112th Congress
“Do you know why this wine is so good?” the seven-term Democrat asked a visiting reporter. “Because it was grown by a conscientious, passionate grower.”
And that would be … him.
A Superfund site in Davis has become the first federal groundwater cleanup project powered by solar energy, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said.
EPA officials on Wednesday unveiled the Frontier Fertilizer Superfund site's new solar photovoltaic system, which will help power the treatment of contaminated groundwater beneath the east Davis neighborhood.
Environmental Protection Agency officials switched on a new underground heating system Wednesday to expedite the toxic cleanup at the Frontier Fertilizer Superfund site in Davis.
Electric probes inserted into the soil of the 5-acre cleanup area at 3901 Second St. will vaporize contaminated water and the gas will be treated on-site. Cleanup at the 5-acre area will be complete in two years, said EPA Project Manager Bonnie Arthur, who led a media tour of the site Wednesday afternoon.
After voting against President Barack Obama's budget for the 2011 fiscal year last week, Congressman Mike Thompson (D-St. Helena), held a meeting about the country's fiscal future in the Board of Supervisors' chambers in the Lake County Courthouse Tuesday.
Sixty people gathered in the chambers for the nearly two-hour meeting, which is the first of three meetings Thompson will be holding throughout his district, California's 1st congressional district, which includes Lake, Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte counties and parts of Napa, Sonoma and Yolo counties.
Congressman Mike Thompson hosted the nearly two-hour-long session - nearly a half-hour longer than originally anticipated due to the numerous questions posed by community members - in the Board of Supervisors' chambers.
About 50 people - including Supervisor Jim Comstock, county Superintendent of Schools Wally Holbrook and County Administrative Office Kelly Cox - attended.
On Saturday, Congressman Mike Thompson (D-St. Helena), a senior member of the House Committee on Ways & Means, voted against House passage of H.R. 1, the continuing resolution that would fund the federal government through the end of fiscal year 2011.
While the continuing resolution does include some meaningful cuts to wasteful spending, it also includes irresponsible cuts that would hurt working families in Northern California and across our country.
Matsuda, along with a team of officials from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration, toured the bay for the first time since the government awarded the area a $275,000 grant. The money will allow for an analysis of the area's economic strengths, with the hope that a marine highway service will be created to better the county.
Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1), a senior member of the House Committee on Ways & Means, today voted against House passage of H.R. 1, the continuing resolution that would fund the federal government through the end of Fiscal Year 2011. While the continuing resolution does include some meaningful cuts to wasteful spending, it also includes irresponsible cuts that would hurt working families in Northern California and across our country.
“I'm thrilled to welcome John to my staff,” said Rep. Thompson. “As a member of the North Coast community, he knows what's important to the families in this district.