News from August 2012
By Interior Newswire | Aug 1, 2012
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MT. -Limited clues were identified yesterday in the continuing search for missing hiker Jakson Kreiser. Partial boot tracks were found that are very similar to the boots believed to be worn by Kreiser and information was received by a hiker who was in the area over the weekend.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 1, 2012
News Release: Are your mailboxes being crammed daily with flyers announcing back to school sales? Being bombarded by emails? Texting incessantly? Run down by the oppressive summer heat? Seeking respite from it all? A quick cure can be found by heading to the Wilderness Road Campground amphitheater in Cumberland Gap...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 1, 2012
News Release: Wind Cave National Park, S.D. - With smoke from the Myrtle Fire visible Thursday afternoon, July 19, from the Wind Cave National Park Visitor Center, park officials started thinking about moving critical museum objects to the safety of the Mammoth Site in Hot Springs.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 1, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 1, 2012 - Today, the House Natural Resources Committee passed H.R. 6089, the Healthy Forest Management and Wildfire Prevention Act of 2012, with a. Introduced by Colorado Members Scott Tipton, Doug Lamborn, Mike Coffman, and Cory Gardner, the bill would reduce the risk of catastrophic...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 1, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Agriculture today reported that more than half of the counties in the United States are currently considered disaster areas due to drought. Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today called on the members who make-up more than half of the House of Representatives and who question...
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 1, 2012
News Release: Relentless assaults on America’s computer networks by China and other foreign governments, hackers and criminals have created an urgent need for safeguards to protect these vital systems. The question now is whether the Senate will provide them. Senator John McCain, a Republican of Arizona, and the Chamber...
By State Newswire | Aug 1, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator John Kerry, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after meeting with Chen Guangcheng, a Chinese lawyer and human rights activist who was arrested, jailed, and later confined to his home and brutally beaten for challenging a government policy. He eventually escaped from home confinement and sought help from the U.S. embassy and is now residing in the United States.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 1, 2012
News Release: The National Park Service will turn 96 on Saturday, August 25. Fort Sumter National Monument invites the public to celebrate through a sidewalk chalk coloring contest with the theme "Picture Yourself in the National Parks" from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the Fort Sumter Visitor Education Center in downtown Charleston.
By State Newswire | Aug 1, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - This morning, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) delivered the following statement at a hearing that explored possible next steps for U.S. policy on Syria.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 1, 2012
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Mexican businessman pleaded guilty today in federal court to conspiring with the owners of a Los Angeles area toy wholesaler to launder thousands of “narco dollars" for drug trafficking organizations in Mexico.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 1, 2012
News Release: Senators Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., Susan Collins, R-Maine, Tom Carper, D-Del., and Scott Brown, R-Mass. authored reform legislation to shore up the Postal Service’s financial solvency. That legislation passed the Senate in April. The House must act now and allow the two chambers to reconcile the differences between the bills.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 1, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 1, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today introduced, the Saving Our Dams and New Hydropower Development and Jobs Act. The bill protects and promotes hydropower resources by ending practices that diminish existing hydropower, cutting regulatory...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 1, 2012
News Release: Due to the recent rains, Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area has lifted the recent temporary restriction on backcountry fires within the Big South Fork. Visitors are reminded that fireworks are always prohibited within the Big South Fork.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 1, 2012
News Release: Hawaii National Park, HAWAIʻI - Today, Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park turns 96 years old, and the park's Centennial Anniversary is just four years away. Hawaiʻi Volcanoes was the 15th park to join the National Park Service, which now has 397 national parks - including a total of eight in Hawaiʻi.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 1, 2012
News Release: Everglades National Park has contracted for repairs to the popular Flamingo Marina boat ramp.During the period from August 6, 2012 to Sept. 1, 2012, PACCOMM, Inc. will be performing pavement repair work to the Flamingo Marina Boat Ramps in the Flamingo area of Everglades National Park.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 1, 2012
News Release: Sometime in the past two days vandals smashed and destroyed the interior of the bathroom, including sinks and toilets, at the "Yahoo Falls" parking lot in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area. It is estimated that the damages could run into the thousands of dollars to repair. This is the third time in the past year that vandalism has occurred at that location.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 1, 2012
News Release: As the Director at the Office of Economic Impact and Diversity, one of my favorite aspects of my job is encouraging new generations of students to become engaged in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) and our all-out, all-of-the-above American energy strategy.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 1, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) today made the following statement on the House floor urging immediate House passage of the Senate-passed tax cut bill to extend the middle class tax cuts...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 1, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 1, 2012 - Today, the House Natural Resources Committee with a to provide the Chairman with authority to issue subpoenas to five Obama Administration officials and potentially others who have direct knowledge or involvement in the drafting, editing or review of the Department of the Interior Drilling Moratorium Report that was edited to appear as though the moratorium was supported by a panel of engineering experts when it was not.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 1, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - In a Senate Finance Committee hearing held today, Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) said tax reform can play a pivotal role in helping reduce complications for businesses caused by the tax code, allowing businesses to focus on growth and jobs. Many businesses choose, for tax purposes, to...
