News from May 2012
By Commerce Newswire | May 17, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Commerce Department announced that solar panels imported from China will face duties ranging from 31 to 250 percent as a result of Chinese solar technologies being illegally dumped into the U.S. market. Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), the top Democrat on the Natural Resources Committee...
By Interior Newswire | May 17, 2012
News Release: To show our appreciation for those who serve in the U.S. Military, on May 19 - Armed Forces Day - the National Park Service will begin issuing an annual pass offering free entrance to all 397 national parks for active duty military members and their dependents.
By Commerce Newswire | May 17, 2012
News Release: I would like to thank the Chairman for holding this hearing, and thank all our witnesses for coming.
By Interior Newswire | May 17, 2012
News Release: To show appreciation for those who serve in the United States (U.S) Military, the National Park Service (NPS) will begin issuing an annual pass offering free entrance to all 397 national parks for active duty military members and their dependents. The annual pass will be offered for the first time beginning Saturday, May 19, 2012, which is Armed Forces Day.
By Interior Newswire | May 17, 2012
News Release: VANCOUVER, WA - To show our appreciation for those who serve in the U.S. Military, on May 19 - Armed Forces Day - the National Park Service will begin issuing an annual pass offering free entrance to all 397 national parks for active duty military members and their dependents.
By Interior Newswire | May 17, 2012
News Release: America's Great Outdoors:Secretary Salazar Designates. Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail. Four Rivers in Five States to Make Up Connecting Water Trails. ANNAPOLIS, MD-Joined by Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley and other leaders in a ceremony at Sandy Point State Park, Secretary of...
By Interior Newswire | May 17, 2012
News Release: Bill Aldrich, of Gettysburg, donated a greens mower to Eisenhower National Historic Site to help care for Ike's putting green. The donation will improve the park's ability to care for the putting green, which the Professional Golfers Association installed at the president's home in the 1950s. The National...
By State Newswire | May 17, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC -- Rep Howard Berman issued the statement below regarding Secretary Panetta’s announcement that the Pentagon will immediately provide $70 million required by Israel for the Iron Dome system this fiscal year.
By Homeland Newswire | May 17, 2012
News Release: "Thank you, Chairwoman Granger and Chairman Rogers.
By DOE Newswire | May 17, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Continuing its efforts under the American Energy Initiative, the House Energy and Commerce Committee today passed the Gasoline Regulations Act and Strategic Energy Production Act. The bills, which both passed with bipartisan support, aim to protect consumers from higher gas prices and promote U.S. energy security.
By DOE Newswire | May 17, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), this week held its third hearing examining the broadband loan and grants programs of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and Rural Utility Service (RUS). During the hearing, members examined the speed and effectiveness of the loan and grant programs doled out through the president’s stimulus program.
By DOE Newswire | May 17, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Republican leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today wrote to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson seeking more information about EPA’s plans to regulate carbon emissions for new and existing power plants. Members believe EPA’s New Source Performance...
By Commerce Newswire | May 17, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), this week held its third hearing examining the broadband loan and grants programs of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and Rural Utility Service (RUS). During the hearing, members examined the speed and effectiveness of the loan and grant programs doled out through the president’s stimulus program.
By Commerce Newswire | May 17, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Continuing its efforts under the American Energy Initiative, the House Energy and Commerce Committee today passed the Gasoline Regulations Act and Strategic Energy Production Act. The bills, which both passed with bipartisan support, aim to protect consumers from higher gas prices and promote U.S. energy security.
By Interior Newswire | May 17, 2012
News Release: To show appreciation for those who serve in the U.S. Military, on May 19 - Armed Forces Day - the National Park Service will begin issuing an annual pass offering free entrance to all 397 national parks for active duty military members and their dependents.
By EPA Newswire | May 17, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), this week held its third hearing examining the broadband loan and grants programs of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and Rural Utility Service (RUS). During the hearing, members examined the speed and effectiveness of the loan and grant programs doled out through the president’s stimulus program.
By DOE Newswire | May 17, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today gave the following opening statement at a hearing on legislation to create a Clean Energy Standard (CES) before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee:
By EPA Newswire | May 17, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Continuing its efforts under the American Energy Initiative, the House Energy and Commerce Committee today passed the Gasoline Regulations Act and Strategic Energy Production Act. The bills, which both passed with bipartisan support, aim to protect consumers from higher gas prices and promote U.S. energy security.
By EPA Newswire | May 17, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Republican leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today wrote to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson seeking more information about EPA’s plans to regulate carbon emissions for new and existing power plants. Members believe EPA’s New Source Performance...
By Interior Newswire | May 17, 2012
News Release: Sharpsburg, Maryland-To show our appreciation for those who serve in the U.S. Military, on May 19 - Armed Forces Day - the National Park Service will begin issuing an annual pass offering free entrance to all 397 national parks for active duty military members and their dependents.
