News from August 2012
By Interior Newswire | Aug 15, 2012
News Release: National Park Service News Release. - AUGUST 15, 2012. ED CUMMINS, CHIEF RANGER, MOCA/TUZI, 928-567-3322 X227. The National Park Service Turns 96!. Montezuma Castle-Montezuma Well & Tuzigoot National Monuments Celebrate the 96th Birthday of the National Park Service. Camp Verde-Montezuma Castle-Montezuma...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 15, 2012
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By Commerce Newswire | Aug 15, 2012
News Release: Pasco, WA, Aug. 15, 2012 - Today, the House Natural Resources Committee held a legislative field hearing in Pasco, WA on H.R. 6247, the Saving Our Dams and Hydropower Development and Jobs Act of 2012. Introduced by Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04), the bill would protect America’s dams and promote new...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 15, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, along with Subcommittee Chairmen Jim Jordan and Trey Gowdy, asked Secretary of Energy Steven Chu to clarify apparently false testimony to Congress about efforts to conceal documents from investigators and White House...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 15, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 15, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today sent a letter to the co-chairs of President Obama’s National Ocean Council to repeat his request that the Obama Administration answer outstanding questions and document requests regarding President Obama’s National Ocean Policy and mandatory ocean zoning initiative before finalizing the draft implementation plan. Click to read a full copy of the letter sent today.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 15, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON-Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) released the following statement following an announcement from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that it was delaying release of a new rule governing auto efficiency...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 15, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Michael L. Connor announced today 12 applied science projects will receive $1.2 million, and Reclamation will partner with other federal agencies and contribute $451,835 to applied science projects to benefit the Desert and Southern Rockies Landscape Conservation Cooperatives. This funding will be matched to provide more than $3.5 million for these applied science projects.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 15, 2012
News Release: SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT SCHEDULED FOR AUG. 18 AT LAKE MEAD.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 15, 2012
News Release: Berlin, Maryland - The National Park Service is turning 96 on August 25 and would like the public to help us celebrate. If you are interested in having some family fun on bicycles, make your way to the Assateague Island Visitor Center on Route 611 for the Assateague Island National Seashore Family Bike...
By EPA Newswire | Aug 15, 2012
News Release: Gas prices across the country are spiking. An article in USA Today warns 2012 is likely to be the costliest year ever at the pump, noting that the national average price for gasoline is up 30 cents since mid-July and is now higher than year-ago levels in 39 states.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 15, 2012
News Release: National Park Service News Release. - AUGUST 15, 2012. ED CUMMINS, CHIEF RANGER, MOCA/TUZI, 928-567-3322 X227. The National Park Service Turns 96!. Montezuma Castle-Montezuma Well & Tuzigoot National Monuments Celebrate the 96th Birthday of the National Park Service. Camp Verde-Montezuma Castle-Montezuma...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 15, 2012
News Release: Gas prices across the country are spiking. An article in USA Today warns 2012 is likely to be the costliest year ever at the pump, noting that the national average price for gasoline is up 30 cents since mid-July and is now higher than year-ago levels in 39 states.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 15, 2012
News Release: Gas prices across the country are spiking. An article in USA Today warns 2012 is likely to be the costliest year ever at the pump, noting that the national average price for gasoline is up 30 cents since mid-July and is now higher than year-ago levels in 39 states.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 15, 2012
News Release: The staff at Fort Stanwix National Monument is delighted to announce its fall Homeschool Day, "You and Your Garrison", on Wednesday, September 12. Throughout this six-hour, fee-free event, homeschool families will be treated to interdisciplinary, hands-on learning experiences provided by park staff and volunteers highlighting daily life at the "fort that never surrendered".
By State Newswire | Aug 14, 2012
News Release: Dear Secretaries Clinton and Geithner: In light of the enactment August 10th of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act, I write to register my concern about Iran’s continuing efforts to conceal the operations of its ocean-going oil tankers and cargo vessels that are operated by the National...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 14, 2012
News Release: The U.S. Congress established the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway on Aug. 25, 1972. Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012 marks the 40th anniversary of this distinctive national park unit created explicitly to honor Mr. Rockefeller and his important contributions to the conservation and preservation of remarkable places throughout America and the U.S. Virgin Islands. To commemorate this milestone, several special activities are planned.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 14, 2012
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) submitted a Federal Register notice announcing new forms and instructions to allow individuals to request consideration of deferred action for childhood arrivals from ...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 14, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, Aug. 14, 2012- The Council for Native American Farming and Ranching, appointed by Secretary Tom Vilsack to advise him on ways to eliminate barriers to participation in USDA programs for Native American farmers and ranchers, will hold a two day public meeting beginning today at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian. Council Members will hear from White House, USDA and Department of the Interior officials.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 14, 2012
News Release: DES MOINES, IOWA, Aug. 14, 2012 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that 106 projects in 29 states, Guam and Puerto Rico have been selected for funding to produce renewable energy and make energy efficiency improvements. Funding is made available through USDA Rural Development's Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), which is authorized by the 2008 Farm Bill.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – The owner of a Miami health care agency pleaded guilty today for his participation in a $60 million home health Medicare fraud scheme, announced the Department of Justice, the FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Rodolfo Nieto Jr., 40, of Miami, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga in the Southern District of Florida to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and to receive health care kickbacks.
