News from September 2009
By Interior Newswire | Sep 21, 2009
News Release: On Sept. 27, acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns’ much anticipated new documentary, The National Parks: America’s Best Idea,will premier on PBS. What better time to let New Yorkers know about the national parks right here at home.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 21, 2009
News Release: Superintendent Mike Murray announced today that the familiar winking lights of Bodie Island and Ocracoke Lighthouses in Cape Hatteras National Seashore will be temporarily extinguished beginning Sept. 28, 2009 until renovation work is completed.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 21, 2009
News Release: Patchogue, New York- On Saturday, Sept. 26, national parks across the country are hosting special events and activities to celebrate America's Best Idea-a system of national parks. The National Park Service (NPS) and the National Park Foundation have provided each NPS area with snippets of Ken Burns'...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 21, 2009
News Release: During the October “From Shore to Sea" lectures, Greg Sanders, a senior biologist with Minerals Management Service, will share some of his favorite sea otter tales while offering information on how sea otters are an indicator of our ocean’s health.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2009
News Release: Two individuals in Colorado and one individual in New York have been arrested on charges of making false statements to federal agents in an ongoing terror investigation.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 20, 2009
News Release: Superintendent Dusty Shultz is pleased to introduce 2009’s September Artist-in-Residence (AIR) at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Ellie Harold, a plein aire painter from Frankfort by way of Georgia, is living in the Lakeshore for three weeks, immersing herself in the natural wonders of the dunes...
By DOL Newswire | Sep 20, 2009
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee today defeated anamendment from Senator Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) that would have protected Americans fromdramatic increases in health care costs caused by the health care bill being considered bythe committee.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 19, 2009
News Release: Stonewall, Texas -- Two special family friendly activities will highlight the weekend of October 10 and 11 at Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park. The park's Friends group is sponsoring a family fun run on Saturday, Oct. 10, beginning at 9 a.m. and also a bike tour hosted by Luci Baines Johnson, President and Mrs. Johnson's younger daughter, on Sunday Oct. 11, at 2 p.m. Registration for either or both is available at www.friendsoflbjnationalpark.org.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – A federal grand jury in San Diego has indicted an additional eight defendants for conspiracy to cheat a total of 11 casinos across the country, Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division Lanny A. Breuer and U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California Karen P. Hewitt announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced a settlement that, pending court approval, will resolve allegations that the GuideOne Mutual Insurance Company and two authorized agents discriminated because of religion when they advertised special benefits and discounts only to "churchgoers" and ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2009
News Release: The Department of Justice today advised the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York that while it should not accept the class action settlement in The Authors Guild Inc. et al. v. Google Inc. as proposed due to concerns of the United States regarding class action, copyright and antitrust ...
By Commerce News Now | Sep 18, 2009
News Release: Program Introduction: When President Obama announced Gary Locke as his nominee for Secretary of Commerce, he called the former Washington State governor a "tireless advocate for our economic competitiveness." With six months of service under his belt, Secretary Locke spoke to Business on Main about his goals for helping small-business owners succeed.
By Commerce News Now | Sep 18, 2009
News Release: The Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded $39.7 million in grants to Washington and Oregon for state-sponsored salmon-restoration projects and other efforts to restore salmon and steelhead that are listed for protection under the federal Endangered Species Act.
By Labor Gazette | Sep 18, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today awarded more than $6.8 million in Susan Harwood Training Grants to 30 recipients, encompassing labor unions, employer associations, colleges and universities, and other nonprofit organizations. The training grants cover a two-year period.
By State News Post | Sep 18, 2009
The US State Department published a two page notice on Sept. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 18, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 18, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Sept. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Sep 18, 2009
The US State Department published a one page notice on Sept. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 18, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Sep 18, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Sept. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
