News published on Federal Newswire in May 2007

By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2007

News Release: Wet Weather Forces NPS to Close Glade Creek Road.

By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2007

News Release: The Wawona Tunnel View Overlook is a popular scenic viewpoint located adjacent to Wawona Road at the east portal of the Wawona Tunnel. This overlook affords expansive views of Yosemite Valley, El Capitan, Bridalveil Fall, and Half Dome.

By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2007

News Release: Yosemite National Park declares the beginning of fire season for the park on Monday, May 21st.

By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2007

News Release: Every year volunteers across the nation join together for the Great American Cleanup/Keep America Beautiful Campaign, collecting millions of pounds of litter and debris, planting trees and flowers, and cleaning thousands of miles of rivers and lakeshores. The campaign kicked off on Earth Day, April 24th...

By USDA Newswire | May 18, 2007

News Release: A tiny mite is creating a big stir in this hemisphere's tropics.

By Commerce Newswire | May 18, 2007

News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, with jurisdiction over international trade, today made the following comment on the announcement by China’s central bank that it will let the yuan trade more freely.

By Commerce Newswire | May 18, 2007

News Release: Dear Madam Vice Premier: As Members of the Senate Finance Committee, which oversees U.S. trade policy in the United States Senate, we write on the eve of the upcoming session of the Strategic Economic Dialogue. (“SED") to urge your government to take actions to bring greater balance and growth to U.S.-...

By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2007

News Release: Petrified Forest National Park Learning Center Lecture Series, June 2007.

By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2007

News Release: Two climbers died in a 1,900-foot fall during a descent of Mt. McKinley on Thursday evening May 17. Mizuki Takahashi, a 36-year-old woman from Lake Forest Park, Washington was pronounced dead shortly after the fall. Her partner, 27-year-old Brian Massey from North Bend, Washington remained unconscious throughout the night, but succumbed to his injuries Friday morning.

By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2007

News Release: Lassen Volcanic National Park Opens Road in Time for the Holiday Weekend.

By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2007

News Release: Summer ranger programs at Fort Frederica National Monument will begin Memorial Day weekend. Programs will begin Saturday, May 26, 2007 and continue every day through Monday, Sept. 3, 2007. Programs are offered two times daily at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Among the programs you may experience are “hands on" musket drills, a “Pub Crawl" of the taverns of Frederica and tours of Frederica town.

By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2007

News Release: Whiskeytown National Recreation Area will offer a variety of ranger guided activities during the Memorial Day weekend beginning on Saturday, May 26 through Monday, May 28. Activities include the ever-popular Camden House tours and goldpanning for the entire family and Junior Firefighter programs for children. In addition, Whiskeytown will offer guided hikes to three popular waterfalls and kayaking tours as a way to explore and enjoy the special areas around Whiskeytown.

By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2007

News Release: Two climbers died as a result of a 1,900-foot fall during a descent of Mt. McKinley on Thursday evening May 17. One of the climbers was pronounced dead shortly after the fall. The partner remained unconscious throughout the night, but succumbed to extensive injuries Friday morning.

By Commerce Newswire | May 17, 2007

News Release: Dear Commissioner Everson: The IRS’s Headquarters building in Washington, D.C. is closed because of extensive damage due to recent flooding. The subbasement that holds all of the building’s electrical and maintenance equipment was submerged in more than 20 feet of water and the equipment appears to...

By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2007

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Kerr-McGee Corp. will spend $18 million on pollution controls in the first comprehensive settlement under the Clean Air Act that will reduce harmful emissions and conserve natural gas at production ...

By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2007

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CIV (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – The Kansas City, Missouri School District (KCMSD) has agreed to relinquish over $13.6 million in claims for federal funds and to pay the United States $66,000 as a civil settlement relating to false claims and false statements in connection with the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) E-Rate program from 2002 to 2006, the Justice Department announced today.

By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2007

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 New Proposed Guidelines Released as the Department Marks the One-Year Anniversary of Project Safe Childhood WASHINGTON—Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales today released proposed National Guidelines for Sex Offender Registration and Notification, as required by the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006.

By Commerce News Now | May 17, 2007

News Release: WASHINGTON—U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez issued the following statement on today’s announcement of the bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform proposal.

By Labor Gazette | May 17, 2007

News Release: Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.

By Interior Newswire | May 17, 2007

The US Interior Department published a six page proposed rule on May 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.