News published on Federal Newswire in July 2008

News from July 2008


The US State Department published a one page notice on July 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a two page notice on July 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on July 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on July 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on July 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on July 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a three page notice on July 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Garden Microbe Foils E. coli O157:H7 in Laboratory Tests

News Release: A microbe that may be living peaceably on the beans and cucumbers in backyard gardens might someday be recruited to foil foodborne pathogens. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) geneticist Michael B. Cooley looked at the pathogen-fighting abilities of the farm- and garden-friendly microbe, Enterobacter asburiae, in studies begun in 2002.


Reclamation Makes Available its Proposed Implementation Plan for Water for America Initiative

News Release: The Bureau of Reclamation has made available its portion of the proposed Water for America Initiative Implementation Plan for review and comment. Beginning in October, Reclamation will partner with the United States Geological Survey to implement the Water for America Initiative.


News Release: The Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission will convene for its regular quarterly meeting on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at 9:00 A.M. in the second floor conference room at park headquarters located on the corner of Red Jacket Road and US Highway 41. In addition to being the first Commission...


PRNL Plans to Rehabilitate Little Beaver Lake Road

News Release: (Munising, Mich.) Superintendent Jim Northup announces that Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore proposes to rehabilitate Little Beaver Lake Road in Alger County, Michigan. This 3.45 mile gravel road provides access from Alger County Road H-58 to a small, rustic 8-site, drive-in campground and a small boat launch for access to the adjacent Little Beaver Lake.


News Release: The Cliff Mine was the first successful copper mining venture on the Keweenaw Peninsula, but little remains to remind us of its heyday. Join historians Larry Molloy and Dr. Philip Mason on Thursday, July 24th, 2008 as they reveal the mine’s history in this special, two-part event.


News Release: As an increasing number of open spaces are converted to urban or suburban areas, the beauty and wonder of the night sky is disappearing. The universe becomes obscured by the dull electric glow of every street lamp, house light and neon sign that casts its light into the night sky, making places of undisturbed darkness like Lake Roosevelt vital and unique.


Domenici To Offer Offshore Exploration Amendment to Reid Speculation Bill

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today released the following statement regarding his plans to offer an offshore production amendment to S.3268, the Reid speculation bill:


Park Offers Grant Program: Keweenaw Heritage Grants -2008

News Release: (Calumet, MI) The National Park Service at Keweenaw National Historical Park is offering a Keweenaw Heritage Grants opportunity to owners of historic property within the Quincy and Calumet Units of the park. The purpose of the grants will be to provide enhancement funds for a broad range of projects...


Yosemite National Park And Yosemite Institute Partner for Innovative Field Research Course

News Release: The Yosemite Institute and Yosemite National Park will host 18 high school students from across the United States to initiate the Yosemite Institute’s Summer Research course.


News Release: WASHINGTON—U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez issued the following statement on the occasion of Colombia’s Independence Day with a call to Congress to schedule a vote on the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement: “Freedom and democracy go hand in hand. As our nation celebrates with our Colombian ...


"Rock On!" Second Annual Geology Festival

News Release: Bryce Canyon National Park Superintendent, Eddie Lopez, invites you to join Bryce Canyon’s Interpretive Rangers and Special Guest Paleontologists for the Second Annual Bryce Canyon Geology Festival.


News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Officials at Glacier National Park announce the availability of the Avalanche Hazard Reduction by Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) in Glacier National Park and Flathead National Forest, Montana Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS).


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, July 18, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice announced today that it has filed a complaint in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan against the City of Ecorse, Mich., alleging that the city discriminated against two women formerly employed in the city clerk’s office by subjecting them to sexual harassment by their supervisor that created a hostile work environment.