News from January 2016
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 5, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) will introduce a congressional resolution today shortly after 2:00 p.m. Eastern time condemning the illegal armed occupation of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon. The resolution calls on the group to leave the refuge and surrender to law enforcement immediately. The language of the resolution, which will not have a formal number until after introduction, is available at.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 5, 2016
News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park invites the public to attend a 2-hour, ½ mile driving and hiking tour of Chickamauga Battlefield on Saturday, January 16 at 2 pm. This tour begins at the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center. Participants will car caravan, then hike to the various program locations.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 5, 2016
News Release: Detecting individual particles of light just got a bit more precise-by 74 picoseconds to be exact-thanks to advances in materials by National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers and their colleagues in fabricating superconducting nanowires.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2016
News Release: MANHATTAN, N.Y. - James Hunt, Special Agent in (SAC) of the New York Division of the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Thomas Zugibe, Rockland County District Attorney, and Ed Day, Rockland County Executive, announced that 14 defendants pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute oxycodone and heroin in and around Rockland County.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 5, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Michael Capuano (D-MA) sent a letter strongly urging the Surface Transportation Board (STB) ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2016
News Release: MADISON, Wis. - John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Haris Riza, 22, Madison, Wis., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William Conley to one year and one day in federal prison for conspiring with others to distribute marijuana in the Madison area. Riza pleaded guilty to this charge on October 9, 2015.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 5, 2016
News Release: The Southeast Utah Group of the National Park Service (Arches and Canyonlands National Parks and Hovenweep and Natural Bridges National Monuments) is joining national parks across the country in waiving entrance fees several days in 2016 as a way to encourage people to get outdoors and spend time with their friends and family in the national parks this year.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 5, 2016
News Release: Whiskeytown National Recreation Area announces a new and convenient way to pay recreation fees by using the website.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 5, 2016
News Release: MANASSAS, Va. - The National Park Service (NPS) and Siemens announced today the installation of two solar panel systems at Manassas National Battlefield Park, which will reduce energy costs at no upfront cost to taxpayers. The solar panels are the first to be installed in a greater Washington national...
By DOE Newswire | Jan 5, 2016
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today welcomed the decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) to deny listing the Alexander Archipelago wolf as either threatened or endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA).
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 5, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI), along with the Committee’s Democratic members, today will continue “Trading Views: Real Debates on Key Issues in TPP " with a session focusing on currency manipulation and trade. The Committee’s Democratic trade staff have prepared an issue analysis paper [PDF here] that will be distributed at the forum.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 5, 2016
News Release: The Southeast Utah Group of the National Park Service (Arches and Canyonlands National Parks and Hovenweep and Natural Bridges National Monuments) is joining national parks across the country in waiving entrance fees several days in 2016 as a way to encourage people to get outdoors and spend time with their friends and family in the national parks this year.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 5, 2016
News Release: In 1994, to recognize Dr. King’s incredible legacy of service, Congress designated the Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) federal holiday as a national day of service to leverage the strength of local citizens to help tackle local problems and advance King’s dream of opportunity for all. MLK Day of Service is the only federal holiday observed as a national day of service - a “day on, not a day off.".
By Interior Newswire | Jan 5, 2016
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. -The National Weather Service is predicting several large winter storms across Northern Arizona, including Grand Canyon National Park. The National Weather Service Flagstaff has issued a Winter Storm Warning through Wednesday, January 6th and a Winter Storm Watch has been issued from Wednesday evening through Friday, January 8th. Significant snow fall is expected across Northern Arizona.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 5, 2016
News Release: Phoenix, Ariz. - The Bureau of Reclamation’s Phoenix Area Office (Reclamation) announced today that it is continuing to seek public comments on the proposed reallocation of non-Indian agricultural water within the Central Arizona Project system. In October 2015, Reclamation, in cooperation with the Arizona...
By DOE Newswire | Jan 5, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), unveiled a draft bill, the Viewer Protection Act, which empowers the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to fully protect both broadcast viewers and mobile broadband users who may be affected by the upcoming Broadcast Incentive Auction.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 5, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), unveiled a draft bill, the Viewer Protection Act, which empowers the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to fully protect both broadcast viewers and mobile broadband users who may be affected by the upcoming Broadcast Incentive Auction.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 5, 2016
News Release: HARTFORD, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Rashaud “Buck" Jones, 33, of Hartford and Windsor, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael...
By DOE Newswire | Jan 5, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today welcomed President Obama to the discussion about reforming our nation’s mental health policies, an issue the committee has long been working to address.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 5, 2016
News Release: Patchogue, NY - Superintendent Chris Soller announced today the National Park Service (NPS) has completed the Fire Island National Seashore Final White-tailed Deer Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (Final Deer Plan/EIS). The Final Deer Plan/EIS may be viewed on the NPS Planning, Environment, and Public Comment website.
