News published on Federal Newswire in July 2012

News from July 2012


News Release: Experience Your National Park in July!.


News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - A Glacier National Park employee was seriously injured today in a fall while working. As a veteran member of the park's trail crew, the 31-year old female was working with other crew members on sections of the popular Highline Trail. The incident occurred as the crew was returning to the Logan Pass Trailhead.


Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for China

News Release: Washington - Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 35,000 metric tons of soybean oil to China during the 2011/2012 marketing year.


Berman Welcomes Resumption of NATO Transit Routes Through Pakistan

News Release: Valley Village, CA - Congressman Howard L. Berman, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, made the following statement in response to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s announcement today about the reopening of NATO transit routes through Pakistan...


Dinosaur National Monument Seeks Scoping Comments on Prairie Dog Management Plan / Environmental Assessment

News Release: Dinosaur, CO - National Park Service (NPS) staff will be developing a management plan for white-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys leucurus) inhabitating developed areas at Dinosaur National Monument. White-tailed prairie dogs are a native species in the monument, but have negatively impacted some monument...


News Release: Exactly two years ago, during his weekly address to the nation, President Obama proudly announced that his administration was awarding Abound Solar a $400 million stimulus loan guarantee. The announcement, in the midst of the Obama administration’s much hyped “Recovery Summer," was part of the president’s...


Solicitation for a Concession Contract to Operate a Stable and Camp Store within Big South Fork

News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) has issued a Prospectus soliciting for proposals in response to a business opportunity to operate horse, mule, donkey and llama stall rentals and a camp store in the Bandy Creek area in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area located in Oneida, Tennessee. The term of the new Concession Contract will be for ten years.


News Release: Big Time Festival. Saturday, July 21, 2012. 10 am to 4 pm. Kule Loklo. Please join us for this traditional Californian trade festival at Kule Loklo, Point Reyes National Seashore. The annual festival is slated for Saturday, July 21, from 10 am to 4 pm, at Kule Loklo, a Coast Miwok Cultural Exhibit. Throughout...


Subcommittee on Energy and Power Schedules Clean Air Act Forum

News Release: Rep. Ed Whitfield, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and Power, has scheduled a bipartisan forum on Tuesday, July 31, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. The subject of the forum is “State, Local, and Federal Cooperation in the Clean Air Act." Participants to be announced.


Subcommittee on Energy and Power Schedules Clean Air Act Forum

News Release: Rep. Ed Whitfield, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and Power, has scheduled a bipartisan forum on Tuesday, July 31, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. The subject of the forum is “State, Local, and Federal Cooperation in the Clean Air Act." Participants to be announced.


News Release: Appearing on Sunday’s CNN’s State of the Union, White House Chief of Staff and former OMB Director Jack Lew called the Obama administration the “most transparent ever." Lew’s surprising declaration whitewashes the Obama administration’s stonewall on Solyndra, including his own starring role as the recipient...


News Release: Rep. Ed Whitfield, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and Power, has scheduled a bipartisan forum on Tuesday, July 31, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. The subject of the forum is “State, Local, and Federal Cooperation in the Clean Air Act." Participants to be announced.


FLASHBACK: July 3, 2010: President Obama Unveils $400 Million Loan Guarantee for Abound Solar During National Weekly Address

News Release: Exactly two years ago, during his weekly address to the nation, President Obama proudly announced that his administration was awarding Abound Solar a $400 million stimulus loan guarantee. The announcement, in the midst of the Obama administration’s much hyped “Recovery Summer," was part of the president’s...


News Release: Exactly two years ago, during his weekly address to the nation, President Obama proudly announced that his administration was awarding Abound Solar a $400 million stimulus loan guarantee. The announcement, in the midst of the Obama administration’s much hyped “Recovery Summer," was part of the president’s...


News Release: Appearing on Sunday’s CNN’s State of the Union, White House Chief of Staff and former OMB Director Jack Lew called the Obama administration the “most transparent ever." Lew’s surprising declaration whitewashes the Obama administration’s stonewall on Solyndra, including his own starring role as the recipient...


Say What?? The Most Transparent Administration Ever?

News Release: Appearing on Sunday’s CNN’s State of the Union, White House Chief of Staff and former OMB Director Jack Lew called the Obama administration the “most transparent ever." Lew’s surprising declaration whitewashes the Obama administration’s stonewall on Solyndra, including his own starring role as the recipient...


Update July 2, 2012: Federal Partners Continue to Support Response Efforts Combating Western Wildfires

News Release: FEMA provides additional Fire Management Assistance Grant for Wyoming WASHINGTON, July 2, 2012 - The U.S. Forest Service, Department of the Interior, Department of Defense and FEMA continue to support efforts to protect life, public safety and aid in community recovery. Last Friday, President Obama approved ...


Obama Administration Announces New Investments to Advance Biofuels Industry and Enhance America's Energy Security

News Release: U.S. Navy, Department of Agriculture and Department of Energy Announce Funding Available for Commercial Scale Advanced Drop-In Biofuels; Energy Department Also Announces Additional Biofuel Investments to Drive Cost Reductions and Technological Breakthroughs Audio WASHINGTON. D.C., July 2, 2012 – As part ...


News Release: Global health care giant GlaxoSmithKline LLC (GSK) agreed to plead guilty and to pay $3 billion to resolve its criminal and civil liability arising from the company’s unlawful promotion of certain prescription drugs, its failure to report certain safety data, and its civil liability for alleged false ...


News Release: NextCare Inc., an Arizona-based company, has agreed to pay $10 million to settle federal and state allegations that it submitted false claims, the Justice Department announced today. NextCare is an owner of a chain of urgent care facilities with locations in Arizona, Colorado, Texas, North Carolina, Ohio and Virginia.