News from November 2012
By Interior Newswire | Nov 9, 2012
News Release: The National Park Service announces the availability of a summary document for the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area and Obed Wild and Scenic River Final Non-Federal Oil and Gas Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (Plan).
By Interior Newswire | Nov 9, 2012
News Release: Middletown, VA ----- Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park and its Key Partners invite the general public to a series of special programs on Saturday, November 24 that will commemorate the 10th anniversary of the park's creation.
By State Newswire | Nov 9, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator John Kerry, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, made the following statement today on the recent attack of Congolese doctor, Dr. Denis Mukwege.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 9, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement today after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it would give states more time to finish their health insurance exchange planning under the $2.6 trillion health spending law...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 9, 2012
News Release: POTOMAC, MD - On Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012, at 1:00 p.m., the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park will host a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completed restoration of the breach at Anglers, just downstream of the Great Falls Tavern. Guest speakers will include National Park Service National Capital Regional Director Steve Whitesell and other local dignitaries.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 9, 2012
News Release: Winter visitor center hours will be in effect at Theodore Roosevelt National Park beginning on Monday, Nov. 12, 2012.The South Unit Visitor Center is open daily 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. MST.The North Unit Visitor Center will be open on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. CST, and will be...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 9, 2012
News Release: NEWBURY PARK, Calif. -- As an early winter solstice celebration, and just in time for holiday shopping, the National Park Service will host its annual Winter Solstice Art Show and Sale on Sunday, December 2 from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. at Satwiwa Native American Indian Culture Center in Newbury Park.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2012
News Release: SEATTLE - A 52 year old resident of Custer, Whatcom County, Washington was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 12 years in prison and five years of supervised release for his role as a drug courier in a massive, international drug smuggling scheme. Glen Stewart was convicted in July...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 9, 2012
News Release: Chamizal National Memorial is now accepting applications for Special Use Permits and Commercial Use Authorizations to use the theater and grounds during July through December, 2013. The open booking period is from November 1- Dec. 15, 2012. A reminder that each application must include the $50 non-refundable...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 9, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC-Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to new guidelines issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac effectively ending the use of the “retained attorney network" and requiring mortgage servicers to assume greater responsibility for selecting law firms that handle foreclosure cases...
By DOE Newswire | Nov 9, 2012
News Release: As Alaska Native villages prepared for winter and the intensified energy challenges the season will bring, DOE’s Office of Indian Energy and DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Tribal Energy Program co-hosted a workshop focused on solutions to those challenges.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2012
News Release: BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Alleged Mexican drug kingpin Luis Rodriguez-Olivera was extradited from Mexico to the United States yesterday and will be arraigned later today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Roanne L. Mann at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn on charges contained in a second superseding indictment returned...
By DOE Newswire | Nov 9, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY) released the following statement in response to the Bureau of Land Management’s proposed plan for oil shale and oil sands leasing on Western lands. BLM published its proposal today, which will block off an additional 1.6 million acres of federal lands from leasing.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 9, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - The White House unveiled a report Thursday recommending ways to streamline an often onerous Senate nominations process for Executive Branch nominees.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 9, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY) released the following statement in response to the Bureau of Land Management’s proposed plan for oil shale and oil sands leasing on Western lands. BLM published its proposal today, which will block off an additional 1.6 million acres of federal lands from leasing.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 9, 2012
News Release: UPCOMING EVENTS AT LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA NOV 10-12.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 9, 2012
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement today after the President spoke on the fiscal cliff...
By DOE Newswire | Nov 9, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today commented on the peer review of the Environmental Protection Agency’s assessment of the Bristol Bay watershed. The document summarizes the three-day peer review meeting in Anchorage in August.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 9, 2012
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) is proposing to enhance visitor amenities at the Salt Basin Dunes, in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, to improve visitor access and encourage increased visitor experiences in this scenic and ecologically unique area. The public, organizations and other agencies are...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 9, 2012
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement in response to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) report on personnel matters at the Transportation Security Administration's...
