News from August 2006
By Interior Newswire | Aug 28, 2006
News Release: WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, S.D. - Beginning at 6 o’clock tonight, Wind Cave National Park is lifting fire restrictions put in place last month. Over the weekend the park received over an inch of rainfall, greatly lessening the threat of a wildfire. Visitors and staff will now be allowed to have open fires in existing fire grates or in charcoal grills in the Elk Mountain Campground or nearby picnic area. Smoking will be allowed except in the park’s backcountry.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 28, 2006
News Release: Imagine having Internet access to the vital signs of key watersheds. That's one of the benefits of an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) water resource management program, now being expanded, that offers information on climate, water and soil, as well as on the effectiveness of conservation and management practices.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 28, 2006
News Release: Carlsbad Caverns National Park Superintendent John Benjamin announced today that the National Park Service (NPS) has issued a prospectus for a concession contract that provides for merchandise, food and beverage, and kennel services in the park. The concession contract will be valid for ten years.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 28, 2006
News Release: As Tropical Storm/Hurricane Ernesto approaches southeast Florida, Biscayne National Park has instituted a shutdown in accordance with its Hurricane Plan.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 28, 2006
News Release: The 9th Annual Apple Picking Event and Bear Awareness Day will be held at the Curry Village Orchard Parking Lot in Yosemite Valley on Aug. 30, 2006 from 10am to 1pm.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 28, 2006
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Senator Susan Collins, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, today released the following statement marking the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. “On the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, many Americans are asking: Are we better prepared for the next disaster,...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 28, 2006
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.), ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, today spoke at a hearing with Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) entitled “The Future of Children’s Health: Road Blocks and Building Blocks in Raising Healthy Kids." In his statement, Senator Baucus applauded...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 28, 2006
News Release: Superintendent John Benjamin announced today that Carlsbad Caverns National Park would return to its normal operating hours on Tuesday, September 5. Benjamin noted, “With summer vacation over, kids headed back to school, and much of our summer workforce already gone for the season, we need to adjust our visitor center hours and tour schedule.".
By Interior Newswire | Aug 27, 2006
News Release: With the approach of Hurricane Ernesto, Dry Tortugas and Everglades National Parks will be closing to visitors to complete needed preparations. The closures are necessary in the interest of public safety and to allow park staff to concentrate fully on securing and protecting park resources and facilities as this major storm moves toward the region.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 27, 2006
News Release: With the approach of Hurricane Ernesto, Dry Tortugas and Everglades National Parks will be closing to visitors to complete needed preparations. The closures are necessary in the interest of public safety and to allow park staff to concentrate fully on securing and protecting park resources and facilities as this major storm moves toward the region.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 26, 2006
News Release: Fire managers in Yosemite National Park are making efforts to reduce smoke from multiple fires in the park.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2006
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Defendant Made More Than $4.1 Million in Illegal Revenue WASHINGTON The owner of a massive for-profit software piracy website was sentenced in federal court to six years in prison, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Chuck Rosenberg of the Eastern District of Virginia announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2006
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 2006 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON Bruce D. Hopfengardner, a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve, pleaded guilty to two conspiracy charges in a scheme to defraud the Coalition Provisional Authority - South Central Region (CPA-SC) in Al-Hillah, Iraq, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division announced today.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 25, 2006
News Release: Gutierrez Also Announces $128 Million Award; Safety of Gulf Seafood NEW ORLEANS—U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez in New Orleans today emphasized the important role of businesses in the economic recovery of the Gulf Coast region.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 25, 2006
News Release: Max Mayfield, long-time director of the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Fla., will retire at the end of the year after 34 years of Federal service. Mayfield said he wishes to spend more time with his wife and family, which has been very limited during the last two record-setting hurricane seasons.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 25, 2006
The US Labor Department published a seven page proposed rule on Aug. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 25, 2006
The US Interior Department published a one page correction on Aug. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 25, 2006
The US Labor Department published a one page correction on Aug. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 25, 2006
The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Aug. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 25, 2006
The US Transportation Department published a one page correction on Aug. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
