News from June 2011
By Interior Newswire | Jun 16, 2011
News Release: Free Day Marks First Day of Summer.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 16, 2011
News Release: "At these funding levels, there will be significant harm to America's consumers, investors, taxpayers, workers, businesses, judiciary, the security of our elections, and even our deficit, and I will be unable to vote for the bill.".
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2011
News Release: TAMPA, FL. - The Drug Enforcement (DEA) national touring exhibit, Target America: Opening Eyes to the Damage Drugs Cause, opens at the Museum of Science & (MOSI) in Tampa on Sept. 16, 2011. Visitors will have the opportunity to view rubble from the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Center, a drug related car wreck from Ohio, and several re-creations including a methamphetamine hotel cook room, jungle cocaine lab, and an Afghan heroin “factory".
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 16, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON -In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today outlined the dangers of the nation’s over $14 trillion debt and said that there should be no U.S. bailout of Greece. Hatch called on Congress to take immediate action...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 16, 2011
News Release: Superintendent Mary Beth Wester announces that severe winds in the early morning hours of June 16th caused damage to many of the trees at Fort Frederica National Monument. The winds and soaking rains affected over 30 trees resulting in temporary closures necessary for visitor safety.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 16, 2011
News Release: Copper Center, AK -Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve had closed the Twin Lakes Camp Ground at mile 27 on the Nabesna Road for repairs. A contractor will be working in the campground to improve access and develop campsites. Due to this work, the campground must be closed for safety purposes.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 16, 2011
News Release: Lost Valley is open again since the 2011 April flood took out the bridge, scoured the trail, and created a number of unsafe areas. The Buffalo National River trail crew was diverted from other areas to conduct extensive repairs to the trail, including restoration of trail surfaces and steps that were...
By State Newswire | Jun 16, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Howard L. Berman (D-CA) introduced the Hezbollah Anti-Terrorism Act (HATA), H.R. 2215, with a bipartisan group of original cosponsors including Congressmen Darrell Issa (R-CA), Charles Boustany (R-LA), and Nick Rahall (D-WV). This legislation is necessary to make certain that no U.S. taxpayer funds benefit the terrorist organization Hezbollah or any party that allies itself with Hezbollah.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 16, 2011
News Release: Yosemite National Park Superintendent Don Neubacher announced today that Anthony (Tony) Brochini is the recipient of the 2010 Barry Hance Memorial Award. Brochini, the Facilities Management Laison in Yosemite, received the award at an employee meeting today in Yosemite Valley. The ceremony was attended by approximately 300 people, including several past Barry Hance Award recipients.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 16, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., June 16, 2011 - Today, the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) adopted a supporting H.R. 887, legislation by Indian and Alaskan Native Affairs Subcommittee Chairman Don Young (AK-At Large) and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) to cap attorneys’ fees...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 16, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., June 16, 2011 - House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Minerals today held a legislative hearing on Chairman Doc Hastings’ (WA-04) H.R. 2150, the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act, a bill to cut through bureaucratic red tape and unlock the full potential of energy...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 16, 2011
News Release: Mr. Chairman, I share your appreciation for the work of the Court Appointment Special Advocates, or CASA, program. I have worked with CASA in Texas and commend them for their important work on behalf of vulnerable children. The hearing today focuses on critical services that protect our children from...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 16, 2011
News Release: The Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), today held a hearing to review state workforce protection plans and a recent Department of Labor Inspector General report critical of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) oversight of these state plans.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 16, 2011
News Release: Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that the National Park Service will waive admission fees at Sagamore Hill National Historic Site and the other 393 units of the National Park Service on select dates throughout 2011 including Tuesday, June 21st. "The longest day of the year is the perfect...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 16, 2011
News Release: The National Park Service cordially invites everyone to be our guest at Colorado National Monument on the first day of summer, Tuesday, June 21. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar directed the National Park Service to waive entrance fees on several days during 2011 as part of an initiative to encourage people to visit, explore and enjoy America’s national park areas.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 16, 2011
News Release: Prior to the Obama administration’s rush to terminate the Yucca Mountain project, the landmark effort was nearing the finish line for full construction authorization with the Energy Department’s submission of a license application in June 2008. Federal law requires NRC to complete license review within...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2011
News Release: -. PHOENIX, AZ. - DEA Acting Special Agent in Charge Doug Coleman and U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona, Dennis K. Burke, announced that Juan Enrique Rodriquez of Tolleson, Ariz., was sentenced on Tuesday by U.S. District Judge James A. Teilborg to 10 years in prison and 60 months supervised...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 16, 2011
News Release: Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), chairman of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, today introduced legislation to empower parents and students with greater access to quality education opportunities.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 16, 2011
News Release: Berlin, Maryland - Superintendent Trish Kicklighter today announced that the entrance fee to Assateague Island National Seashore will be waived on June 21st to encourage visitation to the park. The fee waiver applies at both the Maryland and Virginia districts.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 16, 2011
News Release: Prior to the Obama administration’s rush to terminate the Yucca Mountain project, the landmark effort was nearing the finish line for full construction authorization with the Energy Department’s submission of a license application in June 2008. Federal law requires NRC to complete license review within...
