News from June 2023
Hearing Wrap Up: Pharmacy Benefit Managers Prioritize Their Pocketbooks Over Patient Care
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
Congress can work in a bipartisan fashion to address unchecked PBMs
Comer Demands Biden Administration Cooperate with Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today is calling on senior officials in the Biden Administration to fully cooperate with the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR). The Oversight Committee has obtained testimony from Inspector General John Sopko that the Department of State, Department of Defense, Department of the Treasury, and the U.S. Agency for International Development are obstructing SIGAR’s investigations.
Comer: Pharmacy Benefit Managers Are Making Billions at the Expense of Patients and Taxpayers
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
n May 23, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing titled “The Role of Pharmacy Benefit Managers In Prescription Drug Markets Part I: Self-Interest Or Health Care?
Wenstrup Reveals NIH “Bio-Safety Concern” at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, Requests Further Explanation
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) is calling on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to explain its letter to the University of California, Irvine (Irvine) in which the NIH suspended all subgrant funds previously allocated to the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) under claims that the WIV “has been conducting research at its facilities in China that pose serious bio-safety concerns.
Fallon: Biden Administration Looking to Regulate Gas Stoves Out of Existence
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Subcommittee Chairman Pat Fallon (R-Texas) opened today’s subcommittee hearing on “Consumer Choice on the Backburner: Examining the Biden Administration’s Regulatory Assault on Americans’ Gas Stoves ” by outlining how the Department of Energy’s (DOE) proposed rules further strangle American consumer choice and is just one in a series of recent actions that embody the Biden Administration’s whole-of-government approach to over-regulate Americans’ day-to-day lives
Comer & Foxx: Biden Administration Hijacking the Court System to Enact a Radical Student Loan Cancellation Agenda
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) today are raising concerns about the Biden administration’s ongoing efforts to hijack the court system to enact a radical student loan cancellation agenda.
Contract Awarded for Fire Island National Seashore Lighthouse
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
AJCE Corp has been awarded the contract to begin on Tuesday, June 6th the removal of the separated shotcrete panels and brick rubble located on the northeast side of the lighthouse terrace.
Road striping operations begin next week
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
Travelers in Grand Teton National Park should plan for 15-minute delays as road striping operations begin next week.
National Park Service completes flood prevention project along the C&O Canal towpath
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
In honor of completing the largest restoration project in modern park history, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park today received the Excellence in Historic Preservation and Sustainable Design award from the Maryland Historical Trust (MHT).
DA Fellow becomes full time engineer
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
Tina Le, civil engineer, is one of the latest members of the Army Fellows Program to complete a 2-year fellowship with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).
Tuttle Creek Lake closes River Pond Road for scheduled maintenance
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
Tuttle Creek Lake, near Manhattan, Kansas, will be closing River Pond Road starting June 12, 2023, for scheduled maintenance.
Preserving an iconic beach for future generations
By Interior Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
When Rifat Salim came to the United States from Pakistan as a young girl with her mother and siblings to reunite with her father after years of being a part, one of the first places he suggested they visit is Coney Island, a famous beach and amusement park destination in Brooklyn, New York City that’s visited by more than 5 million people annually.
BLM advances battery storage for renewable energy in California Desert
By Interior Newswire | Jun 3, 2023
News Release: PALM SPRINGS, Calif. - Today, the Bureau of Land Management issued a Notice to Proceed with construction for the Sunlight Storage II Battery Energy Storage System project in Riverside County, increasing energy storage for the Desert Sunlight Solar Farm. Once completed, the project will provide up to...
Overnight releases from Davis Dam temporarily reduced
By Interior Newswire | Jun 3, 2023
News Release: Boulder City, Nev. - During June, the Bureau of Reclamation will reduce overnight water releases from Davis Dam to decrease the local caddisfly population.
Wild horse adoption event to be held at the moffat county fairgrounds
By Interior Newswire | Jun 3, 2023
News Release: Craig, Colo. - The Colorado Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will be holding a wild horse adoption event at the Moffat County Fairgrounds on June 16 and 17. Approximately 35 horses will be available for adoption from the Piceance East Douglas Horse Management Area (HMA).
BLM Nevada issues notice for oil and gas lease sale
By Interior Newswire | Jun 3, 2023
News Release: RENO, Nevada - The Bureau of Land Management Nevada State Office today issued an environmental assessment and sale notice for a competitive oil and gas lease sale in the third quarter.
Interior Department Announces New Biden-Harris Appointees
By Interior Newswire | Jun 3, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior today announced additional Biden-Harris administration appointees who will join agency leadership to help advance the clean energy economy, steward America’s public lands and waters, pursue environmental justice and honor our nation-to-nation relationship with Tribes.
FISHERMEN'S BEND EXPANDS DAY-USE AREA
By Interior Newswire | Jun 3, 2023
News Release: Salem, Ore. - On Friday, June 9, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will expand day-use opportunities at Fishermen’s Bend Recreation Site ). Visitors will be able to enjoy the River Loop Trail along the river and around the Cottonwoods Shelter and picnic sites with tables, parking, and barbecues.
Hyatt Lake Boat Ramp and Wildcat Campground Opening in June
By Interior Newswire | Jun 3, 2023
News Release: Medford, Ore. - Bureau of Land Management (BLM) officials are excited to announce that the Wildcat Campground at Hyatt Lake will open June 9th. Reservations for the 12 campsites in Wildcat Loop will be available on Recreation.gov starting on Monday, June 5 for $7 per night. The Mountain View Boat Ramp will open June 16. Currently these areas are closed for hazard tree mitigation.
BLM publishes Public Land Order for a 20-year withdrawal for Tongass National Forest’s Mendenhall Glacier
By Interior Newswire | Jun 3, 2023
News Release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Bureau of Land Management published a Public Land Order today withdrawing lands around the receding Mendenhall Glacier near Juneau, Alaska. The order affects approximately 4,560 acres of National Forest System lands within the Tongass National Forest to provide protection for this popular recreation destination.