News from May 2012
By Interior Newswire | May 3, 2012
News Release: The floor of the visitor center at Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park received a much-needed make-over on Wednesday, May 2, 2012, courtesy of Home Depot in Crescent City. The company generously donated both the flooring materials and the installation labor. The new plank flooring is a dramatic improvement towards modernizing the old visitor center as a cheerful and welcoming space while retaining its rustic character.
By State Newswire | May 3, 2012
News Release: Dear Mr. President: I am writing to express my growing alarm regarding the climate of intimidation and violence towards journalists in Azerbaijan. Over the past few months, incidents have highlighted long-held concerns regarding the ability to express one’s thoughts and opinions freely in your country.
By Interior Newswire | May 3, 2012
News Release: Petrified Forest, AZ-Petrified Forest National Park will host the Cultural Art Market on Saturday, June 23, 2012, 10:00am to 4:00pm. The park invites regional artists and craftsmen to share their talent and skills-artists can also offer pieces for sale through the park's museum association. Leatherworkers...
By Commerce Newswire | May 3, 2012
News Release: (WASHINGTON)-Two Oversight Committee leaders have written to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s conservator saying the independent agency he leads should not succumb to intense political pressure regarding its pending decision of proposed mortgage principle reduction by the Obama Administration and its political allies.
By Interior Newswire | May 3, 2012
News Release: National Park Service News Release. - MAY 3, 2012. KAREN HUGHES, ACTING CHIEF RANGER, MOCA/TUZI, 928-567-3322 X230. Tuzigoot Night Under the Stars. On the evening of Saturday, May 12, 2012, the National Park Service will host an astronomy talk and star party at Tuzigoot National Monument, located at 25...
By Interior Newswire | May 3, 2012
News Release: Fire Island National Seashore's special programs for May 2012 reflect the progression of spring along the South Shore of Long Island. This month, most of the guided walks and activities focus on the observation of migratory bird life or horseshoe crabs, and the elements of the night sky that affect their orientation and navigation during migration.
By Interior Newswire | May 3, 2012
News Release: Superintendent Paul Anderson has determined that due to the deterioration of the snowpack, there is no longer adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in the 1980 additions to Denali National Park and Preserve on both sides of the Alaska Range. All park lands that were...
By Interior Newswire | May 3, 2012
News Release: Lowell, MA-Recalling the weddings back in India, artist and educator Krina Patel talks about the sumptuous food that is central to Hindu weddings in India. Lord Ganesha, the harbinger of all things good and sweet, presides over each of these weddings. Krina, who started 'Stir a Memory,' a food and art project, will discuss Indian wedding foods, specific ingredients that are used, and related art rituals. She will have samples of a typical wedding food item to taste.
By Commerce Newswire | May 3, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today asked Republicans on the Natural Resources Committee to hold a hearing on the economic, environmental and national security issues in the Arctic region because of the loss of sea ice from global warming. In a letter sent to Chairman Doc Hastings (R-Wash.)...
By DOE Newswire | May 3, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Evaluation-related test drilling at geologic sites in three states that could store a combined 64 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions - an important component of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technology development - has been completed in projects supported by the U.S. Department of Energy.
By DOE Newswire | May 3, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY), and Environment and the Economy Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL), today urged President Obama to formally re-nominate NRC Commissioner Kristine Svinicki...
By Commerce Newswire | May 3, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) has distributed a staff briefing paper and draft of the contempt of Congress resolution against Attorney General Eric Holder to Members of the Oversight Committee. The briefing paper explains what happened...
By USDA Newswire | May 3, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, led the Committee in considering and approving the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012, last Thursday with broad bipartisan support. The bill reforms food and agricultural ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2012
News Release: May 03 (Washington, D.C.) - The American people have again responded overwhelmingly to the most recent DEA-led National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. On April 28th, citizens turned in a record-breaking 552,161 pounds (276 tons) of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at the...
By EPA Newswire | May 3, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY), and Environment and the Economy Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL), today urged President Obama to formally re-nominate NRC Commissioner Kristine Svinicki...
By USDA Newswire | May 3, 2012
News Release: Don't let its common name fool you: The "kudzu bug" isn't to be trusted.
By Commerce Newswire | May 3, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY), and Environment and the Economy Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL), today urged President Obama to formally re-nominate NRC Commissioner Kristine Svinicki...
By Interior Newswire | May 3, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are pleased to announce that Genevieve Johnson has been selected as Coordinator for the Desert Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCC). Johnson will provide ongoing facilitation and operational leadership to the Desert LCC consistent with the goals, objectives and guidance of the Desert LCC Steering Committee. Johnson is a Bureau of Reclamation employee based in Phoenix.
By Commerce Newswire | May 3, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., May 3, 2012 - Today, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a joint legislative and oversight field hearing in Colorado Springs, Colorado on, “Federal Geospatial Spending, Duplication and Land Inventory Management" and H.R 4233 and H.R. 1620. The hearing focused on the...
By Interior Newswire | May 2, 2012
News Release: Visitors urged to take safety precautions while traveling on road.
