News from April 2012
By Interior Newswire | Apr 16, 2012
News Release: Kenai Fjords National Park will be working to finalize plans for limited development in the downtown Seward area. The National Park Service (NPS) owns five properties in the downtown area, purchased in 2005 as directed by Congress during the development of the Mary Lowell Center, a multi-agency facility...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 16, 2012
News Release: Advanced PR Student Project Encourages Students to Escape, Explore, and Exhale.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 16, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) today issued the following statement on the retirement announcement of former Committee Chairman Edolphus “Ed" Towns (D-NY) who has represented Brooklyn since 1982...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 16, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - As part of President Obama’s all-of-the-above strategy to develop American energy, the Department of the Interior, the Department of the Army, and the Department of Energy have significantly advanced potential development of hydropower generation in the United States, according to a two-year progress report on the implementation of an interagency Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on hydropower.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 16, 2012
News Release: Saturday, April 28 -12:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 16, 2012
News Release: Join Park Ranger Howard Duncan on Saturday, April 21, for a delightful hike along the Big South Fork River looking at the spring wildflowers. You will certainly see some of the more common spring wildflowers and may discover some uncommon ones as well. Wear comfortable walking shoes; bring your wildflower...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 16, 2012
News Release: Outer Banks Group Superintendent Mike Murray invites children throughout the Outer Banks to take part in National Junior Ranger Day at their local national park sites on Saturday, April 21, 2012.Becoming a Junior Ranger is a fun way for children to explore and learn more about the National Parks and how they can help protect these important sites," stated Murray.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 16, 2012
News Release: April 21-29, 2012 is National Park Week and National Park Service Outer Banks Group Superintendent Mike Murray invites the public to experience their national parks across the country and here on the Outer Banks; Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and Wright Brothers National Memorial.Special Founders Day programs will be offered at each site.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 16, 2012
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) for a Great Lakes Invasive Plant Management Plan (IPMP) for the following ten parks located in the Great Lakes region: Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (APIS), Grand Portage National Monument (GRPO), Ice Age National Scenic...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 16, 2012
News Release: As described in Table 10-1 of the Final Off-road Vehicle (ORV) Management Plan (plan) for Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore), National Park Service (NPS) Resources Management staff have installed prenesting areas for colonial waterbirds (CWBs) by April 15, 2012.The prenesting closure areas are...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 16, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) today made the following statement regarding the deduction for state and local taxes, which some Republicans have targeted for elimination in order to dramatically lower tax rates for the highest earners.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 16, 2012
News Release: National Park Service News Release. - APRIL 16, 2012. ED CUMMINS, CHIEF RANGER, MOCA/TUZI, 928-567-3322 X227. National Park Week 2012 to Feature Free Admission, Junior Ranger Day. CAMP VERDE, AZ. -The National Park Service invites visitors to enjoy, explore, and share America's national parks during National...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 16, 2012
News Release: A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist has shown researchers and plant breeders a better way to handle the massive amounts of data being generated by plant molecular studies, using an approach that should help speed up development of improved crop varieties.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 16, 2012
News Release: Senate Democrats have bent over backwards to try and hide the fact that the Buffett Tax would undermine charitable giving. But a close examination of their proposal reveals that it is just their most recent attempt at limiting contributions to charities by capping the value of itemized deductions for upper-income Americans. Here’s how...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 16, 2012
News Release: ST. GEORGE - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement today on the eve of the tax filing deadline...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 16, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Following the approval of a new natural gas export facility in Louisiana by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) continued to express deep concern over the trend towards the wholesale export of America's natural gas. This export tax will increase electricity and heating prices for American consumers and threaten the steel, plastics, fertilizer and other American industries that are aided by low natural gas prices.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 16, 2012
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Entrance fees to Glacier National Park and the nearly 400 National Park Sites across the country will be waived during National Park Week, April 21-29.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 16, 2012
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, will hold an oversight hearing Wednesday regarding a recent Inspector General report that described misconduct at the General Services Administration (GSA). Senator Boxer will focus on ways to institute strong checks and balances that will change the culture at the agency.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 16, 2012
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today urged his colleagues to drop their opposition to the Paying a Fair Share Act and allow the Senate to debate the bill. From Chairman Baucus...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 16, 2012
News Release: Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area will host the Twelfth Annual Spring Planting Day Celebration on Saturday, April 28, 2012. The event will take place in the areas adjacent to the Bandy Creek Visitor Center and the Lora Blevins home place from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
