News from January 2016
By DOE Newswire | Jan 8, 2016
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today condemned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) for proposing a new rule that would preempt the state of Alaska’s long-standing jurisdiction over predator control in national wildlife refuges. The USFWS rule and a draft environmental assessment appeared in today’s edition of the Federal Register.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 8, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Committee on Energy and Commerce today announced its hearing schedule for the week of January 11.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 8, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today announced a series of staff changes for the committee, including welcoming a new Chief Counsel for the Health Subcommittee after the departure of longtime aide Clay Alspach. Paul Edattel, who recently returned to the Energy and Commerce Committee after a brief stint with Speaker John Boehner, will assume the chief counsel position.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 8, 2016
News Release: BURLINGTON, Vt., Jan. 8, 2016 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today awarded $46 million in assistance to the Vermont Energy Investment Corporation (VEIC) to support energy efficiency and renewable energy improvements in rural areas across the state.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 8, 2016
News Release: Yosemite National Park road crews have begun clearing debris caused by a rockfall on Thursday morning, January, 7, at 5:45 a.m. that closed the El Portal Road (Highway 140) in Yosemite National Park. The rockfall triggered several large boulders and debris to block access to Yosemite Valley via Highway 140. Park staff and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) staff assessed the site earlier today and deemed it safe for park personnel to begin removing the rocks and debris.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 8, 2016
News Release: OSHKOSH - Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, said this after Mexican authorities captured Joaquin “El Chapo" Guzman, head of the Sinaloa Cartel...
By State Newswire | Jan 8, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) announced the following upcoming Committee events...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 8, 2016
News Release: Las Vegas - On January 6, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced approval of $39.1 million from the sale of public lands in the Las Vegas Valley to fund more than 43 projects.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 8, 2016
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus sentenced Mahdi Lawson, age 27, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, today to 15 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of a gun; possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine; and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 8, 2016
News Release: North Carolina was “first in flight" when the Wright Brothers took to the skies at Kitty Hawk, and now it’s leading the way to the next generation of air traffic control. NextGen procedures are helping flights operate more efficiently at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), improving on-time performance and decreasing emissions.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 8, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today announced a series of staff changes for the committee, including welcoming a new Chief Counsel for the Health Subcommittee after the departure of longtime aide Clay Alspach. Paul Edattel, who recently returned to the Energy and Commerce Committee after a brief stint with Speaker John Boehner, will assume the chief counsel position.
By State Newswire | Jan 8, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Earlier today at the American Enterprise Institute, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) talked about President Obama’s final State of the Union Address, and his policies that have made the world less safe. Video and excerpt are available below...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 8, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Committee on Energy and Commerce today announced its hearing schedule for the week of January 11.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 8, 2016
News Release: The U.S. Department of the Interior today released a proposed framework for adaptively managing Glen Canyon Dam over the next 20 years with the goal of creating certainty and predictability for power and water users while protecting environmental and cultural resources in Grand Canyon National Park and the Colorado River ecosystem. The draft environmental impact statement (EIS) is available to the public for review and comment for 90 days.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 8, 2016
News Release: Participants: U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Toledo Electrical Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee
By DOE Newswire | Jan 8, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today announced a series of staff changes for the committee, including welcoming a new Chief Counsel for the Health Subcommittee after the departure of longtime aide Clay Alspach. Paul Edattel, who recently returned to the Energy and Commerce Committee after a brief stint with Speaker John Boehner, will assume the chief counsel position.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 8, 2016
News Release: Glen Jean, West Virginia-The rich heritage of southern West Virginia is celebrated through photographs in the 2015 Hidden History Photo exhibit. These history-based photographs are currently on display at New River Gorge National River's Sandstone Visitor Center in Sandstone. First displayed at Tamarack...
By EPA Newswire | Jan 8, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Committee on Energy and Commerce today announced its hearing schedule for the week of January 11.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 8, 2016
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. -The Bureau of Reclamation has released the final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the issuance of a Central Valley Project Interim Renewal Contract for the City of Tracy.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 7, 2016
News Release: The National Park Service is offering new education programs at Eisenhower National Historical Site this year. Dates are available now for students from grades 3 through 12 to learn about conflict, leadership, and history on site or off-site through the virtual "Ask-a-Ranger" Program or with a ranger visiting the classroom.
