News from March 2008
By Commerce News Now | Mar 31, 2008
The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on March 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Mar 31, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on March 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Mar 31, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on March 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Mar 31, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on March 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Mar 31, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on March 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Mar 31, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on March 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Mar 31, 2008
The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on March 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 31, 2008
News Release: (MUNISING, Mich.) Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore superintendent Jim Northup announced that several emergency restrictions have been issued to protect the park’s fishery resources from viral hemorrhagic septicemia, effective April 1. These emergency restrictions will prohibit the exchange of ballast...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 31, 2008
News Release: Dear Mr. and Mrs. Copeland: As senior members of the United States Senate and as Chairman and Ranking Member of theCommittee on Finance, it is our duty under the Constitution to conduct oversight into matters relatedto legislation enacted by Congress. The purpose of oversight is to determine how well...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 31, 2008
News Release: Watch history come alive at the 11th Annual Richmond Civil War Day, Saturday April 5 at the Historic Tredegar Ironworks. The day will be jam packed with fun filled activities for the whole family. The event is free and will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pack a picnic or purchase lunch from Christie’s Lunchbox from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Events will take place rain or shine, excluding artillery and musket firing demonstrations.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 31, 2008
News Release: Hairy vetch mulch activates, in regular tomatoes, some of the same metabolic pathways and genes that are activated in biotech tomatoes by the insertion of the ySAMdc gene, which makes tomato plants more vigorous and makes their fruit more tasty and nutritious.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 31, 2008
News Release: The carriage road system in Acadia National Park will be closed to all users until the roads thaw sufficiently to allow use without causing damage. The closure began on March 31, 2008, and is expected to last at least two weeks. Spring thawing causes the carriage roads to become soft. Walking or bicycling...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 31, 2008
News Release: An ever-increasing body of science documents the precipitous decline in the health of our oceans. Recent research published in the journal Science by Dr. Boris Worm ("Impacts of Biodiversity Loss on Ocean Ecosystems Services," Nov. 3, 2006) indicates that ocean health is in dire condition globally.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 31, 2008
News Release: Everglades National Park is pleased to announce Junior Ranger Day on Saturday, April, 5, 2008. Junior Ranger Day is a special event to highlight youth in parks and the Junior Ranger Program. The Junior Ranger program is a national program designed to involve kids and families while they visit National...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 31, 2008
News Release: The second meeting of the Denali National Park Aircraft Overflights Advisory Council will take place on Thursday, April 10 from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. at the Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge, located at Mile 12.5 on the Talkeetna Spur Road. The meeting is open to the public with time allocated for public testimony. Written comments are also welcome and can be brought to the meeting or mailed to Miriam Valentine, Talkeetna Ranger Station, P.O. Box 588, Talkeetna, AK 99676.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 31, 2008
News Release: Dear Mr. Hassan: As the Ranking Member of the United States Senate Committee on Finance (Committee),I have an obligation to the more than 80 million Americans who receive health care coverageunder Medicare and Medicaid to ensure that taxpayer and beneficiary dollars are spent in afiscally sound manner.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 31, 2008
News Release: Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and the City of Portage, Indiana have released a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for a proposed lakefront development in Portage. The city, in cooperation with the National Park Service, (NPS) has begun the process of planning a park on the Lake Michigan shoreline within the boundaries of the National Lakeshore.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 31, 2008
News Release: NPS Rangers are evacuating visitors from the Cottonwood Cove developed area at Lake Mead National Recreation Area because of a water system failure. Cottonwood Cove is on a well system. The damage to the well water delivery system is being evaluated and at this time we do not know how long it will be down.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 31, 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 "Lead: Renovation, Repair and Painting Program" rule announced by the Environmental Protection Agency today...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 31, 2008
News Release: (Porter, Indiana) - Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore would see a significant increase in operational funding as a result of the President’s $2.4 billion National Park Service budget for Fiscal Year 2008. The budget proposal calls for the largest ever increase in park operations funding and leverages public-private investments that could generate as much as $3 billion to help the parks prepare for their 100th birthday in 2016.
