News from July 2012
By DOT News Wire | Jul 24, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on July 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jul 24, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on July 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Jul 24, 2012
The US Energy Department published a seven page proposed rule on July 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Jul 24, 2012
The US Energy Department published a six page proposed rule on July 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 24, 2012
News Release: While a temporary closure of the park's visitor center and cave tours remains in effect, visitors planning a trip to Carlsbad Caverns National Park are encouraged to call 575-785-2232 for the latest information. The bat flight programs at dusk at the bat flight amphitheater will continue nightly. The...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 24, 2012
News Release: Annapolis, MD - The draft Chesapeake Bay Watershed Public Access Plan is now available for public review and comment. The plan is a product of the Strategy for Protecting and Restoring the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, developed in response to President Obama's Executive Order 13508, and which aims to increase public access to the Bay and tributaries by adding 300 new public access sites by 2025.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 24, 2012
News Release: This week Zion National Park is embarking on a unique project to stabilize two log cabins within its designated wilderness. The two cabins, built in 1929 and 1930, pre-date the park's acquisition of the Kolob Canyons section of the park. "The park feels very strongly that it should preserve local culture...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 24, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., July 24, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) delivered the following opening statement on the House floor today in support of H.R. 6082, the Congressional Replacement of President Obama’s Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 24, 2012
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Following a two-week trial, two southern Arizona men were convicted by a federal jury Monday for conspiring to bring, transport and harbor illegal aliens, the latest convictions stemming from a large scale investigation targeting Arizona human smuggling networks known as "Operation In Plain Sight," which was led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
By DOE Newswire | Jul 24, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - As part of President Obama’s all-of-the-above energy strategy, the Department of the Interior, in partnership with the Department of Energy, will publish the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for solar energy development in six southwestern states-Arizona, California...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 24, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., July 24, 2012 - Tomorrow, the House of Representatives will vote on two distinct visions for America’s energy future: 1), “President Obama’s Proposed 2012-2017 Offshore Drilling Lease Sale Plan Act", which locks-away 85 percent of America’s offshore from energy production and reimposes...
By State Newswire | Jul 24, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator John Kerry, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, met with Sir Elton John, Annie Lennox, and UNAIDS Director Michel Sidibé who were in town for the International AIDS Conference. During the meeting they discussed current investments in research, policies and next steps for fighting the AIDS epidemic. They also discussed options for strengthening the PEPFAR and the Global Fund programs.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 24, 2012
News Release: S. 3413 would extend the 2001 and 2003 tax relief that is set to expire on Jan. 1, 2013 for one year through Dec. 31, 2013, including a straight extension of the expiring individual tax rates, family tax relief, death tax relief, and a patch to stop the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) from hitting...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 24, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Looking for a convenient scapegoat for the recent wildfires in the Western United States, House Republicans have predictably turned to endangered species as the cause of the destruction. A new report released today by the Democratic staff of the Natural Resources Committee, at the direction...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 24, 2012
News Release: Dear Secretary Geithner: As the Ranking Members of the Senate Committee on Finance and the Senate Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, we share responsibility for oversight of Treasury activities, for authorization of those activities, and for the funding of your Department’s operation.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 24, 2012
News Release: Mount Rainier National Park Superintendent Randy King has announced that an environmental assessment has been prepared for the Nisqually to Paradise Road Rehabilitation project.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 24, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Committee Democrats today introduced legislation to extend the Earned Income Tax Credit, the Child Tax Credit and the American Opportunity Tax Credit, three vital refundable tax provisions that Republicans have proposed vastly curtailing (and ending entirely, in the case of...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 24, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., July 24, 2012 - Today, the House Natural Resources Committee held an oversight hearing on, “The Impact of Catastrophic Forest Fires and Litigation on People and Endangered Species: Time for Rational Management of our Nation's Forests." The hearing focused on the devastating impacts of catastrophic wildfires on people and species and how Endangered Species Act litigation blocks activities that help prevent and fight fires.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 24, 2012
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that low-income rural areas will benefit from changes in the way USDA funds water and wastewater projects. Rural Development Acting Deputy Under Secretary Judith Canales made the announcement on Vilsack's behalf while she toured the wastewater treatment system in the City of Peñitas, Texas.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 24, 2012
News Release: The Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), today held a hearing entitled, “Education Reforms: Discussing the Value of Alternative Teacher Certification Programs."
