News from September 2012
By EPA Newswire | Sep 13, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power today held a hearing to explore the potential to achieve North American energy independence within the decade. In the past five years, North America has been the fastest growing oil and natural gas producing area of the world due...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 13, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives will vote next week on a legislative package designed to fight President Obama’s war on coal. Introduced by Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH), the Stop the War on Coal Act, H.R. 3409, is comprised of a series of bills that aim to stop EPA’s regulatory assault on America’s...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 13, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), today held a hearing to examine the use of federal spectrum. Experts from the Department of Defense, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), ...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 13, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON -In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today outlined the impact on middle-class families if Congress does not provide financial relief from the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT), calling on Congress to fix this tax which ensnares more and more Americans every year.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 13, 2012
News Release: That interesting shrub growing in a neighbor's front yard may actually be exactly what you think it is--a somewhat unusual ornamental that produces pink blueberries. These berries not only look pretty, but they're tasty, too, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist Mark K. Ehlenfeldt.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 13, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives will vote next week on a legislative package designed to fight President Obama’s war on coal. Introduced by Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH), the Stop the War on Coal Act, H.R. 3409, is comprised of a series of bills that aim to stop EPA’s regulatory assault on America’s...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 13, 2012
News Release: Glacier National Park Rangers have recovered the body of missing hiker Jakson Kreiser. At approximately 12:30pm today, hikers notified park personnel that they found evidence believed to be related to the search for Kreiser. The hikers found human remains in an area southwest of Hidden Lake. Park rangers...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 13, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives will vote next week on a legislative package designed to fight President Obama’s war on coal. Introduced by Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH), the Stop the War on Coal Act, H.R. 3409, is comprised of a series of bills that aim to stop EPA’s regulatory assault on America’s...
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 13, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - In a letter sent today, Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Tim Johnson (D-SD), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, and Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, ...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 13, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power today held a hearing to explore the potential to achieve North American energy independence within the decade. In the past five years, North America has been the fastest growing oil and natural gas producing area of the world due...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 13, 2012
News Release: As of Sept. 13, 2012, all fire restrictions which were enacted on June 12, 2012, under the authority of Title 36 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 1, Section 1.5(a)(1), and pursuant to 36 CFR 2.13(c), for Canyonlands and Arches national parks and Natural Bridges and Hovenweep national monuments are rescinded. Most fire restrictions affecting public lands in Utah have also been lifted. Information on statewide fire restrictions can be found here.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 13, 2012
News Release: On Saturday, Sept. 29, volunteers around the nation will visit their favorite parks, beaches, wildlife preserves, or forests and chip in to help improve these treasured places. They'll be taking part in National Public Lands Day (NPLD), the largest, single-day volunteer event for public lands in...
By DOL Newswire | Sep 13, 2012
News Release: The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), today approved legislation to prevent President Obama from implementing his plan to waive the work requirements at the heart of the 1996 welfare reform law.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 13, 2012
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - Charles M. Oberly III, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced today that Saleem Sharif, age 36 of Johns Island, South Carolina, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin, in violation of Title 21, United...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 13, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), today held a hearing to examine the use of federal spectrum. Experts from the Department of Defense, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), ...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 13, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), today held a hearing to examine the use of federal spectrum. Experts from the Department of Defense, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), ...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 13, 2012
News Release: SEGMENT OF HISTORIC RAILROAD TUNNEL TRAIL TEMPORARILY CLOSED.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 12, 2012
News Release: Three Day Heritage Event to Showcase Rich Mountain Traditions.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 12, 2012
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 MONTREAL - Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano met with Public Safety Canada Minister Vic Toews to discuss progress in implementing the Beyond the Border (BTB) Action Plan: A Shared Vision for Perimeter Security and Economic Competitiveness, announced by President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in December 2011.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 12, 2012
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 MONTRÉAL - Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, Transportation Security Administration Administrator John S. Pistole, and Assistant Secretary for International Affairs Alan Bersin today visited Montréal to meet with international ...
