News from August 2009
By USDA Newswire | Aug 11, 2009
News Release: A device called the "4-poster" Deer Treatment Bait Station, developed and patented by scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), was highly effective at reducing the number of ticks infected with the Lyme disease bacterium in a six-year U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) study in five Northeastern states-Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Rhode Island-where the disease is endemic.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 11, 2009
News Release: As a result of a major inter-laboratory study, the standards body ASTM International has been able to update its guidelines for a commonly used technique for measuring the size of nanoparticles in solutions. The study, which was organized principally by researchers from the National Institute of Standards...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 11, 2009
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. -- The Aspen Fire, located on the Walhalla Plateau east of the North Rim developed area in Grand Canyon National Park, continues to be managed for resource benefits.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 11, 2009
News Release: STATUS. Estimated Acres Burned: 3,443. Estimated Percent Contained: 100%. Expected Full Containment: 100%. Cause: Lightning Date Started: August 6, 2009. Structures Threatened: None. Thursday’s lightning storm caused 37 fires in the Northwest Colorado Fire Management unit last Friday and Saturday, the largest...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 11, 2009
News Release: A lightning storm passed over Lassen Volcanic National Park and the neighboring region on August 2 which ignited the Fairfield Fire. The fire has grown to approximately 260 acres and is being actively managed for multiple objectives.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 11, 2009
News Release: Haleakala National Park continues with precautionary measures as Tropical Depression Felicia passes over. While the park remains open there are certain facilities and areas that are closed to access. The following areas are closed for use and access: · all beaches and streams · Hosmer Grove Campground...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 11, 2009
News Release: DIVE OPERATIONS SUSPENDED IN SEARCH FOR CALIFORNIA MAN.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 11, 2009
News Release: Superintendent Mike Murray announced today the implementation of a new sea turtle “Nest Watch" volunteer program for the Cape Hatteras National Seashore 2009 summer/fall sea turtle season. Under the direction of Sea Turtle Biological Technician Michelle Bogardus, the goal of the Volunteers in the Park...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 11, 2009
News Release: Please see "related files" for letters to the following entitites...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 11, 2009
News Release: Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009 will be a Family Fun Day at Wright Brothers National Memorial as the National Park Service celebrates National Aviation Day and Orville Wright’s 138th birthday. Orville Wright was born in Dayton, Ohio on Aug. 19, 1871. He and his older brother Wilbur Wright were the first to fly on that historic morning of Dec. 17, 1903 at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 10, 2009
News Release: Fire activity has moderated due to recent rain and cooler weather and Denali National Park and Preserve officials have lifted the ban on open fires in the park’s backcountry areas. Open fires are now allowed in the 1980 park additions and in the preserve. They are not allowed in the wilderness portion...
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 10, 2009
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Guadalajara, Mexico—Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano met with Mexican Interior Secretary Fernando Francisco Gómez-Mont today about joint security initiatives including combating transnational crime, enforcement efforts along the U.S.-Mexico border and coordination in response to H1N1 flu.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced an agreement with the city of Port St. Lucie, Fla., to improve access to all aspects of civic life for persons with disabilities. The agreement was reached under the Department’s Project Civic Access initiative to bring state and local governments into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This agreement is the 168th under Project Civic Access and the seventh this year.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2009
News Release: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009, to foster increased communication between participating agencies at the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) Fusion Center and the International Organized Crime Intelligence and Operations Center (IOC-2).
By Fed Newswire | Aug 10, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday published its annual adjustment of the dollar amount of fees that triggers additional disclosure requirements under the Truth in Lending Act for home mortgage loans that bear rates or fees above a certain amount.
By Fed Newswire | Aug 10, 2009
News Release: On Aug. 10, 2009, the Federal Reserve will offer $100 billion in 84-day credit through its Term Auction Facility. Additional information regarding the auction is listed below; the auction will be conducted as specified in this announcement, Regulation A, and the terms and conditions of the Term Auction Facility (www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/taf.htm).
By Commerce News Now | Aug 10, 2009
News Release: Thank you, Susan. I’m delighted to be here. Mr. Ambassador, I’m pleased to see you again and look forward to working with you in the months ahead, especially at the Americas Competitiveness Forum.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 10, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that more than 1,750 copper anode production workers from Freeport – McMoran Inc. of Morenci, Ariz., are eligible to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA).
By Labor Gazette | Aug 10, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that nearly 550 workers in auto-related industries in Indiana, Michigan and Pennsylvania are eligible to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA).
By Labor Gazette | Aug 10, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – During a visit to Iowa today, Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis announced a $521,910 grant to assist approximately 90 workers affected by layoffs at Featherlite Inc. located in Cresco, Iowa.
