News from June 2011
By Interior Newswire | Jun 24, 2011
News Release: Looking for fun outdoor activities that beat the heat? Seven July events offer relaxing musical afternoons, nighttime star-gazing adventures, and even an electric campfire singalong.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 24, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), held a hearing today with staff from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission responsible for the scientific and technical evaluation and review of DOE’s Yucca Mountain license application.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 24, 2011
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT.- Plowing and rehabilitation work continue on the Going-to-the-Sun Road (Sun Road) and currently there is no estimation on when the upper sections will be cleared of the winter snow. Glacier National Park officials anticipate being able to announce a plan for additional visitor access beyond the current vehicle closure at Avalanche Creek.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 24, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today reiterated his support for bipartisan legislation to give additional time and guidelines for the EPA to develop achievable standards for non-utility boilers and incinerators. The Obama administration today set an aggressive...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 24, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today at a markup of the Ways and Means Committee’s Legislative Activities Report for the first half of the year, Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) highlighted that the one measure Committee Republicans hailed as a “Jobs Act" (HR 1745) during the first six months of the year would in fact...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 24, 2011
News Release: Today President Obama announced a new initiative, the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (AMP), a national effort bringing together industry, universities, and the federal government to invest in the emerging technologies that will create high quality manufacturing jobs and enhance global competitiveness.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 24, 2011
News Release: Washington - Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 120,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2011/2012 marketing year.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 24, 2011
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - The Crown of the Continent Research Learning Center (CCRLC) at Glacier National Park is continuing to engage the public in important park research this summer through its citizen science program. Citizen scientists are an integral part of gathering baseline population data on species of interest in the park.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 24, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today reiterated his support for bipartisan legislation to give additional time and guidelines for the EPA to develop achievable standards for non-utility boilers and incinerators. The Obama administration today set an aggressive...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 24, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - As the failed $821 billion billion government stimulus program is quickly winding down, the national unemployment rate stands at 9.1 percent and the Obama administration and House Democrats are now clamoring for more stimulus spending. Against this backdrop, the Oversight and Investigations...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 24, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today reiterated his support for bipartisan legislation to give additional time and guidelines for the EPA to develop achievable standards for non-utility boilers and incinerators. The Obama administration today set an aggressive...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2011
News Release: FRESNO, CA - United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced that Ediberto Ceballos of Madera pleaded guilty today to conspiring to cultivate marijuana.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 24, 2011
News Release: Harkers Island, North Carolina - Superintendent Pat Kenney announced today that Cape Lookout National Seashore will comply with the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources temporary ban on all open burning in areas of North Carolina south of U.S. 64 and east of Interstate 95, which includes Carteret county where the Seashore is located.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 24, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - As the failed $821 billion billion government stimulus program is quickly winding down, the national unemployment rate stands at 9.1 percent and the Obama administration and House Democrats are now clamoring for more stimulus spending. Against this backdrop, the Oversight and Investigations...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 24, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - As the failed $821 billion billion government stimulus program is quickly winding down, the national unemployment rate stands at 9.1 percent and the Obama administration and House Democrats are now clamoring for more stimulus spending. Against this backdrop, the Oversight and Investigations...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 24, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), held a hearing today with staff from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission responsible for the scientific and technical evaluation and review of DOE’s Yucca Mountain license application.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 23, 2011
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - The National Park Service invites the public to Western Arts Day on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park on Saturday, July 9, 2011.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 23, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) wants federal agencies to consider the potential impacts to small businesses and job growth before imposing new rules and regulations. At a hearing today of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Senator Collins advocated for her "Clearing...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 23, 2011
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 BRUSSELS—Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today visited Brussels to meet with her counterparts, sign a joint statement on global supply chain security cooperation between the United States and European Union, and ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 23, 2011
News Release: MACON, Ga. – Seven individuals and five corporate entities based in the United States, France, the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) and Iran have been indicted in the Middle District of Georgia for their alleged roles in a conspiracy to illegally export military components for fighter jets and attack helicopters ...
