News from May 2012
By DOL Newswire | May 4, 2012
News Release: U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor released employment data for April...
By Commerce Newswire | May 4, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Citing serious concerns raised by the National Labor Relations Board’s Inspector General in recent investigative reports, Reps. George Miller (D-Calif.) and Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) sought additional information today from individuals named in the investigations. Miller and Cummings requested additional information from NLRB Member Brian Hayes and former NLRB Member Peter Schaumber. The Inspector General’s most recent investigative report was released Wednesday.
By Commerce Newswire | May 4, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., May 4, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement on the new regulations issued today by the Department of the Interior on hydraulic fracturing on federal lands.
By Interior Newswire | May 4, 2012
News Release: The Bicentennial of the War of 1812 is FLYING HIGH with a special performance by the United States Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine on August 4 at 6:00 p.m.! Live music, precision drill, ceremony, and the firing of the fort's evening gun make every twilight tattoo a memorable occasion! This spectacular ceremony is FREE.
By Interior Newswire | May 4, 2012
News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE: Artists from Hammond High School will be opening a new nature-inspired art exhibit at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore's Douglas Center with a reception on Saturday, May 12, from 12 p.m. - 4 p.m.
By Interior Newswire | May 4, 2012
News Release: Don Hamilton, Natural Resource Specialist, was recently promoted to the position of Chief of Resource Management at Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River.
By Commerce Newswire | May 4, 2012
News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has extended until May 25, 2012, the comment period for the second draft of a publication intended to help federal departments and agencies better manage supply chain risks for federal information systems. The document provides a set of 10 practices...
By Interior Newswire | May 4, 2012
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - The National Park Service (NPS) will again offer shuttle bus service between Grand Canyon National Park and the neighboring town of Tusayan, Arizona in 2012. The Tusayan Route shuttle will be available from May 12 through September 7 and will run at 15-minute intervals between 8 a.m. and 9:30 p.m., daily.
By Interior Newswire | May 4, 2012
News Release: What breathes air, gives birth to live young, has hair, is warm blooded, and lives in the waters around Kenai Fjords National Park? You guessed it, marine mammals! If you just haven't seen your share of marine mammals lately we recommend you come out on the town on Friday May 4th from 6-8pm and stop...
By Interior Newswire | May 4, 2012
News Release: May is Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month. In celebration Kenai Fjords National Park pays tribute to Harry Kawabe, a Japanese immigrant who made Seward his home in the first half of the 20th century. A successful business man, Harry and his wife Tomo, generously helped to educate numerous children. This legacy continues through the Kawabe Memorial Fund which awards an annual scholarship to a graduating Seward High School student.
By Commerce Newswire | May 4, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), the Ranking Democratic Member on the House Natural Resources Committee, responded to a proposed rule issued today by the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) relating to hydraulic fracturing on public lands. The current regulations governing...
By Interior Newswire | May 4, 2012
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - Grand Canyon National Park concessioner Xanterra South Rim, L.L.C. (Xanterra) was recently awarded the National Park Service (NPS) Director's Environmental Achievement Award in the Building Our Future category.
By Interior Newswire | May 4, 2012
News Release: BLM Releases Environmental Assessment for Meadowood Barn The Bureau of Land Management-Eastern States Office has released an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the barn at the Meadowood Special Recreation Management Area in Lorton, Virginia. The Meadowood Barn EA describes the environmental impacts of...
By EPA Newswire | May 4, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) issued the following statement in response to two new proposals issued today by the Obama administration impacting American oil and gas production. The Bureau of Land Management finalized a new rule adding requirements for...
By Commerce Newswire | May 4, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., May 4, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics released their April jobs report.
By Commerce Newswire | May 4, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) issued the following statement in response to two new proposals issued today by the Obama administration impacting American oil and gas production. The Bureau of Land Management finalized a new rule adding requirements for...
By Interior Newswire | May 4, 2012
News Release: WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, S.D. - The superintendents of Wind Cave National Park and Custer State Park announced today that the two parks will cooperate in management of elk that use the parks.
By Interior Newswire | May 4, 2012
News Release: Las Vegas, NM: Fort Union National Monument announces its monthly Glimpses of the Past presentation, "Freemasonry in the Southwest" to be held at the CCHP/Santa Fé Trail Interpretive Center, 116 Bridge Street, in Las Vegas, Thursday, May 17, 2012, at 7:00PM. In March 1862, as Union soldiers reveled in...
By Interior Newswire | May 4, 2012
News Release: Somerset - Across the nation, people took to the national parks in late-April not only to visit, but also to roll up their sleeves. They worked on projects to improve the parks and help others learn about these special places. It was no different here in western Pennsylvania. Almost 10,000 people visited and volunteered at the five national park sites across the region during National Park Week, which ran from April 21 to April 29.
By DOE Newswire | May 4, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce detailed its hearing and vote schedule for the week of May 7, 2012. Continuing its focus on protecting jobs and innovation, the Subcommittee on Health will consider and vote on legislation to reauthorize and establish various FDA user...
