News from August 2012
By Interior Newswire | Aug 1, 2012
News Release: Park Programs August 2012. Join park rangers this month for a variety of fun and interesting interpretive programs. Park rangers will 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...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 1, 2012
News Release: Baseball great Babe Ruth once said, “Yesterday’s home runs don’t win today’s games.".
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 1, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee today approved H.R. 6194, the “U.S. Agricultural Sector Relief Act," and H.R. 6190, the “Asthma Inhalers Relief Act." The bipartisan bills offer necessary relief from rigid EPA regulations relating to implementation of the Montreal Protocol.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 1, 2012
News Release: OhioAmerican Energy, Inc., announced yesterday it would close its coal mining operations in Brilliant, Ohio. The company’s press release cites “regulatory actions by President Barack Obama and his appointees" as the “entire reason" for the mine’s closure. Ryan Murray, the company’s Vice President of...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 1, 2012
News Release: Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area will host the Twentieth Annual Storytelling Festival on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012. The event will take place adjacent to the Bandy Creek Visitor Center from 10:00 a.m. until 11:30 p.m. EDT. The Storytelling Festival is one of the largest free events in this area and a great opportunity for vendors to sell food and crafts for this one day event.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 1, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) ranking member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry today made the following remarks at a hearing of the Agriculture Committee entitled, “Continued Review of MF Global: Accountability in the Futures Markets."
By DOE Newswire | Aug 1, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives today approved H.R. 4273, the Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act. The bipartisan legislation, introduced by Reps. Pete Olson (R-TX) and Mike Doyle (D-PA), will ensure America’s power companies are able to comply with Department of Energy emergency orders to maintain grid reliability without facing penalties for violating potentially conflicting environmental laws.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 1, 2012
News Release: House Republicans are accusing the Obama White House - and the president’s reelection campaign manager Jim Messina - of purposefully skirting disclosure rules and negating the administration’s often-repeated claim to be “the most transparent administration in history."
By USDA Newswire | Aug 1, 2012
News Release: Growers and consumers alike stand to benefit from Gupton and Pearl, two new southern highbush blueberry cultivars developed by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) researchers in Poplarville, Miss.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 1, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today advanced H.R. 6213, the “No More Solyndras Act." The committee approved the measure by a bipartisan vote of 29 to 19. Today’s vote comes on the heels of yesterday’s Wall Street Journal report on Solyndra’s...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 1, 2012
News Release: WHAT: Gateway invites all volunteers to help clean up North Channel Beach in Queens, which looks out onto Jamaica Bay. This beach is used by visitors who fish or sunbathe and also by individuals of various faiths for religious expression. For the last few years, the National Park Service has worked with...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 1, 2012
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MT. - Glacier National Park firefighters have responded to two very small wildland fires in the park started by lightning.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 1, 2012
News Release: Work Scheduled for Olympic National Park Roads: Closures and Minor Delays Anticipated.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 1, 2012
News Release: Stabenow Says Missing Customer Money from MF Global and Peregrine Must be Recovered Immediately
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 1, 2012
News Release: Statement of Senator Barbara Boxer Full Committee Hearing: "Update on the Latest Climate Change Science and Local Adaptation Measures" Aug. 1, 2012 (Remarks as prepared for delivery) Climate change is real, human activities are the primary cause, and the warming planet poses a significant risk to ...
By EPA Newswire | Aug 1, 2012
News Release: OhioAmerican Energy, Inc., announced yesterday it would close its coal mining operations in Brilliant, Ohio. The company’s press release cites “regulatory actions by President Barack Obama and his appointees" as the “entire reason" for the mine’s closure. Ryan Murray, the company’s Vice President of...
By DOE Newswire | Aug 1, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee today approved H.R. 6194, the “U.S. Agricultural Sector Relief Act," and H.R. 6190, the “Asthma Inhalers Relief Act." The bipartisan bills offer necessary relief from rigid EPA regulations relating to implementation of the Montreal Protocol.
By EPA Newswire | Aug 1, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee today approved H.R. 6194, the “U.S. Agricultural Sector Relief Act," and H.R. 6190, the “Asthma Inhalers Relief Act." The bipartisan bills offer necessary relief from rigid EPA regulations relating to implementation of the Montreal Protocol.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 1, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives today approved H.R. 4273, the Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act. The bipartisan legislation, introduced by Reps. Pete Olson (R-TX) and Mike Doyle (D-PA), will ensure America’s power companies are able to comply with Department of Energy emergency orders to maintain grid reliability without facing penalties for violating potentially conflicting environmental laws.
By EPA Newswire | Aug 1, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today advanced H.R. 6213, the “No More Solyndras Act." The committee approved the measure by a bipartisan vote of 29 to 19. Today’s vote comes on the heels of yesterday’s Wall Street Journal report on Solyndra’s...
