News from July 2012
By DOT News Wire | Jul 30, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on July 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jul 30, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on July 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jul 30, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on July 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jul 30, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on July 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Jul 30, 2012
The US Justice Department published a seven page rule on July 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 30, 2012
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - University of Montana researchers are working in partnership with the National Park Service to conduct visitor-use studies on park trails along the Going-to-the-Sun Road. The studies will assess trail usage and trends. Visitors may encounter researchers and research equipment at several areas along the Going-to-the-Sun Road this summer.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 30, 2012
News Release: Two Department of Energy-supported programs are helping the Crow Tribe in Montana produce energy with minimal environmental impact, educate future generations and prepare its community for future jobs in energy fields.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 30, 2012
News Release: Due to rapidly decreasing water levels in Blue Mesa Reservoir, the boat ramp at Ponderosa.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 30, 2012
News Release: Early this morning, July 30, park rangers and Jackson Hole Fire/EMS personnel responded to a small kitchen fire at the John Colter Ranch House Restaurant located in the Colter Bar area of Grand Teton National Park. Employees at the restaurant facility made a 911 call at 5:45 a.m. to report the fire, and the emergency call was routed to the Teton Interagency Dispatch Center.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 30, 2012
News Release: Altair Campground to Open. Altair Campground will re-open August 1 and remain open through September 16.The campground was closed for the month of July to ensure visitor safety while contractors used a series of controlled blasts to lower the Glines Canyon Dam. "We realize Altair Campground is a special...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 30, 2012
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MT. - A search operation is underway in Glacier National Park for a 19-year male hiker that failed to return following a day hike on Saturday, July 28.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 30, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON-Today, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, unveiled a report on the findings of the Committee’s two-year investigation of the for-profit higher education industry. The report outlines widespread problems throughout the sector, as evidenced by the thousands of pages of never-before-released internal documents that education companies submitted to the Committee at Harkin’s request.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 30, 2012
News Release: In celebration of the National Park Service's 96th birthday, the Obed Wild and Scenic River will be hosting an Art in the Park Reception on Saturday, August 25 at the Visitor Center at 208 N. Maiden Street in Wartburg, Tennessee. The reception will start at 5 pm (Eastern Time) that evening.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 30, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Committee Democrats today introduced legislation identical to the middle class tax cut bill that passed the Senate last week. The measure, H.R. 15, would extend the Bush tax cuts for households with incomes up to $250,000. The Senate’s 51-48 vote approving the legislation...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 30, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - A merger between the Chinese government’s state-run oil company CNOOC and the Canadian oil company Nexen could result in China drilling for free on U.S. soil, depriving taxpayers of millions of dollars in royalties for taxpayer-owned oil, Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today revealed.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 30, 2012
News Release: Tests will indicate progress of current groundwater remediation strategy.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 30, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and Power, will host bipartisan forums on Tuesday, July 31, and on Thursday, Aug. 2, to examine state, local, and federal cooperation in the Clean Air Act. The forums are intended to provide an opportunity for members of Congress to hear a broad range of perspectives from experts about their experiences in implementing the Clean Air Act.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 30, 2012
News Release: Hawaii National Park, HAWAIʻI -- The public is invited to be part of an exciting, historic event as the United States Mint ceremonially releases the Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park quarter at the park's Kahua Hula on Wed., Aug. 29 from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 30, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and Power, will host bipartisan forums on Tuesday, July 31, and on Thursday, Aug. 2, to examine state, local, and federal cooperation in the Clean Air Act. The forums are intended to provide an opportunity for members of Congress to hear a broad range of perspectives from experts about their experiences in implementing the Clean Air Act.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 30, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and Power, will host bipartisan forums on Tuesday, July 31, and on Thursday, Aug. 2, to examine state, local, and federal cooperation in the Clean Air Act. The forums are intended to provide an opportunity for members of Congress to hear a broad range of perspectives from experts about their experiences in implementing the Clean Air Act.
