News from August 2006
By Labor Gazette | Aug 10, 2006
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Aug. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Aug 10, 2006
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Aug. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Aug 10, 2006
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Aug. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 10, 2006
The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Aug. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 10, 2006
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Aug. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 10, 2006
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Aug. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 10, 2006
News Release: The marshes and grass beds of Pamlico Sound provide a nursery ground for marine life and a safe haven for the creatures that live there. However, many visitors to Cape Hatteras National Seashore enjoy the Sound by kite surfing, kayaking, swimming, and more without ever knowing about the rich variety...

By Interior Newswire | Aug 10, 2006
News Release: The National Park Service is proposing to increase the $5 per-night camping fee at Belle, Hidden Valley, Jumbo Rocks, Ryan, and White Tank campgrounds to $10 per night. Also, it has been proposed that the current $10 per-night fee at Cottonwood Campground family sites be increased to $20 per night. Golden Age and Golden Access passport holders would pay 50 percent of the increased fee.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 10, 2006
News Release: Senator Lieberman released the following statement on the plot uncovered today to bomb trans-Atlantic passenger flights...

By DOE Newswire | Aug 10, 2006
News Release: Aug. 10, 2006 Vice Admiral Thomas J. Barrett, USCG (Ret.) Administrator, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Department of Transportation 400 7th Street, S.W. Washington D.C. 20590 Dear Administrator Barrett: We are writing to express our concern regarding the shutdown of ...

By Interior Newswire | Aug 10, 2006
News Release: Farmington PA,-- The National Park Service will host an Indian War Party at Fort Necessity National Battlefield Encampment on Saturday, Aug. 12, and Sunday, August 13. The camp will be open to visitors from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. both days. This will be the first time a war party encampment has been held at Fort Necessity National Battlefield.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 10, 2006
News Release: National Park Service RoadAR 47, (commonly referred to as the Placer Cove Road and/or the Eldorado Canyon/Nelson Road) has been temporarily closed at the turnoff from the Nelson Access Road. The temporary closure is necessary due to the damage sustained in yesterday’s flash flooding. We are estimating that two inches of rain fell in less than one hour.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 10, 2006
News Release: Irrigated cotton fields in arid Israel and Texas may one day be watered automatically based on plant temperature.

By Interior Newswire | Aug 10, 2006
News Release: Please join three artists-in-residence for a day of painting and children’s activities on the Schoodic Education and Research Center Campus (former Navy base) on Schoodic Peninsula, on Saturday, August 26.

By Commerce Newswire | Aug 10, 2006
News Release: Dear President Roh: I am writing to request your personal attention in facilitating the resumption of beef exports from the United States to Korea. For a number of weeks, U.S. officials have been exchanging information on specific meat hygiene procedures with their Korean counterparts. At this point,...

By Interior Newswire | Aug 10, 2006
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Glacier National Park officials report that the aversive conditioning of the female grizzly in the Oldman and Morning Star area will occur August 11-21. The conditioning was postponed one week due to the Red Eagle Fire. Officials also note that area trails will be closed during this two-week period. The trail closures are in addition to previously announced closures of Oldman and Morning Star Campgrounds.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2006
News Release: AUG 10 -- BALTIMORE, Maryland - Warren Young, age 36, of Annapolis, was sentenced today to 132 months in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of crack cocaine within 1000 feet of a public housing facility, announced United States Attorney for...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 10, 2006
News Release: Recent News: Numerous Piping Plovers migrating south along the Atlantic coast have been observed foraging on the beaches. During a one-day beach survey on 8-5-06, 123 Plovers were observed from Oregon Inlet to South Ocracoke Spit. Colonial Waterbirds such as the Least Tern, Royal and Gull-billed Tern, and Black Skimmer are abundantly present on the Seashore. This week 100 Sandwich Terns and one Black Tern were added to the survey report.

By DOE Newswire | Aug 10, 2006
News Release: News Release U.S. Senators Pete Domenici & Jeff Bingaman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACTS: MARNIE FUNK (202) 224-6977 AUGUST 10, 2006 BILL WICKER (202) 224-5243 SENATORS SEEK ANSWERS ON BP PIPELINE SITUATION IN ALASKA Seeming Inaction on Maintenance Deemed “Inexcusable" WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators ...

By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2006
News Release: Vancouver, WA - The National Park Service at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site invites the public to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the National Park Service’s creation with a variety of free activities and opportunities.