News from June 2011
By Interior Newswire | Jun 30, 2011
News Release: Denali National Park and Preserve officials initiated an aerial and ground search on June 29 for an overdue solo climber on Mt. McKinley. Juergen Kanzian, age 41 of Koetschach-Mauthen, Austria was last seen at 8:00 pm on June 27 while ascending to Denali Pass at 18,000 feet on the West Buttress route. When Kanzian had not returned to his tent at the 17,200-foot high camp by 8:00 pm the following night, a guided team alerted NPS rangers at the 14,200-foot camp.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 30, 2011
News Release: Camp Statement on Announcement that Senate Finance Will Mock Mark Up Pending Trade Agreements, Trade Adjustment Assistance This Week.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 30, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON -In a speech today, U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, called the Obama Administration’s highly-partisan strategy a threat to the three pending trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 30, 2011
News Release: Moving forward with a highly-partisan strategy, Senate Democrats and the White House inserted a domestic spending program, Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA), into the U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA) implementing bill. This action abuses long-standing rules, procedures, and precedents governing...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 30, 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 Commerce Newswire | Jun 30, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., June 30, 2011 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement praising Alaska Governor Sean Parnell and Natural Resources Commissioner Dan Sullivan’s plan to offer additional state lands and offshore waters for oil and natural gas exploration.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 30, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement in response to the announcement by Moody’s Investors Services that America’s credit rating will “depend on the outcome of the negotiations on deficit reduction. A credible agreement on substantial deficit reduction would support a continued stable outlook; lack of such an agreement could prompt Moody’s to change its outlook to negative.".
By State Newswire | Jun 30, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Congressman Howard L. Berman, Ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement on Special Tribunal for Lebanon’s handing out of indictments and arrest warrants for those believed to have been involved in the murder of Rafik al-Hariri.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 30, 2011
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MT - Park Officials are proud to announce park partner, The Glacier Institute featured on NBC Today’s show on Friday July 1, 2011. The show will air from 8:00-8:30am Mountain Time.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 30, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - The time was October 1976. KC and the Sunshine Band encouraged Americans to “Shake Your Booty " and the Bee Gees proclaimed that “You Should Be Dancing." And Congress created a supposedly “temporary" Federal unemployment tax on jobs, sometimes called the Federal Unemployment Tax Act...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 30, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., June 30, 2011 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement after the Interior Department released the final recovery plan for the Northern Spotted Owl.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 30, 2011
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 30, 2011
News Release: A new report* sponsored by the U.S. Commerce Department (DOC)-the results of the first independent study of its kind in almost 10 years-describes both barriers and effective strategies for transfer of technology developed in federal laboratories to industry for commercialization.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 30, 2011
News Release: Lassen Volcanic National Park - A Cool Place to Visit this Fourth of July Weekend.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 30, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - At a news conference today, U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, along with Republican members of the Committee outlined why they were seeking alternative times for consideration of the trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and Korea after the...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 30, 2011
News Release: Our cool wet spring is giving way to warmer, drier conditions. Smokey Bear and your wildland firefighters would like to remind everyone to use extreme caution while recreating on public lands.For those who are camping over the 4th of July, remember to extinguish campfires properly with water and dirt...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2011
News Release: MILWAUKEE, WI. - The unsealing of indictments charging 17 individuals with various drug-trafficking and firearms offences was announced by the United States Attorney James L. Santelle yesterday. The defendants are charged with conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine. Several of the defendants are alleged to be members of the Gangster Disciples street gang in Racine.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 29, 2011
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Aggressive behavior has been displayed by a mountain lion in the Upper McDonald Creek Valley near areas highly frequented by visitors. Rangers are requesting visitors to be on alert for mountain lions and report all sightings to the closest National Park Service (NPS) facility.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 29, 2011
News Release: The Twin Lakes campground, located at mile 27.8 along the Nabesna Road, will reopen for the July 4 weekend beginning July 1st thru the 4th and close at noon on July 5th.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 29, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) today made the following statement after President Obama’s press conference...
