News from August 2010
By Commerce News Now | Aug 27, 2010
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Aug. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 27, 2010
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Aug. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 27, 2010
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Aug. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 27, 2010
News Release: King Salmon- Yesterday morning weather was favorable for search aircraft in Katmai National Park and Preserve until late afternoon when weather forced an early return to base. No signs were discovered of the missing aircraft, pilot or passengers. Today’s forecast calls for low ceilings, rain and reduced visibility in the search area, primarily in the western portion due to a low front that has moved into the area.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 27, 2010
News Release: On Sept. 1, park officials will put closures in place for travel on foot or horse off established roadways or designated trails from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. These closures last through October 31 and are effective in Horseshoe Park, Upper Beaver Meadows, Moraine Park, Harbison Meadow and Holzwarth Meadow in Rocky Mountain National Park. Fishing in the Fall River, Thompson River or Colorado River within the posted areas and during the closure period is prohibited.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 27, 2010
News Release: At approximately 8:00 a.m. this morning, Friday, Aug. 27, two park rangers on a climbing patrol on the Yellow Wall route on the Diamond of Longs Peak, witnessed a fall of a technical climber from Broadway Ledge. The climber fell down the North Chimney Route from Broadway Ledge to Mills Glacier, roughly 800 feet. The rangers reached the man's body at 10:00 a.m.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 27, 2010
News Release: The National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and contract crews have firefighters and equipment on scene. The following resources are presently assigned to this incident: one Type-III helicopter, nine engines, three Type-II crews and numerous other equipment.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 27, 2010
News Release: Aerial flight routes map is being updated every morning, Mon - Fri. No new maps will be available through the weekend.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 27, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 27, 2010 - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) consideration of a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity to ban all lead ammunition.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 27, 2010
News Release: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., and Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery Chairman Mary Landrieu, D-La., led the effort to reform the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) after its disastrous response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The Senators have continued to oversee Gulf Coast recovery efforts since.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 27, 2010
News Release: Controlling juniper trees by cutting them down and burning them where they fall keeps invasive cheatgrass at bay and allows native perennials to become re-established, according to findings by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 27, 2010
News Release: The power of prudent, painstaking planning cannot be underestimated. For me, the most profound advice about the constant need for critical planning and preparation comes from the saying: "It pays to plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the Ark.".
By Interior Newswire | Aug 27, 2010
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - The man killed in a single-vehicle accident on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park has been identified as 22 year old Randy Nelson of Chambers, Arizona.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 27, 2010
News Release: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., and Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery Chairman Mary Landrieu, D-La., led the effort to reform the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) after its disastrous response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The Senators have continued to oversee Gulf Coast recovery efforts since.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 26, 2010
News Release: This notice is to inform visitors that the temporary closure from Halibut Point to one mile past Coopers Notch has been lifted. On August 9, 2010, biologists observed an adult brown bear feeding on a harbor seal carcass in this area. NPS biologists have monitored the area and determined that the carcass...
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 26, 2010
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 CHICAGO—Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today traveled to Chicago to deliver remarks to the International Association of Fire Chiefs at Fire-Rescue International 2010, visit key critical infrastructure ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – Air Products LLC has agreed to pay $1.485 million in civil penalties to resolve hazardous waste mismanagement violations at its Pasadena, Texas, chemical manufacturing facility, the Justice Department, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the state of Texas announced today. The ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – Michael Bealonis and Kenneth Stiffey, Jr., of Robinson, Penn., and Michael Bracken, of Bolivar, Penn., were indicted this week by a federal grand jury on charges stemming from a cross burning in the yard of an African-American juvenile in November 2009.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – The United States has asked a federal court to permanently bar a California man from promoting alleged sham pension-plan and welfare-benefit-plan tax fraud schemes, the Justice Department announced today. The civil injunction suit against William Alexander, who is based in Pasadena, Calif., and his two companies – Retirement Plan Services Inc. and Lyons Pensions Inc. – was filed in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTONToday Attorney General Eric Holder and U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius kicked off the second in a series of daylong summits bringing together a wide array of federal, state and local partners, beneficiaries, providers and other interested parties ...
