News from July 2011
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 14, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - BP's announced voluntary safety standards for offshore drilling demonstrate that the industry at large can adopt more stringent safety requirements, Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) said today at a Congressional hearing featuring the drilling safety agency director. The director of the Bureau of...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 14, 2011
News Release: Cape Hatteras National Seashore beaches are being managed under the terms of the U.S. District Court approved consent decree. Park visitors can expect to see resource closures for breeding shorebirds in effect to varying degrees from mid-March to mid-to-late-August and sea turtle nesting closures may...
By State Newswire | Jul 14, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) this morning held a hearing on “Two New Sudans: A Roadmap Forward" with Ambassador Princeton Lyman, United States Special Envoy for Sudan.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 14, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Effective immediately the Old Post Office Tower’s opening time for Sundays has changed from 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon. In the interest of ensuring the security and safety of the building and the visitors, the National Park Service (NPS) has changed their opening time to coincide with the opening hours of General Services Administration (GSA). The new visiting hours for Sundays are 12 noon to 6:00 p.m. All other operating hours will remain the same.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 14, 2011
News Release: LIVE Webcast - Click here to watch the LIVE webcast of the hearing beginning at 10:00 a.m. ET.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 14, 2011
News Release: Witnesses. Elizabeth Warren. Special Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury. Consumer Finanical Protection Bureau. Documents. Read the Opening Statement of Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings. Examine the foreclosure record of Oversight Democrats
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 14, 2011
News Release: LIMA, Peru - A former Peruvian Army major was successfully extradited from Miami to Lima, Peru, for his role in the 1985 murders of 69 unarmed men, women and children in Accomarca, located in the southern province of Ayacucho, Peru. He arrived at the Jorge Chávez International Airport on July 14, where he was placed in custody by the Peruvian National Police.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 14, 2011
News Release: YAKIMA, WASH. -- - The Drug Enforcement (DEA), Law Enforcement Against Drugs Task (LEAD), and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Washington announce the culmination of “Operation Green Jam". The three-year investigation targeted a drug trafficking organization who concealed marijuana grow operations within Yakima Valley vineyards.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 14, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Between trying to eliminate energy-saving light bulbs and websites that educate kids about energy efficiency, House Republicans still managed this week to increase funding for fossil fuel and nuclear interests while cutting investments in clean energy in their energy and water spending bill for next year.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 14, 2011
News Release: (Washington, DC) - At today’s Oversight Committee hearing with Professor Elizabeth Warren, Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings moved to subpoena mortgage servicing companies that have engaged in illegal foreclosures and other abuses against U.S. servicemembers in violation of federal law.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 14, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials today held a hearing on “The Silvertip Pipeline Oil Spill in Yellowstone County, Montana."
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 14, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., July 14, 2011 - Today, the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands held an oversight hearing on the “Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization and Forest Management Options for a Viable County Payments Program." The hearing focused on solutions to ensure forest counties and schools receive sufficient funds while increasing timber harvests and forest management on federal land to create jobs and boost forest county revenues.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 14, 2011
News Release: LAS VEGAS, NV -- - Law enforcement officials announced today the seizure of 208 pounds of methamphetamine, 4.3 pounds of heroin, approximately $280,000.00 in U.S. Currency, nine vehicles, five handguns and one shotgun as part of an investigation targeting an international drug trafficking organization operating in the Las Vegas Area.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 14, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today delivered the following remarks during a committee hearing in Salt Lake City, Utah examining state perspectives on Medicaid with Governors Gary Herbert and Haley Barbour...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 14, 2011
News Release: Calling all professional and amateur shutterbugs! The National Park Service (NPS) "View from the Park" photography contest continues through Sunday, July 31. Participants are encouraged to submit photos taken within the boundary of Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (JNEM), which includes the Old Courthouse and Gateway Arch Grounds.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 14, 2011
News Release: The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions will come to order. The title of this hearing is “Lessons from the Field: Learning from What Works for Employment for Persons with Disabilities." The purpose of today’s bipartisan hearing is to learn from a diverse group of witnesses about proven strategies that have a positive impact on employment outcomes for all people with disabilities, including young adults and veterans.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 14, 2011
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By Interior Newswire | Jul 14, 2011
News Release: PORT ANGELES, Wash. - Restoration of the Elwha River, including the start of the Nation’s largest dam removal to date, is the backdrop for the Elwha River Science Symposium, scheduled to be held at Peninsula College September 15-16, 2011.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 14, 2011
News Release: Park Superintendent Darlene M. Koontz announced today that the main road through Lassen Volcanic National Park will open for through traffic this Saturday, July 16. “The park road crew and Caltrans have cleared snow along the 30 mile highway through the park, road turnouts, and trailhead parking areas.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 14, 2011
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, VA. - The leader and members of an international heroin trafficking ring have been charged with using couriers to smuggle heroin from Ghana into the United States, a sign of the growth of West Africa as a major hub for international drug trafficking. Today’s charges were made public after coordinated arrests in Ghana, Maryland, and New York.
