News from January 2008
By Interior Newswire | Jan 16, 2008
News Release: The Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission will convene for its regular quarterly meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. in the UPPCO Building conference room located at 600 East Lakeshore Drive in Houghton. The Commission, paneled by citizens appointed by the Secretary of the...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 16, 2008
News Release: When: Friday, Jan. 18, 10:00 a.m.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 16, 2008
News Release: More than 100 citizen scientists participated in the fourth Fungal Foray at Point Reyes National Seashore. This rapid biodiversity assessment was designed to sample fungi from habitats throughout the park to help expand our understanding of fungal distribution and biodiversity. Point Reyes National Seashore...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 16, 2008
News Release: Superintendent Don Neubacher announced today that elephant seals have returned to pup and breed on the beaches of Point Reyes National Seashore. Due to the presence of the seals, a temporary restriction to people and dogs is in place until the end of April from the South Beach parking lot, south. A temporary restriction at the far southern end of Drakes Beach and south of the Lifeboat Station are also in place.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 16, 2008
News Release: Alaska's National Parks are inviting comment on each park's Compendium. The Compendium is a compilation of all designations, closures and restrictions imposed under discretionary authority within the regulations covering national parks. Compendiums have always been a tool to help manage Alaska's national parks. The compendium, as part of the park-related regulations, helps provide for the enjoyment, use and protection of our national parks.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 16, 2008
News Release: I commend Senator Schumer for holding this important hearing today about a deepening concern that is on so many Americans’ minds - the troubled state of the nation’s economy. And I join in welcoming our distinguished witnesses. Larry Summers is one of the nation’s pre-eminent economists, and so is Larry...
By State Newswire | Jan 16, 2008
News Release: Washington, DC - Chairman Tom Lantos (D-CA) of the House Foreign Affairs Committee announced today that he has posted on the committee Web site a complete transcript of the November 6, 2007 hearing about Yahoo! Inc. and a Chinese journalist jailed after Yahoo! China furnished his identifying information to authorities.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 16, 2008
News Release: Years ago, boll weevils used to bedevil cotton growers-until a successful large-area eradication program eliminated that problem for most U.S. producers. Now, stink bugs have begun to be another problem for cotton growers, costing them about 3 percent of their crop each year. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Georgia have been testing the effectiveness of using a combination of trap crops and pheromone traps to alleviate stink bugs' impact on cotton.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 16, 2008
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 regarding the Bush Administration's action exempting the U.S. Navy from certain protections for marine mammals, including endangered whales...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 16, 2008
News Release: Petrified Forest National Park Science and Education Center Lecture Series, February 2008.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 15, 2008
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTONSinclair Oil Corp. will pay a $2.45 million civil penalty and spend more than $72 million for new and upgraded pollution controls to reduce air pollution from the company's three refineries, ...
By Fed Newswire | Jan 15, 2008
News Release: On Jan. 14, 2008, the Federal Reserve conducted an auction of $30 billion in 28-day credit through its Term Auction Facility. Following are the results of the auction: Stop-out rate: 3.95 percent Total propositions submitted: $55.526 billion Total propositions accepted: $30.000 billion Bid/cover ratio: ...
By Labor Gazette | Jan 15, 2008
News Release: SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — The U.S. Department of Labor today launched a new $4 million project to support public-private partnerships in the Dominican Republic aimed at preventing hazardous child labor.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 15, 2008
News Release: OLMS also obtained eight indictments and more than $202,000 in court orders of restitution WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) today announced its criminal enforcement data for December 2007. During the month, OLMS obtained eight convictions, eight ...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 15, 2008
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Jan. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 15, 2008
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Jan. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 15, 2008
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Jan. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 15, 2008
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Jan. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 15, 2008
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Jan. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 15, 2008
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Jan. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
