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WASHINGTON, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new organization comprised of National Park Rangers introduced itself to the country, Monday. Park Rangers for Our Lands (PROL), the brainchild of leader Ranger Ellis Richard, will work to create public awareness of the threats America's current drilling policies pose to National Parks. Richard created the organization after hearing numerous stories from rangers serving in Western parks of how oil and gas drilling is encroaching...
VIRGINIA CITY, Nev., Feb. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Comstock Mining Inc. (the "Company" or "Comstock") (NYSE MKT: LODE) announced that the United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has made a determination to allow the Company to move forward with a Class 1 Color-of-Title Act claim ("CoT claim") with respect to Lot 51, a 25-acre parcel in Gold Hill, Nevada. As part of this process, the BLM is allowing for the Company's limited interim use of the...
ATLANTA, Jan. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Oversight Systems, the leader in continuous transaction analytics software, today announced that The Honorable Earl E. Devaney has joined the firm's Board of Advisors. Mr. Devaney brings over 40 years of service at four federal government agencies, most recently as President Obama's choice to oversee the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), with expertise in identifying and combating fraud, bribery, and corruption. Mr....
MIDLAND, Texas, April 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Wayne and Kelly Wood, owners of Pony Express Mercantile, located at 8501 W. State Hwy. 158, recently added U-Haul truck and trailer rentals to the feed and farm store business. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090622/LA34860LOGO-b) Click here to download the photo accompanying this press release. Families needing the finest in moving services now will have increased convenience and a shorter distance to travel when moving,...
WASHINGTON, April 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, who oversees energy development on the nation's public lands and oceans, will speak to a National Press Club luncheon on Tuesday, April 24. Salazar is expected to discuss gas prices, offshore drilling, domestic energy development and other energy-related issues. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080917/NPCLOGO) With gasoline prices approaching $4 a gallon in much of...
WASHINGTON, March 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Crowell & Moring LLP senior counsel Michael Bogert testified today before the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. The Committee conducted an oversight hearing on, "Indian Water Rights: Promoting the Negotiation and Implementation of Water Settlements in Indian Country." The Committee called the hearing to receive testimony from administrative officials, tribal and state organizations, and academics regarding the benefits...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Acentia today announced it was awarded six new Task Orders from the United States Department of the Interior (DOI) Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) under the Consolidated IT Support Service IDIQ contract. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110722/DC40201LOGO) These Task Order wins represent 100% of Acentia's re-compete work as well as significant new business providing consolidated application development, systems security and policy...
The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) welcomed Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Ken Salazar, and Deputy Secretary for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Ron Sims, to its annual National Policy Dinner on March 16. Ashburn, Va. (Vocus/PRWEB) March 18, 2011 The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) welcomed Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Ken Salazar, and Deputy Secretary for the U.S. Department of Housing and...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks this morning in the Capitol at an enrollment ceremony with Democratic Members of the House and Senate to sign legislation that would provide funding to settle African American farmers' and Native Americans' lawsuits against the federal government. The cases are known as Pigford and Cobell. The House passed the legislation Tuesday; the Senate passed it in November. The bill now goes to President Obama...
The Obama administration is setting aside more than 187,000 square miles (120 million acres) along the northern coast of Alaska designating it as a "critical habitat" for polar bears as a result of a partial settlement in an ongoing lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and Greenpeace against the Department of Interior. The total, which includes large areas of sea ice off the Alaskan coast, is about 13,000 square miles less than in a...
