News from February 2012
By Interior Newswire | Feb 28, 2012
News Release: A new National Park Service report shows that more than 2 million visitors in 2010 spent almost 110 million dollars in Glacier National Park and in communities near the park. That spending supported 1,695 jobs in the local area.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 28, 2012
News Release: Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.), Representative Hansen Clarke (D-Mich.), Representative Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security Subcommittee Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-Va.), Representative Shelia Jackson Lee (D-Texas), Representative ...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 28, 2012
News Release: HARKERS ISLAND, NC - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 534,981 visitors in 2010 spent $37.3 million dollars in Cape Lookout National Seashore and in communities near the park. That spending supported 598 jobs in the local area.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 28, 2012
News Release: National Park ServiceNews Release. - Feb. 28, 2012. Ed Cummins, Chief Ranger, MOCA/TUZI, 928-567-3322 x227. Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot National Monuments = Visitors, Money, and Jobs for Local Economy. Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot National Monuments, Camp Verde, AZ - A new National Park Service...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 28, 2012
News Release: During the next 6 - 8 weeks, National Park Service fire crews will be conducting a series of prescribed fires within Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area. The prescribed fires, as defined in the Fire Management Plan, will all be located within the boundaries of the park. Plans call for burns of varying size to occur at locations in Tennessee.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 28, 2012
News Release: St. Louis, MO - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that more than 2,436,000 visitors in 2010 spent almost $98.5 million visiting Jefferson National Expansion Memorial. That spending supported more than 1,300 jobs in the St. Louis area.
By State Newswire | Feb 28, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - This afternoon, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) delivered the following statement at a hearing on national security and the foreign policy priorities in President Obama’s 2013 international affairs budget.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 28, 2012
News Release: BUSHKILL, PA - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 5,285,761 visitors in 2010 spent more than $151.2 million in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area and in communities near the park. That spending supported nearly 2,500 jobs in the local area.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 28, 2012
News Release: Devils Postpile National Monument Equals Visitors, Money and Jobs for Local Economy.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 28, 2012
News Release: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists are studying the overall improvement in water quality when native prairie vegetation is restored to fields once cropped with corn and soybeans. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Ames, Iowa, were part of a team that examined changes in groundwater during prairie establishment at the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge near Prairie City, Iowa. ARS is USDA's chief intramural scientific research agency.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 28, 2012
News Release: A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows the 104,000 visitors who toured Wind Cave in 2010 spent $17.6 million in the park and surrounding communities. This spending supported more than 300 area jobs.
By State Newswire | Feb 28, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - The House Judiciary Committee today approved a bipartisan bill (H.R. 3992) to add Israel to the list of countries eligible for E-2 visas. These visas allow foreign investors to come to the U.S. temporarily in order to spur job creation and economic growth here. The bill was reported favorably to the House floor by voice vote.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 28, 2012
News Release: Today, the U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation to repeal two excessive federal regulations affecting colleges and universities. The Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act received bipartisan support in a vote of 303 to 114.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 28, 2012
News Release: Cumberland Gap National Historical Park Celebrates Women's History Month.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 28, 2012
News Release: Thirty-five GPS (Global Positioning System) radio collars were recently placed on elk in Wind Cave National Park. This marks the second year of a three-year study to document the effects of a recently implemented elk management plan.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 28, 2012
News Release: New York, N.Y. - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that more than 17.5 million visitors in 2010 spent $462.3 million in the National Parks of New York Harbor and the communities surrounding them. That spending supported more than 5,300 jobs in the local area.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 28, 2012
News Release: Today, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce is considering the Student Success Act (H.R. 3989) and the Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act (H.R. 3990). Together, these bills represent a new way forward in K-12 education. Below are a few key endorsements from organizations representing America’s schools, students, and taxpayers...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 28, 2012
News Release: ST. CROIX FALLS, Wisconsin: A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 188,400 visitors in 2010 spent over $5.6 million in the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway and in communities near the park. That spending supported 90 jobs in the local area.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 28, 2012
News Release: Munising, Mich. - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that the more than 561,000 visitors who came to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in 2010 spent nearly $21 million in communities near the park. That spending supported more than 344 jobs in the area.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 28, 2012
News Release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) today again called for an independent study of the health effects of the airport scanner machines that emit ionizing radiation.
