News from June 2012
By Interior Newswire | Jun 14, 2012
News Release: SALEM, M.A.- On June 28 at 7 PM at the Salem Visitor Center (2 New Liberty Street) the National Park Service will present a free lecture and book signing about the Salem privateers during the War of 1812. Captain Michael Rutstein of the schooner Fame and local maritime artist Racket Shreve have collaborated on a new book about these privateers and their exploits, titled The Privateering Stroke.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 14, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., June 14, 2012 - Next week, the House of Representatives will consider the Conservation and Economic Growth Act, a package of 14 Natural Resources Committee bills. Among the bills included in the package is the National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act [], sponsored by National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Subcommittee Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01).
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 14, 2012
News Release: Thomas Edison once said, “To have a great idea, have a lot of them.".
By Interior Newswire | Jun 14, 2012
News Release: The water quality agreement between the US Environmental Protection Agency and the State of Florida announced today is fundamental to restoring the ecological health of Everglades National Park. The agreement's water quality based limitations, coupled with required remedies, a schedule, an enforcement...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 14, 2012
News Release: Monument Seeking Public Support to Solve White Rocks Vandalism Case.
By State Newswire | Jun 14, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) today chaired a hearing entitled “The Law of the Sea Convention: Perspectives from the U.S. Military" featuring witness testimony from six high ranking military officials - four Admirals and two Generals - all urging ratification of the treaty.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 14, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today delivered the following remarks at a committee roundtable discussion on the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula within the Medicare physician fee schedule...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 14, 2012
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - The schedule for summer ranger-led activities in Glacier National Park through July 7 has been released. The activities include a variety of hikes, talks, boat tours, demonstrations, and evening programs. Hour-long to day-long hikes led by rangers are offered in many areas of the...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 14, 2012
News Release: The Republican tax agenda - as outlined in their budget - would provide another $5 trillion tax cut on top of the Bush tax cuts, skewed heavily toward the very wealthiest Americans, as the below table from the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center makes clear. Nearly 37% of the benefit alone goes to millionaires. Half goes to people earning $500,000-plus. The same budget, meanwhile, calls for ending the Medicare guarantee and slashing a variety of other vital programs.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 14, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent Committee Democrats draft "Dissenting Views" based on a thorough review of the Contempt Citation circulated by Committee Chairman Darrell Issa on May 3 proposing to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 14, 2012
News Release: History gets a little watery on Saturday, June 23rd, at Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial when we turn our attention from the Battle itself to the Lake. The National Park Service site is hosting its 4th annual "Return of the Mayfly" festival from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. "Return of the Mayfly...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 14, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today announced two upcoming hearings that continue the focus on key subcommittee priorities. In the coming weeks, the panel will meet to discuss the future of video and to continue its oversight of the Federal Communications Commission.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 14, 2012
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore. - As part of the BLM's National Sage-Grouse Planning Strategy, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is holding an interactive social and economic public workshop Tuesday, June 26, from 4-7 p.m. at The Riverhouse Hotel and Convention Center in Bend, Ore. The workshop will provide an opportunity...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 14, 2012
News Release: U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today said she is continuing to work closely with the Committee’s Ranking Member, Senator Pat Roberts, and Senate leadership on an agreement to move forward with considering more amendments to ...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 14, 2012
News Release: * Former Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman co-authored an op-ed with Richard Leach, President and CEO of World Food Program USA, in today’s edition of Politico: “This Farm Bill enhances U.S. leadership in the fight against hunger and makes an important statement about America’s values. Washington still faces extreme political polarization, but the Senate Farm Bill seeks to fight against global hunger using efforts that both parties can support."
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 14, 2012
News Release: Riverside, CA - The Drug Enforcement Administration today announced that operators of an Inland Empire chain of marijuana stores and others associated with a warehouse where drugs were cultivated for the stores were arrested this morning on federal drug trafficking charges.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 14, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today highlighted the fundamental differences between the United States and China in measuring which country is leading the race to develop alternative energy technologies.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 14, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today announced two upcoming hearings that continue the focus on key subcommittee priorities. In the coming weeks, the panel will meet to discuss the future of video and to continue its oversight of the Federal Communications Commission.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 14, 2012
News Release: Like many new measurement tools, the laser frequency comb seemed at first a curiosity but has found more practical uses than originally imagined. The technique for making extraordinarily precise measurements of frequency has now moved beyond physics and optics to advance biomedicine by helping researchers evaluate a novel instrument that kills harmful bacteria without the use of liquid chemicals or high temperatures.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 14, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today announced two upcoming hearings that continue the focus on key subcommittee priorities. In the coming weeks, the panel will meet to discuss the future of video and to continue its oversight of the Federal Communications Commission.
