stearns (R-FL) today released a letter sent to the director of the new Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO) seeking information about...
