News from October 2008
By Interior Newswire | Oct 1, 2008
News Release: Petrified Forest-The nights are getting longer and Autumn is here! Celebrate the season by taking a lantern tour of the Painted Desert Inn National Historic Landmark at Petrified Forest National Park. Learn what the “ghosts of the past" might have to say about the park’s rich heritage and discover the beauty of this historic building.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 1, 2008
News Release: Everglades National Park invites you to help increase butterfly species diversity in the park on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. at the Gulf Coast, Everglades City Visitor Center. This is a great opportunity to come out and experience the park and contribute to improving the natural resources in the Everglades City district of the park.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 1, 2008
News Release: Washington, DC -Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) issued the following statement on the Senate leadership’s decision to include extensions of expiring tax provisions on the must-pass, bipartisan financial rescue legislation...
By DOE Newswire | Oct 1, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today issued the following statement regarding H.R.7081, the U.S.-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Act, which will be considered tonight by the U.S. Senate:
By Interior Newswire | Oct 1, 2008
News Release: The Presidential $1 Coin Act authorized the creation of new dollar coins commemorating former Presidents of the United States and established guidance for the use of those coins in government business operations. In compliance with this Act, the National Park Service Outer Banks Group units are now able...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 1, 2008
News Release: The Presidential $1 Coin Act authorized the creation of new dollar coins commemorating former Presidents of the United States and established guidance for the use of those coins in government business operations. In compliance with this Act, the National Park Service Outer Banks Group units are now able...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 1, 2008
News Release: Much like Pavlov conditioned his dog to salivate in anticipation of food when a bell rang, insects can be trained to perform certain behaviors when enticed with different smells. Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the National Institute of...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 1, 2008
News Release: Superintendent Cherry Payne announced today that vessel operating restrictions will remain in effect in portions of Glacier Bay National Park to protect numerous humpback whales that continue to be sighted in the area. Under Park regulations, vessel operating restrictions are scheduled to automatically...
By DOE Newswire | Oct 1, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and former chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, announced his intention to support the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act when it is considered by the Senate tonight.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 1, 2008
News Release: Scientists at JILA, a joint institute of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU-Boulder), NIST and Temple University in Philadelphia have produced the first high-density gas of ultracold "polar" molecules-molecules with a positive electric...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 1, 2008
News Release: ROSS LAKE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA General Management Plan includes proposals for considering designation of the Skagit River as a Wild and Scenic River. The comment period is open until October 31.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 1, 2008
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Glacier National Park officials announce that the environmental review process has been completed for proposed bank stabilization along Upper McDonald Creek after heavy rainfall damaged the road at milepost 19.25 in November 2006.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 1, 2008
News Release: Manure from livestock could someday be used as a value-added bioenergy fuel for on-farm heating and power, according to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists studying this approach.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 1, 2008
News Release: On Saturday, October 25 visitors may tour the home of the 26th President, visit the museum and shop for special sesquicentennial souvenirs available at the gift store. At 1:00PM there will be a 150th Anniversary Parade in the Town of Oyster Bay to mark Theodore Roosevelt’s birth.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 1, 2008
News Release: WASHINGTON - Approximately four hundred U.S. colleges and universities will begin receiving compliance questionnaires from the Internal Revenue Service in the next few days as part of the agency’s focused effort to study key areas in the tax-exempt community. The college and university questionnaire...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 1, 2008
News Release: Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Colorado School of Mines (CSM) have developed a prototype sensor that quickly detects very small amounts of hydrogen accumulation in coated pipeline steel. The new sensor could provide early warning of pipes that have accumulated excessive amounts of hydrogen-a notorious source of embrittlement-and avert potentially disastrous failures of pipelines carrying hydrogen fuel.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 1, 2008
News Release: In a high-temperature blaze, how well does a fireproofing material shield a building's important steel structures from heat? Answering this question has been surprisingly difficult, but it is important information for builders selecting high-performance fire-resistive materials and for scientists conducting...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 1, 2008
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - With the opening of various hunting seasons, Glacier National Park officials remind hunters that NO hunting of any kind is permitted within the park. It is the hunters’ responsibility to ensure that they are NOT hunting within park boundaries, even if the boundary is not clearly marked or indicated.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 1, 2008
News Release: Wind Cave National Park, S.D. - Depending on fuel and weather conditions, park management plans to conduct a 93-acre prescribed fire this fall. The project area surrounds the Elk Mountain Campground, and it could be burned as early as this weekend.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 1, 2008
News Release: Superintendent Gerard Baker has announced the fall schedule for Mount Rushmore National Memorial will begin on Oct. 1, 2008.
