News from October 2007
By Commerce News Now | Oct 26, 2007
The US Commerce Department published a two page proposed rule on Oct. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 26, 2007
News Release: Celebrate National American Indian Heritage Month at Petrified Forest National Park.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 26, 2007
News Release: Daylight Saving Time (DST) will end on Sunday, November 4, 2007, as determined by new rules implemented this year.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 26, 2007
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Glacier National Park officials announce that the environmental review process has been completed for the proposed removal of the Roberts Cabin on Lake McDonald. The Finding of No Significant Impact was signed by Intermountain Acting Regional Director Tony Schetzsle on October 23. The decision was reached after reviewing the environmental impacts and considering public comments on the environmental assessment released in July.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 26, 2007
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Glacier National Park Superintendent Mick Holm today announces that reduced winter entrance fees will be in place this season from Nov. 1, 2007, through April 30, 2008. The winter fee is $15 for vehicles and $10 for single entrants (hiker / bicyclist / motorcyclist). These reduced winter fees recognize the limited park services available during winter months.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 26, 2007
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for all the information it has on the potential environmental and health impacts of the wildfires in Southern California, and the Agency's ...
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 26, 2007
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today made the following remarks in response to a statement released this morning by Dr. John Marburger, Director of the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy. Numerous ...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 26, 2007
News Release: On Oct. 31, the Hulls Cove Visitor Center and the Sand Beach Entrance Station will close for the season. Beginning on Nov. 1, information will be available daily at the Winter Visitor Center at park headquarters on Route 233, except on Thanksgiving Day, December 24 and 25, and January 1. Also closed now are the Islesford Historical Museum, the Nature Center at Sieur de Monts Spring, Seawall Campground, and the Jordan Pond House.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 26, 2007
News Release: Dear Senator Baucus: Thank you for your leadership in establishing the framework and funding for a permanent disaster program, which is the highest priority for National Farmers Union (NFU) in the 2007 Farm Bill. We will vigorously oppose any attempts to divert resources from the permanent disaster...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 26, 2007
News Release: ATLANTA -- The National Park Service (NPS) announces that Russel J. (Russ) Wilson has been selected as Superintendent of Cape Lookout National Seashore, Harkers Island, N.C. Wilson comes to Cape Lookout from Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in California where he served for the last four years as Deputy Superintendent. According to Acting Southeast Regional Director Art Frederick, Wilson will assume his new responsibilities on November 9, 2007.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 26, 2007
News Release: Participant list for Oct. 30, 2007, Non-profit Hospital Roundtable.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 26, 2007
News Release: Tiny, cicadalike insects called psyllids are the prime suspects in Agricultural Research Service (ARS) investigations into the "zebra chip" disorder of potatoes.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 26, 2007
News Release: Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Superintendent Jim Northup announced today that the park has established a new boat-in backcountry campsite on Grand Sable Lake in the eastern portion of the park. This new campsite will be available for public use next season, beginning May 1, 2008.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 25, 2007
News Release: Thanks to the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), a method for making multiple copies of DNA fragments, even tiny bits of biological evidence (in the form of hair, tissue, bones, teeth, blood or other bodily fluids) from a crime scene can be used to isolate genetic material that eventually can identify...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2007
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON The Justice Department announced that it has reached an agreement resolving a housing discrimination lawsuit against the Municipal Housing Agency of Council Bluffs, Iowa; Mark Schultz, former ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2007
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON Following a Department of Justice lawsuit and a court-ordered appointment of a special master, a federal court ruled from the bench yesterday that Alabama is now in compliance with the Help ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2007
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 Cooperative Enforcement Efforts Yield More Than $2 Billion in Fines and Restitution WASHINGTON As members of the Presidents Corporate Fraud Task Force, the Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2007
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Charges Result from 2005 Texas Refinery Explosion, Alaska Pipeline Leaks and Attempt to Manipulate Markets WASHINGTON British Petroleum and several of its subsidiaries have agreed to pay approximately ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2007
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 The Justice Departments Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) has 40 prosecutors who enforce federal environmental laws, including the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Resource Conservation ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2007
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON A Nantucket, Mass., man was arrested this morning and charged with producing child pornography and transporting it into the United States, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Michael J. Sullivan for the District of Massachusetts announced.
