News from March 2012
By Commerce News Now | Mar 22, 2012
The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Mar 22, 2012
The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 22, 2012
The US Interior Department published a seven page rule on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Mar 22, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Mar 22, 2012
The US Energy Department published a one page proposed rule on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Mar 22, 2012
The US Agriculture Department published a one page proposed rule on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 22, 2012
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Today, as President Obama went to Ohio State University to discuss the Administration’s all-out, all-of-the-above strategy for American energy, the White House announced up to $35 million over three years to support research and development in advanced biofuels, bioenergy and high-value...
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 22, 2012
News Release: "The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is on the front lines of bringing trust back into the market. Every day it is working to assure that the futures and swaps market operates with integrity, and away from the darkness which it operated in for years. With the hundreds of trillions of dollars that...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 22, 2012
News Release: WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, SD - Rangers at Wind Cave National Park have increased their backcountry patrols to combat the illegal poaching of elk antlers. Each spring, antlers, some weighing as much as 25 pounds, drop off the elk in preparation of growing a new set. Poachers illegally sell the antlers for use in western decorations and in furniture such as chairs and chandeliers.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 22, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., March 22, 2012 - Today, the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs held an oversight hearing on “Empty Hooks: The National Ocean Policy is the Latest Threat to Access for Recreational and Commercial Fishermen." Representatives from the charter, commercial and...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 22, 2012
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture seeks comments on a proposed rule that implements an amendment to the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require swine packers to report wholesale pork sales.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 22, 2012
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Today, as President Obama went to Ohio State University to discuss the all-out, all-of-the-above strategy for American energy, the White House announced new funding to advance the development of American-made small modular reactors (SMRs), an important element of the President’s energy...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 22, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - With experts saying that excessive speculation is adding significant additional costs to the price of gas, Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and 100 of his Democratic colleagues in the House today called for the House Appropriations Committee to fully arm the Wall Street cops who can crack down on...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 22, 2012
News Release: Washington - Acting Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Michael Scuse will lead nearly 40 American businesses on a U.S. Department of Agriculture trade mission to China March 23-28. U.S. agricultural exports to China have grown more than 80 percent in the past three years. The USDA trade mission aims to help American businesses strike new deals, strengthen business ties, expand their markets, and support jobs for Americans.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 22, 2012
News Release: Washington -The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released a new cherry tree variety named for former First Lady Helen Taft to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Japanese gift of cherry trees that now are a celebrated landmark of the nation's capital.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2012
News Release: Today, Democratic Members of the House Judiciary Committee led by Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder encouraging the Department of Justice to review the shooting of Trayvon Martin under a federal hate crimes statute. Under federal law, it is a crime ...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 22, 2012
News Release: Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Michael L. Connor has announced that Kerry McCalman has been selected as Reclamation's Senior Advisor for Hydropower and Electric Reliability Compliance Officer.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 22, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., March 22, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today announced a Full Committee meeting for Wednesday, March 28th at 10:00 a.m. to consider a motion to authorize the Chairman to issue subpoenas for the production of documents relating to two long-running oversight investigations.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 22, 2012
News Release: A sure sign of spring in Denali National Park and Preserve is the opening of the park road beyond park headquarters. Park visitors will be able to drive as far as the Mountain Vista Trailhead, a rest area east of the Savage River Campground, beginning at noon on Friday, March 23. Early spring offers...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 22, 2012
News Release: Today, House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) joined House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA), House Committee on Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers (R-KY), and Senate Homeland Security and Governmental ...
