News from January 2016
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 13, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House passed S.J. Res. 22, Congressional Disapproval of the “Waters of the United States" Rule. Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) released the following statement.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 13, 2016
News Release: Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area proudly presents an interpretive program: Cumberland Plateau Music featuring Leonard Anderson. A park ranger will host this 45-minute event at the Crossville-Cumberland County Visitor Center, "the Gateway to the Big South Fork," in Crossville, Tennessee on Saturday, Jan. 16, at 11:00 a.m. (Central Time).
By State Newswire | Jan 13, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today delivered the following statement in opposition to the Iran Terror Finance Transparency Act (H.R. 3662 ) on the House floor...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 13, 2016
News Release: Death Valley,CA -Metabolic Studio IOU Radio will be performing Death Valley Scotty at the Furnace Creek Visitor Center, Death Valley National Park, on Jan. 30, 2016 at 6:00 pm. All are invited to watch and listen in to this radio drama written in 1931 and originally airing in 1955 as part of the Death Valley Days Series.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 13, 2016
News Release: Roosevelt, AZ -Tonto National Monument will commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day by providing all monument visitors with a Fee Free Day on January 18. The Western National Parks Association store at the visitor center will offer a 15 percent off sale on all merchandise. The visitor center offers new...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 13, 2016
News Release: CHICAGO - A Chicago man was sentenced today to more than 16 years in federal prison for selling nearly a dozen firearms that had been transported from Indiana to the streets of Chicago.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 13, 2016
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge for the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division and Paul J. Fishman, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey announced a Colombian cartel leader expelled from Venezuela to face federal
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 13, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s State of the Union Address.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 13, 2016
News Release: For many visitors, winter is their favorite time to enjoy Rocky Mountain National Park. The park is less visited but still very much open and alive with activity. Weekends are much busier than weekdays. Beautiful backcountry areas can be reached on snowshoes, skis, and at lower elevations - even with...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 13, 2016
News Release: Florissant, CO:Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument along with America's other national park units will waive entrance fees on Monday, Jan. 18, 2016 in honor of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 13, 2016
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) released a new report : “Preventable Tragedies: Superbugs and How Ineffective Monitoring of Medical Device Safety Fails Patients." The report is the result of a yearlong investigation, ...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 13, 2016
News Release: On Aug. 25, 1916, the National Park Service was established to protect America's national heritage sites. To celebrate the National Park Service Centennial, Rocky Mountain National Park will be offering a series of truly unique Saturday evening programs held at 7 p.m. at the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center throughout the winter.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 13, 2016
News Release: In honor of the Civil RIghts contributions made by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Natchez National Historical Park invites everyone to explore American history at their local national park at no charge. Monday January 18th is a fee free day throughout the National Park Service, and tour fees at Melrose will be waived that day. The William Johnson House is always free of charge.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 13, 2016
News Release: MORENO VALLEY, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will host a wild horse and burro adoption on Feb. 5-7, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., at the Pomona Fairplex, 101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona, Calif.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 13, 2016
News Release: HAILEY, ID. - The Bureau of Land Management along with the Wood River Land Trust and Trout Unlimited announce the availability of a detailed study of the Big Wood River.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 13, 2016
News Release: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is ‘What are you doing for others?’ ".
By Interior Newswire | Jan 13, 2016
News Release: Munising, MI (January, 2016) - Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is one of 186 federal sites selected to receive a 2015 field trip grant from the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America's national parks. The park is collaborating with Hiawatha National Forest and Clear Lake Education Center to connect 500 fourth grade students to their public lands in upper Michigan.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 13, 2016
News Release: On Monday, Jan. 18, national parks throughout the country will commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. All national parks, including Mount Rainier National Park, will provide free admission for all visitors. At Paradise, the Henry M. Jackson Visitor Center will be open on the holiday from 10:00 am to 4:15 pm. The Longmire Museum is open daily from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm and provides park and winter activity information.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 13, 2016
News Release: BISMARCK, N.D. -- Reclamation will temporarily restrict traffic on State Highway 49 as it crosses over the top of Heart Butte Dam located 17 miles south of Glen Ullin, N.D., beginning the week of Jan. 11, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 13, 2016
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Kansas City, Kan., man was convicted by a federal trial jury today of illegally possessing a firearm and possessing marijuana for distribution.
