News from November 2012
By Interior Newswire | Nov 1, 2012
News Release: Work, Identity and Community Considered in Downeast Friday, November 16.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 1, 2012
News Release: Capturing and recycling ammonia from livestock waste is possible using a process developed by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) researchers. This invention could help streamline on-farm nitrogen management by allowing farmers to reduce potentially harmful ammonia emissions and concentrate nitrogen in a liquid product to sell as fertilizer.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 1, 2012
News Release: Berlin, Maryland - The following provides updated information regarding the limited re-opening of Assateague Island National Seashore in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2012
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - Samuel Walker, 29, an active duty U.S. Army member, of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Calvin Epps, aka Beef, 28, of Hopkins, S.C., have been found guilty on a variety of charges in relation to a murder-for-hire and drug trafficking conspiracy, Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 1, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) and National Security Subcommittee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) today sent a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pressing for answers after documents first disclosed by Foreign Policy indicate the possible involvement of Government of Libya personnel in what was clearly a preplanned assault. According to the letter sent by the two Congressional oversight leaders...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 1, 2012
News Release: Fort Pulaski Commemorates Veterans Day. To commemorate Veterans Day, the National Park Service will waive all entrance fees throughout Veterans Day weekend. Savannah's national park - Fort Pulaski National Monument - will be fee free from Saturday, November 10 to Monday, Nov. 12, 2012. Fort Pulaski...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 1, 2012
News Release: Most of Elliott Key, Biscayne National Park's largest island, has been reopened to public access after being closed for two days as a result of damage sustained during Hurricane Sandy earlier this week. The harbor, oceanside boardwalk and portions of the island's campground remain closed indefinitely...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 1, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) and Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Pete Stark (D-CA) today released the following statements in response to a report by the Commonwealth Fund showing the small business tax provisions in the Affordable Care Act are helping...
By USDA Newswire | Nov 1, 2012
Release: The U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (Panama TPA) entered into force Oct. 31, expanding market access for U.S. agricultural exporters in one of the fastest-growing economies in Latin America. The Panama TPA is the last in a trio of trade agreements (South Korea and Colombia are the others) that altogether are expected to boost U.S. agricultural exports by $2.2 billion when fully implemented.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 1, 2012
News Release: U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after the Obama administration once again failed to publish a list of economically significant regulations under development as required by federal law...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 1, 2012
News Release: National Park Service News Release. - NOVEMBER 1, 2012. ED CUMMINS, CHIEF RANGER, MOCA/TUZI, 928-567-3322 X227. Dorothy FireCloud To Be Installed As National Monuments Superintendent. Dorothy FireCloud will be officially installed as the new superintendent of Montezuma Castle National Monument, Montezuma...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 1, 2012
News Release: In celebration of Veterans Day, Yosemite National Park will offer free admission on Saturday, November 10 through Monday, November 12. This fee free weekend is offered to all visitors in honor of current members, retired members, and reserve members of the United States armed forces and their families.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 1, 2012
News Release: WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, S.D. - Wind Cave National Park will offer free tours over Veterans Day Weekend in honor of U.S. veterans and current members of the U.S. Armed Force.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 1, 2012
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - North Zone Interagency Fire Managers have completed ignitions on the Range prescribed fire (Rx) unit. Approximately 2,300 acres have been treated. This prescribed fire has helped reduce the build-up of dead and down vegetation on the forest floor, reducing the risk of extreme fire behavior along Highway 67, the North Rim's primary egress route, and protecting and enhancing Mexican spotted owl habitat.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 1, 2012
News Release: Yosemite Conservancy is accepting lottery registration forms for the 2012-2013 season at Ostrander Ski Hut, a popular overnight destination for those making the stunning 10-mile trek from Badger Pass Ski Area to Ostrander Lake in Yosemite National Park.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 1, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., today released a staff report entitled “None of the Below: The Truth About President Obama’s Actions Against Domestic Energy Production, " summarizing the steps President Obama’s political appointees at the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Interior have taken to restrict or regulate into nonexistence the production of oil, natural gas, and coal.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 1, 2012
News Release: UPCOMING EVENTS AT LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 1, 2012
News Release: National Park Service News Release. - NOVEMBER 1, 2012. ED CUMMINS, CHIEF RANGER, MOCA/TUZI, 928-567-3322 X227. Dorothy FireCloud To Be Installed As National Monuments Superintendent. Dorothy FireCloud will be officially installed as the new superintendent of Montezuma Castle National Monument, Montezuma...
