News from June 2012
By Interior Newswire | Jun 25, 2012
News Release: Mount Rainier National Park is continuing efforts to recover Climbing Ranger Nick Hall. Hall died in a rescue accident on the mountain on Thursday, June 21, 2012 after he fell approximately 2,500 feet down the Emmons Glacier. Recovery efforts have been abated by deteriorating weather conditions and increased avalanche danger due to accumulation of new snow at the higher elevations.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 25, 2012
News Release: Why not spend the Fourth of July at the fort, 18th Century style? Come hear the Declaration of Independence read as it was first publically heard in 1776 and cheer with loud "Huzzahs!" Children of all ages will be able to join the rebel army and learn the musket drill as so many did following that fateful...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 25, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the Environmental Protection Agency announced proposed revisions to its cement sector rules, including extending the date for compliance. Last fall, the House passed H.R. 2681, the Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act, directing EPA to re-propose the rules so they are both economically and technically achievable.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 25, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - In light of recent media reports of possible safety incidents at one of the nation’s most sensitive biolabs, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman (D-CA), Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Subcommittee...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 25, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - In light of recent media reports of possible safety incidents at one of the nation’s most sensitive biolabs, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman (D-CA), Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Subcommittee...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 25, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the Environmental Protection Agency announced proposed revisions to its cement sector rules, including extending the date for compliance. Last fall, the House passed H.R. 2681, the Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act, directing EPA to re-propose the rules so they are both economically and technically achievable.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 25, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the Environmental Protection Agency announced proposed revisions to its cement sector rules, including extending the date for compliance. Last fall, the House passed H.R. 2681, the Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act, directing EPA to re-propose the rules so they are both economically and technically achievable.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 25, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - In light of recent media reports of possible safety incidents at one of the nation’s most sensitive biolabs, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman (D-CA), Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Subcommittee...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 25, 2012
News Release: The Washington Examiner Editorial Board this weekend blasted the Department of Energy for its recent “Beyond Solyndra" propaganda, which points to the electric car company Fisker, who received a $529 million loan to make $100,000+ electric sports cars, as an example validating the Obama administration’s...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 25, 2012
News Release: Summer programs started last week at the National Park Service Outer Banks Group.A wide variety of programs are being offered.Summer programs will run from June 9 - Aug. 17, 2012.The summer program schedules include history talks, nature walks, and recreational programs such as surf fishing, cast netting, crabbing, seining, and snorkeling.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 25, 2012
News Release: The Washington Examiner Editorial Board this weekend blasted the Department of Energy for its recent “Beyond Solyndra" propaganda, which points to the electric car company Fisker, who received a $529 million loan to make $100,000+ electric sports cars, as an example validating the Obama administration’s...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 25, 2012
News Release: The Washington Examiner Editorial Board this weekend blasted the Department of Energy for its recent “Beyond Solyndra" propaganda, which points to the electric car company Fisker, who received a $529 million loan to make $100,000+ electric sports cars, as an example validating the Obama administration’s...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 25, 2012
News Release: House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) appeared on Sunday’s edition of C-SPAN’s Newsmakers program to discuss student loans and Republican efforts to prevent a scheduled rate increase on subsidized Stafford Loans without raising taxes or adding to the deficit.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 25, 2012
News Release: NEWBURY PARK, Calif. - The National Park Service will host an art lecture and exhibit at the Satwiwa Native American Culture Center on Sunday, July 8. Self-taught airbrush artist Steven Garcia, of Mescalero Yaqui and Tongva heritage, will discuss his influences and techniques during the morning presentation from 10:00 a.m. until noon. The exhibit opening will take place that afternoon from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2012
News Release: ANCHORAGE, AK - On June 20, 2012, Brackston Moores, 32, of Anchorage, was sentenced to 160 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute heroin. Chief United States District Judge Ralph R. Beistline imposed the sentence on Moores.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 25, 2012
News Release: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have developed a new method to create antimicrobials that kill disease-causing pathogens. These antimicrobials can be used as an alternative to antibiotics.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2012
News Release: Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) released this statement in response to the Supreme Court’s decision in Arizona v. United States, which held unconstitutional several key provisions of Arizona’s immigration law S.B. 1070, and upheld the preeminence of the federal government in determining immigration law and policy.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 25, 2012
News Release: Golden, Colo. - Clean Energy Alliance, Inc. (CEA), the national association of clean energy business incubators, and the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), announced a new collaboration to help companies commercialize promising new clean technologies. This collaboration will enable qualifying...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 25, 2012
News Release: Seneca Falls, NY -- Women's Rights National Historical Park invites the public to attend two special programs in its celebration of Independence Day on Wednesday, July 4, 2012.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 25, 2012
News Release: Petrified Forest, AZ- Level II fire restrictions are now in effect due to the extreme fire danger from prolonged hot and dry weather conditions. These restrictions will remain in effect throughout Petrified Forest National Park until further notice.
