News published on Federal Newswire in September 2009

News Release: Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Superintendent Stan Austin today announced the availability of the Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Glen Canyon Rim Trail Environmental Assessment (EA).

NPS Night Driving Beach Permits Available & Seasonally Closed Beaches Reopen to ORV Use on September 16

News Release: Superintendent Mike Murray announced today that night beach driving permits will be required for off-road vehicle use on Cape Hatteras National Seashore ocean beaches between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., September 16 to Nov. 15, 2009.

Video Release: Put Kids First and Reauthorize the DC Voucher Program

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) today released video of a rally that took place today in front of the Department of Education and a statement calling on Congress and the Obama Administration to reauthorize the successful D.C. Opportunity...

LIEBERMAN, COLLINS SEEK TO PROTECT U.S. AGAINST BIOLOGICAL AND OTHER TERRORIST WMD ATTACKS

By Homeland Newswire | Sep 8, 2009

News Release: WASHINGTON - As the nation prepares to mark the eighth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and the subsequent anthrax attacks, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., Tuesday introduced legislation to prevent and prepare for terrorist attacks from biological weapons and other weapons of mass destruction (WMD).

From Chicken Feathers to Flower Pots

By USDA Newswire | Sep 8, 2009

News Release: Chicken feathers, usually an unwanted byproduct of poultry processing, may have a more valuable future as an ingredient in biodegradable flower pots, according to an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist.

Natural Resources Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Offshore Drilling Legislation

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., September 8, 2009 - Tomorrow, the House Natural Resources Energy and Minerals Subcommittee will hold a hearing on “The American Conservation and Clean Energy Independence Act" (H.R. 2227 ), a bipartisan bill to expand offshore drilling by moving forward with the 2010-2015 Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) lease plan. The bill is sponsored by Representatives Neil Abercrombie (D-HI) and Tim Murphy (R-PA).

High in Sodium: Highly Charged Tungsten Ions May Diagnose Fusion Energy Reactors

News Release: Just as health-food manufacturers work on developing the best possible sodium substitutes for low-salt diets, physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have acquired new knowledge on a promising sodium alternative of their own. Sodium-like tungsten ions could pepper-and conveniently monitor-the hot plasma soup inside fusion energy devices, potential sources of abundant, clean power.

New NIST Trace Explosives Standard Slated for Homeland Security Duty

News Release: Security personnel need to be able to find explosive materials and persons who have been in contact with them. To aid such searches, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), with support from the Department of Homeland Security, has developed a new certified reference material, Standard...

Zion National Park Announces Limited Trail Closures and Road Delays for Aerial Herbicide Spraying and Seeding Project

News Release: Zion National Park Superintendent Jock Whitworth has announced that the park will begin aerial application of herbicide and seeding and on approximately 4,600 acres of the 2006 Kolob Fire burned area starting on Sept. 14, 2009. These areas include the Kolob Terrace Road, Coal Pits Wash and Dalton...

The Search for Andrew Brunelli Continues in Grand Canyon National Park

News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - The search continues for 43 year-old Andrew Brunelli of Clayton, North Carolina, who was last seen on August 31 as he entered Grand Canyon National Park.

Saturday Evening Programs in September Celebrate National Parks

News Release: A truly American and democratic idea, National Parks were called “our best idea" by Pulitzer Prize winning author Wallace Stegner. Saturday evenings in September, Rocky Mountain National Park will celebrate our National Parks. All programs are held at the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center at 7:00 p.m. and are free.

Berg Bay Native Allotment Boundary Advisory

News Release: Glacier Bay visitors are advised that two privately owned inholdings (Native Allotments) in Berg Bay have been posted "Private Property/No Trespassing." The posted private property is located on both the north and south banks of the Berg Bay North River.

Kira Finkler Named Reclamation's Deputy Commissioner for External and Intergovernmental Affairs

News Release: Kira Finkler is the latest member to join the Bureau of Reclamation's executive leadership team after being appointed to the position of Deputy Commissioner, External and Intergovernmental Affairs by President Barack Obama.

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument to Change Hours

News Release: On Monday, September 14th, 2009, Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument will shift from its summer hours of operation to its winter hours which will be 9:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m. These hours of operation will be in effect throughout the fall and winter months.

Rangers Seek Information to Aid Search for Andrew Brunelli

News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - As the search for Andrew Brunelli continues, Grand Canyon National Park rangers seek the assistance of anyone who has visited the park within the last week and might have information on his whereabouts.

Ranger-Guided Programs in September

News Release: The kayak tours and most ranger-guided programs at Whiskeytown Lake will soon end as the weather cools and summer comes to a close. Labor Day weekend will be the final opportunity for visitors to participate in an Evening Program, the Walk in Time, Water Safety Demonstration, Junior Ranger (there is...

Yosemite National Park to Re-Open Big Oak Flat Road at 5:00 pm Tuesday, September 8