News from May 2011
By Interior Newswire | May 9, 2011
News Release: Memorial Day Commemoration. May 28 - 30, 2011. Monocacy National Battlefield will host a memorial flag display in honor of those soldiers who fell during the Battle of Monocacy. Volunteers are needed to place the 550 Union and Confederate flags on Saturday, May 28th. Everyone wishing to volunteer must...
By Interior Newswire | May 9, 2011
News Release: Gateway National Recreation Area is seeking vendors to provide goods and services to Canarsie Pier, Brooklyn, this summer. Commercial Use Authorizations have been issued for three types of vendors: food and beverages; bait and tackle; and farmers' market goods. Applications will be accepted by Gateway's Business Management Office from now until mid-May.
By Interior Newswire | May 9, 2011
News Release: Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Michael Connor announced today the selection of nine Feasibility Studies for funding under WaterSMART's Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse Program in California, Oklahoma, and Texas. These feasibility studies will receive $1,176,760 from WaterSMART, which will result in a total of $4.9 million in total dollars available to help fund the studies.
By DOE Newswire | May 9, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today released an extensive report compiled by the Government Accountability Office examining the ramifications of the Obama administration and Energy Secretary Chu’s decision to withdraw the license application for a high-level...
By DOE Newswire | May 9, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Republican leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today sent letters to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Jon Wellinghoff, and Department of Energy Secretary Stephen Chu seeking information on new Obama administration EPA rules impacting the electric power sector.
By US DOT Newswire | May 9, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, issued a statement today regarding the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) announcement that it has ordered the waste handling facility operated by Western Environmental Inc. to immediately address ...
By Commerce Newswire | May 9, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Republican leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today sent letters to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Jon Wellinghoff, and Department of Energy Secretary Stephen Chu seeking information on new Obama administration EPA rules impacting the electric power sector.
By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2011
News Release: LOS ANGELES, CA - A man who manufactured anabolic steroids at a clandestine laboratory in Compton - one of the largest underground steroid labs ever found in the United States - and distributed the steroids via the Internet, was sentenced today to three years in federal prison.
By Commerce Newswire | May 9, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform today released Jack’s Story: Government “All about Regulations," the first in a three part video series detailing how government regulations impact Ohio small business owner Jack Buschur and his company, Buschur Electric Incorporated.
By DOL Newswire | May 9, 2011
News Release: On Wednesday, May 11 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), will hold a hearing entitled "Removing Inefficiencies in the Nation’s Job Training Programs." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By EPA Newswire | May 9, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today released an extensive report compiled by the Government Accountability Office examining the ramifications of the Obama administration and Energy Secretary Chu’s decision to withdraw the license application for a high-level...
By Commerce Newswire | May 9, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today released an extensive report compiled by the Government Accountability Office examining the ramifications of the Obama administration and Energy Secretary Chu’s decision to withdraw the license application for a high-level...
By EPA Newswire | May 9, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Republican leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today sent letters to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Jon Wellinghoff, and Department of Energy Secretary Stephen Chu seeking information on new Obama administration EPA rules impacting the electric power sector.
By Interior Newswire | May 9, 2011
News Release: Olympic National Park’s newly-launched Adopt-a-Trail program gives local residents, park visitors and community groups a chance to become involved in monitoring and maintaining some of their favorite trails.
By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2011
News Release: BOSTON, MA. - A Lawrence man was sentenced today in federal court for selling crack cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2011
News Release: PORTLAND, ORE- - Jose Juis (a/k/a Ricardo Ochoa Renteria), 32, of Salem, Oregon, was sentenced today to 156 months in prison and a $1 million money judgment, for his role as the leader of an international drug trafficking (DTO).
By DOJ Newswire | May 9, 2011
News Release: BEAUMONT, TX - A 51-year-old Spring Hill, Florida man has pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking in the Eastern District of Texas announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge, Thomas Hinojosa and U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
By Interior Newswire | May 9, 2011
News Release: Multiple Runs Added Between El Portal and Yosemite Valley.
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2011
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) is proposing to develop a management plan for Feral Cats at Chickasaw National Recreation Area in Sulphur, Oklahoma.Feral Cats are non-native species and pose concerns for resource managers in the park. Feral Cats often scatter garbage, serve as a disease vector, and can...
By Interior Newswire | May 7, 2011
News Release: As of 3 o’clock Saturday afternoon May 7, 2011 -Crews are working on assessments of damages and flood recovery. Ongoing work includes repairs to roads, launches, campgrounds and facilities. Assessments continue on trails, and park natural and cultural resources. The following areas remain closed for the safety of our park visitors, neighbors and employees.
