News from March 2011
By DOE Newswire | Mar 31, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), Thursday convened a legislative hearing to discuss H.R. 908, a bill to extend the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to maintain the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 31, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), Thursday convened a legislative hearing to discuss H.R. 908, a bill to extend the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to maintain the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 31, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 31, 2011) - Representatives Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) introduced the Resource Assessment of Rare Earths (RARE) Act of 2011, which directs the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to conduct a three-year, comprehensive global mineral assessment of rare earth elements (REEs). Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA), Ranking Member on the House Natural Resources Committee, is the lead original cosponsor of the bill.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 31, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), today approved five bills that repeal the Health and Human Services Secretary’s unlimited tap on Treasury to fund state exchange grants, eliminate unaccountable slush funds, and restore Congress’ oversight by replacing some direct mandatory spending and subjecting it to the annual appropriations process.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 31, 2011
News Release: Yuma, AZ - An idled desalination plant demonstrated the potential to augment Lower Colorado River supplies during a pilot run over the past year, officials with the Bureau of Reclamation and cooperating water agencies announced today. Concluding ahead of schedule and under budget, Reclamation's Yuma Area Office successfully implemented the pilot run of the Yuma Desalting Plant (YDP).
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 31, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-In keeping with the bipartisan agreement reached earlier this year to reform the rules of the Senate, U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today offered legislation to clear the backlog of stalled executive nominations by permanently exempting a range of positions from Senate confirmation.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 31, 2011
News Release: Washington, D.C.- U.S. Representative Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), top Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today led efforts in the House of Representatives to fend off attempts by Republicans to decrease air passenger safety, destroy American jobs, and diminish aviation and economic options for rural communities.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 31, 2011
News Release: Senators propose fairer, simpler fix to tax code that would boost U.S. agriculture industry
By Interior Newswire | Mar 31, 2011
News Release: Cape Hatteras Lighthouse to Open on April 15.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 31, 2011
News Release: In his speech Wednesday on U.S. energy independence, President Obama finally acknowledged that Canada might be a valuable source of oil, stating, “And when it comes to oil we import from other nations, we can partner with neighbors like Canada, Mexico, and Brazil"
By Interior Newswire | Mar 31, 2011
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - The National Park Service will reopen the South Kaibab Trail within Grand Canyon National Park to mule and stock use beginning on May 15, 2011, at levels approved in the park's new stock use plan, dated January 5, 2011. The trail had been closed to mule and stock use during a reconstruction project to improve the condition of the trail for both hikers and mule users alike.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 31, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), today approved five bills that repeal the Health and Human Services Secretary’s unlimited tap on Treasury to fund state exchange grants, eliminate unaccountable slush funds, and restore Congress’ oversight by replacing some direct mandatory spending and subjecting it to the annual appropriations process.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 31, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), Thursday convened a legislative hearing to discuss H.R. 908, a bill to extend the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to maintain the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 31, 2011
News Release: U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) released the following statement today after the Mine Safety and Health Administration failed to provide requested documents regarding the administration's enforcement of mine safety...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 31, 2011
News Release: Media Contact: Liz Friedlander, 202-225-1564. Chairman Frank Lucas of Oklahoma and Ranking Member Collin Peterson of Minnesota issued the following statements after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 872, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011 in a bipartisan vote, 292-130. "I am proud...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 31, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy today notified Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko that it is launching an investigation into the decision-making process to terminate the Yucca Mountain nuclear repository.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 31, 2011
News Release: Winter and early spring is perhaps the most beautiful time to visit Bryce Canyon National Park. Following snowstorms, the colorful red hoodoos are layered in bands of white snow. The park is largely snow covered on the plateau. The current snowpack at the Visitor Center (elev. 7,900 ft.) measures 11...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 31, 2011
News Release: In his speech Wednesday on U.S. energy independence, President Obama finally acknowledged that Canada might be a valuable source of oil, stating, “And when it comes to oil we import from other nations, we can partner with neighbors like Canada, Mexico, and Brazil"
By DOE Newswire | Mar 31, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy today notified Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko that it is launching an investigation into the decision-making process to terminate the Yucca Mountain nuclear repository.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2011
News Release: EAST ST. LOUIS, IL -. - A Centralia, Illinois, man, convicted of distributing crack cocaine, was sentenced to 120 (10 years), in federal prison on March 24, 2011, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today.
