News from January 2016
By DOE Newswire | Jan 29, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee added to its bipartisan #RecordOfSuccess on Thursday as President Obama signed S. 142, the Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act into law. S. 142 is the companion legislation to H.R. 3242, authored by committee member Rep. Susan Brooks (R-IN) ...
By EPA Newswire | Jan 29, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee added to its bipartisan #RecordOfSuccess on Thursday as President Obama signed S. 142, the Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act into law. S. 142 is the companion legislation to H.R. 3242, authored by committee member Rep. Susan Brooks (R-IN) ...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 29, 2016
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has released for public review a Draft Environmental Assessment for a project to amend an existing 35 cubic feet per second
By DOE Newswire | Jan 29, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Ranking Member Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), and subcommittee Ranking Member Anna Eshoo (D-CA) today commented on the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to grant special temporary authority to field test LTE-U equipment in unlicensed spectrum bands...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 29, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Ranking Member Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), and subcommittee Ranking Member Anna Eshoo (D-CA) today commented on the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to grant special temporary authority to field test LTE-U equipment in unlicensed spectrum bands.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 29, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein (both D-CA) announced today they will introduce an amendment next week to energy legislation currently on the Senate floor that would direct Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz to lead a broad federal review of the cause and the response to ...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 29, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee added to its bipartisan #RecordOfSuccess on Thursday as President Obama signed S. 142, the Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act into law. S. 142 is the companion legislation to H.R. 3242, authored by committee member Rep. Susan Brooks (R-IN) ...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 29, 2016
News Release: Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park’s popular After Dark program will travel to Hilo and Kailua-Kona this year to celebrate the park’s centennial anniversary in those communities. This year is also the 100-year anniversary of the National Park Service.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 29, 2016
News Release: NESIS characterizes and ranks Northeast snowstorms based on areas affected within and outside of the region, using data calculated by NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information. NESIS is based on the following factors: how much snow falls (at least 10 inches); the size of the area impacted; and the population of the impacted area. NESIS ranks these storms on a five-tier scale ranging from Category 1 “Notable" to Category 5 “Extreme."
By DOL Newswire | Jan 29, 2016
News Release: The House Committee Education and the Workforce next week will consider legislation to strengthen the retirement security of working Americans and hold a hearing to examine school choice efforts at the state and local levels.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 29, 2016
News Release: In conjunction with Black History Month and the National Park Service Centennial, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park is pleased to announce its Black History Month program for 2016. A special exhibit, The Buffalo Soldier and the Birth of the National Park Service, will focus on the contributions made by the African American troops who served as the first caretakers of our national parks.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 29, 2016
News Release: Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve, ID -This low-elevation park is warmer and drier than the others, and research models suggest a variety of scenarios for pikas. Because of the isolation of the pika population, low genetic diversity and small area of current distribution, researchers conclude the pika population is vulnerable to extirpation (local extinction).
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 29, 2016
News Release: Washington D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Brenda Lawrence, the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Interior, sent a letter to Michigan Governor Rick Snyder requesting documents regarding the water crisis in Flint, Michigan.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 29, 2016
News Release: JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, Twentynine Palms, California -.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 29, 2016
News Release: COOLIDGE, AZ-On Wednesday February 10th, at noon, Allen Dart, will present a lecture on "Arts and Culture of Ancient Southern Arizona Hohokam Indians". The talk is based on the Hohokam Native American culture that flourished in southern Arizona from the sixth through fifteenth centuries. Hohokam artifacts...
By EPA Newswire | Jan 29, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Ranking Member Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), and subcommittee Ranking Member Anna Eshoo (D-CA) today commented on the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to grant special temporary authority to field test LTE-U equipment in unlicensed spectrum bands.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 29, 2016
News Release: Funding Provided Through the NPS Centennial Challenge Program.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 29, 2016
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced public hearings to receive comments on the Draft EIS (DOE/EIS-0463). The Draft EIS evaluates the potential environmental impacts of DOE’s proposed Federal action of issuing a Presidential permit to Northern Pass LLC (the Applicant) to construct, operate, maintain, and connect a new electric transmission line across the U.S./Canada border in northern New Hampshire.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 29, 2016
News Release: KING OF PRUSSIA, PA -For George Washington's 46th birthday, Martha surprised him with a public celebration at his headquarters in Valley Forge, bringing some mid-winter excitement (and cake) to the General and his staff. Following in her footsteps, Valley Forge National Historical Park has planned a weekend of programs and activities to celebrate Washington's 284th birthday this year.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 29, 2016
News Release: Bringing a tribal energy project to fruition is a complex, multifaceted process that can be challenging to navigate. From planning and structuring to financing and implementation, each phase of project development involves obstacles, setbacks, twists, and turns dictated by the tribe’s unique energy landscape.
