News from January 2016
By DOE Newswire | Jan 15, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) welcomed today’s announcement by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and leading automakers on a path forward to improve #Safety4Drivers.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 15, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) released the following statement on the newly announced pause in federal coal leasing.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 15, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today sent a letter to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy requesting an urgent briefing in the coming days on the drinking water in Flint, Michigan. In April 2014 the city of Flint switched from water provided by the Detroit water system...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 15, 2016
News Release: JONESBORO, Ga. - Clayton Judicial Circuit District Attorney Tracy Graham-Lawson, announced today that Dr. Narendra Kumar Nagareddy, was charged with Violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act, 16-13-41 by prescribing controlled substances while not acting in the usual course of his practice of Psychiatry and not prescribing same for a legitimate medical purpose.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 15, 2016
News Release: Dear Secretary Lew: We are writing to you to express our strong concerns regarding the State aid investigations currently being conducted by the European Commission (“EU Commission") of several of its member States regarding tax rulings and advanced pricing arrangements provided to multinational businesses,...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 15, 2016
News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nevada -Survey teams set out at dawn on eight different boats throughout Lake Mead National Recreation Area Jan. 12 to survey the local bald eagle population on lakes Mead and Mohave.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 15, 2016
News Release: Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning (TCWP) and Obed Wild and Scenic River will be hosting the annual Cumberland Trail Work Day on Saturday, February 20. Volunteers should meet at Rock Creek Campground at 10:00 am (ET). Trail maintenance will be performed on the 2.5-mile section of the Cumberland Trail between Rock Creek Campground and Alley Ford. This section was adopted by TCWP in 1998.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 15, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today sent a letter to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy requesting an urgent briefing in the coming days on the drinking water in Flint, Michigan. In April 2014, the city of Flint switched from water provided by the Detroit water system...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 15, 2016
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued the following statement today in response to the “Proactive Safety Principles " released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) ...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 15, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Following the president’s State of the Union address, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) welcomed the call for a “moon shot" to cure cancer. Prior to the speech, Upton huddled with Vice President Joe Biden discussing that we were well on the #Path2Cures with H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 15, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today sent a letter to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy requesting an urgent briefing in the coming days on the drinking water in Flint, Michigan. In April 2014, the city of Flint switched from water provided by the Detroit water system...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 15, 2016
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division and Ernest Parrey, Jr., Trenton Police Director announced the culmination of a two year multi-agency narcotics investigation targeting members of the Sex, Money, and Murder set of the nationwide BLOODS criminal street gang.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 15, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today sent a letter to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy requesting an urgent briefing in the coming days on the drinking water in Flint, Michigan. In April 2014, the city of Flint switched from water provided by the Detroit water system...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 15, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) issued the following statement on the Obama Administration’s coal lease moratorium on Federal lands.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 15, 2016
News Release: The National Park Service will be hosting a science meeting on Wednesday, April 20, 2016, at the Historic Rugby Visitor Center. The public is invited to spend the day with scientists who have been conducting research at the Obed Wild and Scenic River and Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 15, 2016
News Release: New State Director Jerry Perez is now on board for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in California. Perez started in his new position on Jan. 11, succeeding California State Director Jim Kenna who recently retired in October 2015.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 15, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Following the president’s State of the Union address, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) welcomed the call for a “moon shot" to cure cancer. Prior to the speech, Upton huddled with Vice President Joe Biden discussing that we were well on the #Path2Cures with H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 15, 2016
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - New State Director Jerry Perez is now on board for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in California. Perez started in his new position on Jan. 11, succeeding California State Director Jim Kenna who recently retired in October 2015.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 15, 2016
News Release: On Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, Cape Cod National Seashore hosted a shark work group meeting. The meeting brought together public safety professionals from Cape Cod National Seashore and the towns of Plymouth, Chatham, Orleans, Eastham, Wellfleet, Truro, and Provincetown, along with the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, to continue to collaborate on shark knowledge and safety efforts.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 15, 2016
News Release: It was announced this week that Petrified Forest National Park is one of 63 park units across the country who will receive Centennial Challenge federal matching funds to partner with targeted private sector donations.In November, American Express announced a donation of $150,000 to the National Trust...
