News from June 2011
By USDA Wire | Jun 14, 2011
The US Agriculture Department published an eight page proposed rule on June 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 14, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on June 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Jun 14, 2011
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on June 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 14, 2011
News Release: June 14, 2011, 15:00 - Park climbing rangers initiated a search for a seriously ill climber on Liberty Ridge at 13,600' Monday evening. During search operations this morning teams were unable to locate the climber, Rob Planker, age 50 of Olympia, WA, at the point last seen. During an aerial search a 2,000' slide path was detected leading down a 50 degree ice and snow covered slope over some of the steepest, most inhospitable terrain on the mountain.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 14, 2011
News Release: The fourth annual Knife River Indian Villages NHS Kid's Camp gets underway July 5th. We invite youth ages 6-12 to participate in special activities at the park from 1 pm to 4 pm every Tuesday in July. Each Kid's Camp session focuses on a different theme. The first Kid's Camp theme is bison. Children...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 14, 2011
News Release: Rescues Include Injured Climber on El Capitan, an Injured Hang Glider, and a Canine Rescue.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 14, 2011
News Release: It's no wonder that packaged salad mixes are a produce section favorite. They offer convenience, selection, and quality, and perhaps best of all, they free us from the chore of washing and chopping, slicing, or shredding salad greens.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 14, 2011
News Release: Yosemite Conservancy to Fund Wetlands Restoration and Improved Visitor Access at Spectacular High Country Lake.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 14, 2011
News Release: A special 2-day event featuring a pottery theme will be held on Friday, June 17 and Saturday, June 18, 2011, at Knife River Indian Villages NHS.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 14, 2011
News Release: Witnesses. Earl Devaney. Chairman. Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board. Kim Wallin. Controller. State of Nevada. Ellen Miller. Co-Founder and Executive Director. Sunlight Foundation. Patrick Quintan. President. Rivet Software. Craig Jennings. Director of Federal Fiscal Policy. OMB Watch. Documents. Read...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 14, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - A new GAO report released today, Private Health Insurance: Waivers of Restrictions on Annual Limits on Health Benefits, confirms that the process used by the U.S. Department of Health and Human for granting temporary waivers for the “annual limits" provision of the new health reform law was based on objective criteria and employed a thorough, careful, and fair review of health plans that applied.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 14, 2011
News Release: War in the Pacific National Historical Park will host a free Movie in the Park on Saturday, June 11 at 6:30 p.m. featuring Episode Four of the award winning Ken Burns series, The War. The program dramatically illustrates the cataclysmic events of World War II through the extraordinary, personal stories...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 14, 2011
News Release: Petrified Forest, AZ-What are you doing this summer? Come to Petrified Forest National Park for a variety of activities, from self-guided tours to adventures with rangers. This July, programs will include.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 14, 2011
News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ. - On Tuesday, June 21, Grand Canyon National Park will be joining national park units around the country in welcoming summer with a fee-free day. The National Park Service will be waiving entrance fees on June 21, 2011.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 14, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation today held an oversight hearing on creating jobs and increasing U.S. exports by enhancing the Marine Transportation System.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 14, 2011
News Release: The Bureau of Reclamation's Ephrata Field Office will host a public open house on June 16 to explain details of the Banks Lake drawdown set to begin August 1 to perform scheduled maintenance on dams that impound the 27-mile-long reservoir.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 14, 2011
News Release: The National Park Service will be plugging 14 orphaned wells during the summer and fall of 2011 in Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area through a cooperative agreement with Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Water Pollution Control.As a result of this project, trails and roads associated with access to the wells may be closed temporarily.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 14, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - The Sergeant at Arms Office confirmed last night that the Senate's website had been hacked over the weekend. It plans a review of Senate computer sites.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 14, 2011
News Release: FARMINGTON, Pa., The United States has an extensive system of highways. It is hard to imagine life without these public roads. Yet there was a time when the federal government did not fund roads. That is until the National Road crossed the Alleghenies, created a link between the eastern states and the...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 14, 2011
News Release: Social Security is a sacred compact between Americans of all generations. It ensures that millions of retirees, disabled workers and children can live a life of dignity.
