News from March 2012
By USDA Wire | Mar 13, 2012
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on March 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Mar 13, 2012
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on March 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 13, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC. - An Afghan national with ties to the Taliban was convicted today by a jury in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia of conspiracy, distribution of heroin for importation into the United States and narco-terrorism, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Administrator Michele M. Leonhart of the Drug Enforcement Administration.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 13, 2012
News Release: FDR's Ice Yacht To Be Displayed In The Wallace Center.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 13, 2012
News Release: Superintendent Cicely Muldoon announced today that Point Reyes National Seashore is seeking applications for this summer's Youth Conservation Corps Program (YCC).
By DOE Newswire | Mar 13, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today delivered the keynote address at the Technology and Rare Earth Metals (TREM ) Center’s 12th Annual Conference. The Senator’s remarks highlighted the importance of domestic mineral production and the urgent need to update federal policies in this area.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 13, 2012
News Release: February kicked-off with a series of low pressure systems that brought warmer temperatures, snow, and strong, gusty winds to the Kenai Fjords area resulting in blizzard conditions and multiple avalanches on the Seward Highway. The Exit Glacier Coop weather station recorded 76" of new snowfall during the month. As of February 29th, seasonal snowfall amounts at Exit Glacier totaled 213".
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 13, 2012
News Release: President Obama famously promised during the debate over his $2.6 trillion health spending law that, "If you like your health care plan, you can keep your health plan," and that it would “slow the growth of health care costs for our families, our businesses, and our government." However, a major survey recently conducted by the Willis Human Capital Practice, that’s simply not the case.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 13, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s announcement that the administration was filing a complaint with the World Trade Organization over China’s policy of restricting export of its rare earth minerals:
By Interior Newswire | Mar 13, 2012
News Release: Due to public safety concerns, Colorado National Monument will temporarily close a four mile section of Rim Rock Drive along the west hill to all traffic between the West Entrance Station to the campground turnoff near the Visitor Center on Thursday, March 15, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 13, 2012
News Release: Everglades National Park Superintendent announced today that the park is closing to two areas in Florida Bay near the Flamingo district of the park effective immediately. These closures are being put in place for public safety while work is being done in the area of these two canals.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 13, 2012
News Release: Weather permitting, two Cape Hatteras Light Station facilities in Buxton, North Carolina will be temporarily closed from March 15 to April 4 in order to allow contractors to complete re-roofing projects for both buildings. The Principle Keepers Quarters and the Double Keepers Quarters, which houses the Museum of the Sea, will be closed for approximately two weeks to allow for the safe completion of each project.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 13, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today expressed a willingness to reform the Department of Energy’s loan programs but said that if she had to grade DOE’s handling of the programs it would “not receive a passing grade."
By Interior Newswire | Mar 13, 2012
News Release: Death of Compliance Archaeologist Patrick O Mullen.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 13, 2012
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today applauded the announcement that the U.S., the European Union and Japan have filed a complaint at the World Trade Organization over China’s tight restrictions on rare earth mineral exports, which are critical components in many U.S. manufactured goods. From Chairman Baucus...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 13, 2012
News Release: International Falls, MN - Construction on the new Rainy Lake Visitor Center bike trail in Voyageurs National Park is expected to resume on Monday, March 19, 2012, weather permitting. David Driapsa, project inspector, notes that rock blasting will occur soon after the spring startup of construction. Occasional traffic delays are expected on the park entrance road to the visitor center as a result of the blasting work.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 13, 2012
News Release: To mark the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, the international treaty that established the UNESCO World Heritage List of the globe's most significant cultural and natural areas, Everglades National Park has declared Sunday, March 18, 2012, as "World Heritage Day" in the Park. To celebrate...
By DOE Newswire | Mar 13, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today responded to an analysis released by the Interior Department related to its plan to merge the Office of Surface Mining (OSM) into the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 13, 2012
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to smuggle merchandise into the United States by false and fraudulent invoices. This investigation is being conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 13, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Jim McDermott (D-WA) issued the following statements today applauding the Obama Administration’s decision to file a complaint with the World Trade Organization challenging China’s rare-earth minerals policy...
