News from January 2011
By USDA Newswire | Jan 18, 2011
News Release: Better understanding of the Mormon cricket's immune system could help identify when microbial control agents will be most effective against this pest, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist and cooperators.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 18, 2011
News Release: The Leelanau Scenic Heritage Route Committee, Michigan Department of Transportation, and Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (Lakeshore) are proud to announce the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has awarded the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail (SBHT) $1.625 million in construction funds from its Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks program. The funds will be used to construct the SBHT segment from the Dune Climb to Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive in the Lakeshore.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 18, 2011
News Release: (Munising, MICH.) With funding from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and Superior Watershed Partnership and Land Trust are teaming up to launch a new energy saving program called Alger Energy Savers. This program seeks to help community members save money by reducing energy use while helping to protect public lands.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 18, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - There is considerable opportunity and growing technical sophistication to make terrestrial carbon sequestration both practical and effective, according to the latest carbon capture and storage (CCS) "best practices" manual issued by the U.S. Department of Energy.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 18, 2011
Release: Washington, DC, Jan. 18, 2010 - USDA today announced the nationwide expansion of at-risk afterschool meals to promote improvements in health and nutrition in Child Care settings. The expansion is part of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 signed into law by President Obama on Dec. 13, 2010...
By State Newswire | Jan 18, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) issued the statement below following reports that Tunisian President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali has left the country after weeks of political unrest and violence:
By State Newswire | Jan 18, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Senate Foreign Relations Committee today passed legislation written by Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) to establish a professional exchange program between the United States and Muslim-majority countries. The International Professional Exchange Act will help build professional capacity, strengthen civil society, and improve ties between the United States and Muslim-majority countries at a pivotal moment.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 18, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON- Today, the Department of Health and Human Services released a report showing that as many as 129 million Americans under 65 have what insurance companies consider a pre-existing condition. Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) and Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA), today highlighted the findings of this report.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 18, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON D.C. - Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, praised President Obama’s call for a “government-wide review of the rules already on the books to remove outdated regulations that stifle job creation and make our economy less competitive."
By State Newswire | Jan 18, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Congressman Howard L. Berman, Ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, delivered the following opening statement at today’s committee briefing entitled “Sudan at the Crossroads"...
By State Newswire | Jan 18, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) issued the following statement after the White House announced this afternoon that it is amending Treasury Department regulations to allow for increased travel to Cuba by Americans from religious, educational, cultural and other groups:
By DOL Newswire | Jan 18, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA) released the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services released a new report showing that, without the Affordable Care Act, up to 129 million Americans under the age of 65 who have a pre-existing health condition would be at risk of losing health insurance when they need it most, or be denied coverage...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 18, 2011
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) commented today on the importance of the nation’s new health care law after a study was released showing that without the protections included in the law, more than 50 million Americans with pre-existing conditions like high blood pressure or asthma...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 18, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON -- U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have completed the most comprehensive genetic analysis to date of the domesticated grape, applying new technology to uncover a surprising degree of genetic diversity and fine-tune genetic markers that may lead to grapes better equipped to resist pests and pathogens that now prompt repeated spraying of grape crops.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 18, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, joined Reps. Greg Walden (R-OR) and Lee Terry (R-NE), Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, respectively, in releasing the following statement upon the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) approval of the Comcast-NBC Universal transaction...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 18, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON D.C. - Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, announced today the members who will serve as Subcommittee Chairmen and Vice Chairmen for the 112th Congress.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 18, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, joined Reps. Greg Walden (R-OR) and Lee Terry (R-NE), Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, respectively, in releasing the following statement upon the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) approval of the Comcast-NBC Universal transaction...
By DOE Newswire | Jan 18, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, joined Reps. Greg Walden (R-OR) and Lee Terry (R-NE), Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, respectively, in releasing the following statement upon the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) approval of the Comcast-NBC Universal transaction...
By Labor Gazette | Jan 17, 2011
News Release: BOSTON – The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a court judgment and order appointing an independent fiduciary to manage the 401(k) plan of defunct CEA Systems Inc. of Canton, Mass. The company operated as CEA Incorporated and CEA Inc.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 17, 2011
News Release: In 1898, Israel Lafayette Jones bought a plot of land on Biscayne National Park’s Porgy Key, and built a home and a life for himself, his wife Mozelle, and his two sons King Arthur and Sir Lancelot. Celebrate Black History Month with a look back at the life, times and legacy of this pioneering African-American...
