News from September 2011
By Interior Newswire | Sep 13, 2011
News Release: An Environmental Assessment (EA) for the allocation of climbing permits between commercial guided climbing operators and independent, non-guided climbers on Mount McKinley is now available for public review and comment, announced Superintendent Paul R. Anderson.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 13, 2011
News Release: STAMFORD, CT. - DEA Special Agent in Charge Steven W. Derr of the New England Field Division and other law enforcement officials today announced that 20 individuals have been arrested on charges related to their alleged involvement in a conspiracy to distribute oxycodone, a potent and highly-addictive...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 13, 2011
News Release: (Washington, DC) - Congressman Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Congressman Dennis Cardoza, Co-Chair of the Housing Stabilization Task Force, today were joined by 27 Members of Congress in sending a letter to Edward DeMarco, Acting Director...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 13, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced more than $30 million for 24 universities in 23 states across the country to train undergraduate- and graduate-level engineering students in manufacturing efficiency to help them become the nation's next generation of industrial energy...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 13, 2011
News Release: "Form follows function!" was the credo of early 20th century architects making design choices based on the intended use of the structure. Cell biologists may be turning that on its head. New research* by a team working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) reinforces the idea that...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 13, 2011
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) commented today following the Census Bureau’s announcement that the number of young adults between ages 18 and 24 with health insurance jumped by more than 500,000 from 2009 to 2010. This increase was prompted, in part, by the Affordable Care Act’s...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 13, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Following the release of the last major report on BP's Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today called for hearings involving the companies involved in the disaster in the Natural Resources Committee. The Interior Department in their Joint Investigative Team report released...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 13, 2011
News Release: Founding Father Patrick Henry once said, “I know no way of judging the future but by the past.".
By DOL Newswire | Sep 13, 2011
News Release: BATON ROUGE, La. - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited ExxonMobil Refining and Supply Co. in Baton Rouge for violations - 20 serious and two other-than-serious - for exposing workers to possible fires and explosions, among other hazards. Proposed penalties total $126,600 following a March 14 inspection by OSHA's Baton Rouge Area Office at the company's petroleum refinery on Scenic Highway.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 13, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today approved legislation to protect hundreds of thousands of American jobs. H.R. 2250, the EPA Regulatory Relief Act, and H.R. 2681, the Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act, aim to fix EPA’s...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 13, 2011
News Release: Yosemite National Park Superintendent Don Neubacher announces that the Invasive Plant Management Plan Update Environmental Assessment (IPMP Update) Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) is available for public review. The decision of the National Park Service (NPS) to adopt a plan for protecting park...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 13, 2011
News Release: LOWELL, MA - In partnership with Lowell Canalwaters Cleaners, Keep Lowell Beautiful, Community Gardens Greenhouse, and Conscious Alliance Student Group at University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell National Historical Park will celebrate the 18th annual National Public Lands Day with a canal cleanup...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 13, 2011
News Release: Embrace Citizenship - Experience America Through Your National Parks.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 13, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today approved legislation to protect hundreds of thousands of American jobs. H.R. 2250, the EPA Regulatory Relief Act, and H.R. 2681, the Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act, aim to fix EPA’s...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 13, 2011
News Release: Join park rangers this month for a variety of fun and interesting interpretive programs. Park Rangers will show movies, lead special guided tours of park sites and share personal stories of those who fought in the Pacific War. Programs provide visitors an opportunity to learn about park resources, the...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 13, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today approved legislation to protect hundreds of thousands of American jobs. H.R. 2250, the EPA Regulatory Relief Act, and H.R. 2681, the Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act, aim to fix EPA’s...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 13, 2011
News Release: On Saturday, Sept. 24, more than 180,000 volunteers, including those at Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area and Obed Wild and Scenic River, will visit their favorite parks, beaches, wildlife preserves, or forests and chip in to help improve these treasured places. They'll be taking part in National Public Lands Day, the largest, single-day volunteer event for public lands in our country.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 13, 2011
News Release: Public Meeting. The National Park Service (NPS) invites you to attend an informational public meeting to provide an overview of design alternatives for improving the visitor screening facility at the Washington Monument (Monument), located in Washington, D.C. The purpose of the proposal is to improve...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 13, 2011
News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will host a workshop on cryptography for new technologies from Nov. 7-8, 2011, at the agency's Gaithersburg, Md., campus.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 13, 2011
News Release: -. PHOENIX, AZ. - Jose Rosendo Segundo-Orellana, 50, of Los Angeles, was found guilty today by a federal jury of possession with intent to distribute cocaine. The case was tried before U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Martone. Sentencing is set for Jan. 13, 2012. On Sept. 25, 2010, Segundo-Orellana...
