News from May 2009
By DOT News Wire | May 8, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on May 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 8, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | May 8, 2009
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on May 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | May 8, 2009
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on May 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2009
News Release: Seneca Falls - On Saturday May 2, Mary G. Wilson, president of the League of Women Voters of the United States (LWVUS) and chair of the League of Women Voters Education Fund (LWVEF), visited Women's Rights National Historical Park. She was provided tours of park sites by Park Ranger John Stoudt.
By DOE Newswire | May 8, 2009
News Release: Washington, DC- President Obama's FY 2010 budget seeks $881.6 million for the Office of Fossil Energy (FE) to support improved energy security and rapid development of climate-oriented technology. The request includes $617.6 million for Fossil Energy Research and Development, $229.0 million for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, $11.3 million for the Northeast Heating Oil Reserve and $23.6 million for the Naval Petroleum Reserves.
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2009
News Release: A client on a guided expedition collapsed and died of apparently natural causes on Thursday, May 7 while ascending the West Buttress of Mt. McKinley. William Hearne, age 61 of Fairport, New York, was a client on a six-member Mountain Trip expedition which began their ascent on May 1. Hearne collapsed shortly before 4:00 p.m. after his team had hauled gear from their camp at 11,200 feet to a cache site at 13,500 feet, just above the location known as Windy Corner.
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2009
News Release: Salazar Announces Reopening of Statue of Liberty’s Crown, Restoration of Historic Building at Ellis Island.
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2009
News Release: Superintendent Mary Beth Wester is pleased to announce the details of an upcoming program designed to highlight the history of this British fort and town. On Saturday, May 16, at 2:00 p.m., a program entitled “The Life of a Soldier," will feature a special tour of the town and fort of Frederica. A National...
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2009
News Release: In the interest of safety for bicyclists and motorists on Rim Rock Drive, new traffic signs have been posted and law enforcement rangers will initiate enhanced traffic enforcement measures beginning Saturday, May 16, Superintendent Joan Anzelmo announced today.
By USDA Newswire | May 8, 2009
News Release: Good news for fans of raw cookie dough: Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have filed a patent on technology that can protect pasteurized liquid eggs from food safety threats.
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2009
News Release: Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials have announced that the Notice of Availability of the Elkmont Historic District Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and General Management Plan Amendment was published on May 1 in the Federal Register. The Elkmont Historic District, contains 74 vacant...
By Commerce Newswire | May 8, 2009
News Release: GAITHERSBURG, Md. - The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has received Congressional approval on its recovery plan to create jobs, strengthen the economy and encourage innovation. Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), NIST was granted...
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2009
News Release: Zion National Park will be implementing a series of small prescribed burns this spring in Zion Canyon. The first of these burns is planned in the vicinity of the Zion Lodge in Zion Canyon on or after May 11. The exact dates of the burns will depend on predicted weather conditions and current fuel conditions.
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2009
News Release: Bark beetles continue to be active within Rocky Mountain National Park, impacting large numbers of conifer trees. A few weeks ago, the park began applying a Carbaryl based insecticide to up to 5,000 high value trees to protect them from bark beetles. Treatment will occur in the following developed areas...
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2009
News Release: During the weekend of April 24 and 25, five parties attempted to complete a whitewater kayaking trip through the Zion Narrows. Four of the groups had difficulties which caused them to spend the night. Two groups lost boats and required rescue. As a result of these incidents, the National Park Service temporarily closed the Narrows to kayaking. On Friday, May 1st, the area will re-open.
By US DOT Newswire | May 8, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Water and Wildlife Subcommittee and EPW Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-CA), along with EPW Ranking Member James Inhofe (R-OK), and subcommittee ranking member Mike Crapo (R-ID) joined together today ...
By Commerce Newswire | May 8, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., May 8, 2009 - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings released the following statement today regarding Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar’s decision to maintain the final 4(d) special rule for polar bears. This ensures that the listing of the polar bear as a...
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2009
News Release: Fort Frederica Superintendent Mary Beth Wester is pleased to announce that the park is now accepting reservations for the 2009 Hands-On-History Camp. The camp will be held from Monday June 22, 2009 to Wednesday, June 24, 2009 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. It is limited to 20 participants. Please call the park visitor center at (912) 638-3639 to sign up for this educational and fun day camp. The camp is free and is open to children in fifth through seventh grades.
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2009
News Release: The Yosemite Institute (YI), a National Park Service (NPS) non-profit park partner, has provided environmental education programs in Yosemite since 1971 at its Crane Flat campus. Most of the campus structures and utilities are over 60 years old, energy inefficient, and difficult to retrofit to achieve...
