News from July 2008
By USDA Wire | Jul 29, 2008
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on July 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 29, 2008
The US Interior Department published a two page proposed rule on July 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 29, 2008
The US Interior Department published a six page proposed rule on July 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 29, 2008
News Release: The Staff at Padre Island National Seashore are celebrating a milestone in the Kemp’s ridley sea turtle recovery project. The 2008 Kemp’s ridley nesting season has proven to be an exciting, record-breaking year for a number of reasons. A record 194 Kemp’s ridley nests were found on the Texas coast this...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 29, 2008
News Release: National Park Travelers Club. Coming to. Lowell National Historical Park. Over 50 members of the National Park Travelers Club from throughout the country will expand their passion for the parks and the telltale “National Park Passport" cancellation stamps as the Club arrives in Lowell to visit Lowell...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 29, 2008
News Release: Petrified Forest National Park Science and Education Center Lecture Series August 6.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 29, 2008
News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, which is responsible for trade policy, made the following comments on his weekly call with farm broadcasters. Instructions for listening to the comments follow.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 29, 2008
News Release: Three fire departments in West Marin which have mutual aid agreements with the National Park Service have been awarded $34,000 in grants through the Rural Fire Assistance Program (RFA). Point Reyes National Seashore Superintendent Don Neubacher stated, "These grants provide critical funding to ensure we have the best service and fire protection possible for the community. We appreciate the incredible efforts of the West Marin fire departments.".
By Interior Newswire | Jul 29, 2008
News Release: Superintendent Mike Murray announced today that the east side of Cape Point has reopened to off-road vehicle (ORV) access effective immediately. The area is now open to ORV traffic from 6:00 am until 10:00 pm daily. The nighttime prohibition on beach driving is still in effect throughout the Seashore from 10:00 pm until 6 am.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 29, 2008
News Release: The National Park Service continues its weekly series of downtown talks, tours, and tales highlighting Richmond’s Civil War history on Aug. 3, 2008, with a guided tour highlighting the Confederate Capitol and surrounding grounds. Mark Greenough, tour historian at the State Capitol, and Richmond National...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 29, 2008
News Release: 22nd Lowell Folk Festival. Lowell, MA. Lowell National Historical Park, a producing partner with The City of Lowell, National Council for the Traditional Arts, The Greater Merrimack Valley Convention and Visitor Bureau, and the Lowell Festival Foundation, celebrated the 22nd Lowell Folk Festival in grand...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 29, 2008
News Release: Washington, DC - Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today urged U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab to resist pressure to reach an agreement in the Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) talks that does not provide meaningful market access for U.S. exporters. Senator Baucus is increasingly concerned that the talks are heading in the wrong direction, especially as India and China insist on creating new, higher tariffs on American agricultural products.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 29, 2008
News Release: On the Senate floor this afternoon, Senator Domenici offered a critique of Democrats’ “production" amendment to the underlying speculation bill.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 29, 2008
News Release: With summer winding down, Cumberland Gap National Historical Park will host one more Junior Ranger bike ride before it’s time to head back to school to crack open those books. Scheduled for August 9th, at 10 a.m., biking enthusiasts should meet at the Rails-to-Trails parking area gazebo (left side-traveling eastbound on US Highway 58, approximately 1 mile from the Wilderness Road Campground).
By Interior Newswire | Jul 29, 2008
News Release: In accordance with Utah Interagency State-wide Fire Restrictions, and under the authority of Title 36 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 1, Section 1.5 (a)(1), and pursuant to 36 CFR 2.13(c), the following fire restrictions apply immediately, and will remain in effect until further notice along the river corridors of the Colorado and Green Rivers within Canyonlands National Park and Arches National Park.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 29, 2008
News Release: In accordance with Utah Interagency State-wide Fire Restrictions, and under the authority of Title 36 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 1, Section 1.5 (a)(1), and pursuant to 36 CFR 2.13(c), the following fire restrictions apply immediately, and will remain in effect until further notice along the river corridors of the Colorado and Green Rivers within Canyonlands National Park and Arches National Park.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 29, 2008
News Release: An effective vaccine against a parasite-borne disease called neosporosis may be a few steps closer to development, thanks to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and cooperators.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 29, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions today praised the action of Senate and House conferees in approving a Conference Report to reconcile legislation passed in the Senate and the House of Representatives to reauthorize...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 29, 2008
News Release: Hearing Statement of Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.).
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 29, 2008
News Release: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., reacted Tuesday to a Governmental Accountability Office (GAO) report on the government-wide transition to Networx, a new telecommunications program. GAO reported that federal...
