News from January 2012
By USDA Newswire | Jan 30, 2012
News Release: Scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have found that a commercial vaccine is effective against leptospirosis in cattle.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 30, 2012
News Release: On Jan. 24, 2012, Aztec Ruins National Monument hosted its 89th birthday party. The monument came under the protection of the National Park Service in 1923 by executive order of President Warren G. Harding.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 30, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., Monday opened debate on legislation clarifying that members of Congress and their staff are barred from using information they obtain as part of their jobs to profit from securities trades.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 30, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - 2011 was a very good year for Exxon Mobil, as the oil giant posted a $41 billion profit for the period. Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), today cited these new profit numbers as yet another example of the misplaced priorities of House Republicans, and called for the repeal of oil company tax breaks instead of allowing new drilling off America's coasts and in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to provide much-needed funding for infrastructure and transportation jobs.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 30, 2012
News Release: Vancouver, WA - In early 2012, the U.S. Army Reserve will formally relinquish all lands and structures within the East and South Vancouver Barracks to the National Park Service (NPS). This change will effectively end the longstanding military presence at the Vancouver Barracks, which was the first major U.S. Army post in the Pacific Northwest.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 30, 2012
News Release: After a nearly four-year hiatus, Waterways has returned with two brand new episodes highlighting invasive exotic species and education programs promoting responsible recreation.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 30, 2012
News Release: National Park ServiceNews Release. - Jan. 30, 2012. Ed Cummins, Chief Ranger, MOCA/TUZI, 928-567-3322 x227. Montezuma Castle to Host Program in Observance of Arizona's Centennial. A celebratory gathering in honor of Arizona's 100 years of statehood will be held Tuesday, Feb. 14, from 1:00 to 2:00...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 30, 2012
News Release: All-day celebration will be held on Friday, February 24.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 30, 2012
News Release: On Wednesday, February 1 at 10:00 a.m., the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will hold a hearing entitled “Expanding Opportunities for Job Creation." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 30, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns (R-FL) are seeking collaboration from former Treasury official Herbert Allison as he concludes his 60-day review of DOE’s 1705 loan guarantee program. Two...
By EPA Newswire | Jan 30, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Mary Bono Mack (R-CA) and Ranking Member G.K. Butterfield (D-NC) sent a letter to Google requesting a briefing on the company’s recently announced privacy changes. Members have concerns over how the changes will impact Google’s users, specifically users’ ability to opt out of information sharing and data collection.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 30, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Mary Bono Mack (R-CA) and Ranking Member G.K. Butterfield (D-NC) sent a letter to Google requesting a briefing on the company’s recently announced privacy changes. Members have concerns over how the changes will impact Google’s users, specifically users’ ability to opt out of information sharing and data collection.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 30, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns (R-FL) are seeking collaboration from former Treasury official Herbert Allison as he concludes his 60-day review of DOE’s 1705 loan guarantee program. Two...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 30, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns (R-FL) are seeking collaboration from former Treasury official Herbert Allison as he concludes his 60-day review of DOE’s 1705 loan guarantee program. Two...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 30, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Mary Bono Mack (R-CA) and Ranking Member G.K. Butterfield (D-NC) sent a letter to Google requesting a briefing on the company’s recently announced privacy changes. Members have concerns over how the changes will impact Google’s users, specifically users’ ability to opt out of information sharing and data collection.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 30, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, the National Park Service and the Trust for the National Mall today hosted a lighting ceremony to celebrate the installation of energy-efficient LED lights on the Mall. The LED lights, donated by OSRAM SYLVANIA and installed pro bono by Pepco, the electric utility that serves Washington, D.C., will reduce lighting energy use for the streetlamps by up to 65 percent.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 30, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today welcomed the introduction of bipartisan legislation that would have Congress authorize construction of the Keystone XL pipeline project under Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution, which gives Congress authority over commerce with foreign states.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 30, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-The United States Senate today began consideration of the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge or (STOCK) Act. This legislation is intended to affirm that Members of Congress are not exempt from laws that prohibit insider trading.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 30, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, appeared on the energy news program Platts Energy Week on Sunday to discuss the energy agenda President Obama laid out in his State of the Union speech last week. During the interview, Murkowski expressed her commitment to moving Alaska’s “enormous amounts of conventional national gas" to market.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 29, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - America's aging infrastructure is in need of rebuilding. The current funding shortfall to just keep our bridges, roads, airports and other existing transportation elements running is $12 billion for the next two years, and more than $75 billion over the next six years.
