News from November 2011
By Interior Newswire | Nov 1, 2011
News Release: Fort Pulaski Hosts "America Recycles Day".
By USDA Newswire | Nov 1, 2011
News Release: With the help of a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) small business grant, Wisconsin farmer-breeder Peter Pitts teamed up with Pure-Seed Testing, Inc., of Hubbard, Ore., to create a now widely popular variety of conventional grass forage that is also probably the first certified organic festulolium in North America.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 1, 2011
News Release: Hawaiʻi National Park, HI - Mark your calendars, Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park will join all 395 national park units across the country in waiving entrance fees for the upcoming Veteran's Day weekend, Nov. 11-13, and on at least 18 days in 2012.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 1, 2011
News Release: BALTIMORE - A 28-year-old El Salvadoran national, residing in Annapolis, Md., pleaded guilty on Nov. 1 to transporting individuals to engage in prostitution in Annapolis and Easton, Md. The plea is a result of an investigation led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Annapolis Police Department.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 1, 2011
News Release: Portland, Oregon. The Tribal Leader Energy Education Initiative Workshop held on Nov. 1, 2011, at the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) provided information about the Office of Indian Energy’s efforts to develop training curriculum on renewable energy tribal project development and financing...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 1, 2011
News Release: The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released for public comment a draft "roadmap" that is designed to foster federal agencies' adoption of cloud computing, support the private sector, improve the information available to decision makers and facilitate the continued development of the cloud computing model.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 1, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Republicans on the Natural Resources Committee today voted to protect the CEOs of the companies responsible for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Republicans voted down a Democratic effort to compel the heads of BP, Halliburton, Transocean and Cameron to appear before the committee through a subpoena after the executives refused to testify.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 1, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today congratulated the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) on winning the 2011 GreenGov Presidential Award for Green Innovation. NREL’s Green Data Center was recognized for its innovative design that minimizes its energy footprint and reduces costs, without compromising service quality.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 1, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, applauded changes to the United States Sentencing Guidelines that go into effect today to increase criminal penalties for so-called “straw purchasers" of firearms.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 1, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC-Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings issued the following statement on a new GAO report issued regarding AIG. The report found inconsistent accounts of attempts by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to negotiate with AIG’s counterparties to lower U.S. taxpayer exposure.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 1, 2011
News Release: BERLIN, Maryland: Chief Ranger Ted Morlock announced today that charges have been levied against two individuals connected with the shooting death of a wild horse during a public deer hunt within Assateague Island National Seashore on Jan. 15, 2011.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 1, 2011
News Release: The Crown of the Continent Research Learning Center at Glacier National Park is hosting a free brown-bag lecture on Tuesday, November 8 from 12- 1pm at the Community Building in West Glacier. The public is invited to join the Bigfork High School Cave Club for a presentation about their five years of cave research in the park.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 1, 2011
News Release: A number of federal programs - including Social Security and veterans programs - index benefits to reflect increases in the cost of living. Also, a number of provisions of the tax code such as the income tax brackets, the standard deduction and personal exemption, and the earned income tax credit and...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 1, 2011
News Release: Whiskeytown National Recreation Area has announced the approval of the Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Expansion and Redesign of the Oak Bottom Campground project. The Regional Director of the Pacific West Region signed the FONSI on October 4, 2011. This document details why this project will not have a significant impact on the environment and allows the park to move forward with implementing the selected alternative.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 1, 2011
News Release: ANDERSONVILLE, Georgia - Andersonville National Historic Site would like to invite you to join thousands of Americans to remember and honor our military veterans past and present by participating in the Wreaths Across America program. Sponsored wreaths will be laid on gravesites in National Cemeteries across the country, including Andersonville National Cemetery, on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 1, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), chairman of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, and Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) will host a press conference on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011, at 10:30 a.m. in the Senate Press Gallery. Chairman Walden and Senator Heller will unveil...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 1, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 1, 2011 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today released the following statement in response to President Obama’s announcement to use presidential powers granted under the 1906 Antiquities Act to designate part of Fort Monroe as a National Monument.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2011
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, TX - An Indiana man has entered a guilty plea to possessing with intent to distribute more than 2,300 kilograms of marijuana, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson and Drug Enforcement (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge Thomas E. Hinojosa announced today.
By EPA Newswire | Nov 1, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Chairman Joe Pitts (R-PA) today released the following statement in response to President Obama’s Executive Order to address the drug shortages crisis.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 1, 2011
News Release: The wide array of special activities offered at Fire Island National Seashore this November reflect the diverse natural and cultural resources preserved in this unit of the National Park System. While most of these programs represent traditions and values that help make these places significant to many people, some programs may even be an enticement to get outdoors long after the traditional "day at the beach" is just a pleasant memory.
