News from January 2010
By Interior Newswire | Jan 22, 2010
News Release: All roads leading into Yosemite Valley will remain closed through this evening, Friday, Jan. 22, due to snow, ice, and fallen trees. Road closures include Highways 41 (Wawona Road), 120 (Big Oak Flat Road), and 140 (El Portal Road). Additionally, the Badger Pass Road and the Hetch Hetchy Road will also remain closed.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 22, 2010
News Release: This morning, the National Park Service awarded a contract to repair the Hurricane Ridge Road landslide to Port Angeles contractor Bruch & Bruch Construction Incorporated. Bruch & Bruch employees have already begun to move equipment to the landslide site just north of the Heart O’the Hills entrance station and will begin repair work as soon equipment and materials are in place.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 22, 2010
News Release: The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) maintains some of the world's largest publicly accessible collections of microbes that are used to benefit agricultural sciences. But some smaller ARS collections are critical to the day-to-day work of career scientists working at specific locations. Such is the case of the Fungal Culture Collection housed at the ARS Southern Regional Research Center (SRRC) in New Orleans, La.
By State Newswire | Jan 22, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - In response to last week’s catastrophic earthquake in Haiti, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) and Ranking Member Dick Lugar (R-IN) issued the following statement announcing the Senate’s passage of a resolution that recognizes the humanitarian crisis and urges a sustained commitment to the rebuilding of the country:
By Interior Newswire | Jan 22, 2010
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Ever wonder what’s going on during cold winter nights when the world seems still? On the evenings of Saturday, January 30 and Saturday, February 27 the public is invited to join a free, four-mile, ranger-led cross country ski excursion into the winter night to discover how the park’s winter residents survive the cold and harsh months of winter. These guided outings are suitable for intermediate-level skiers of all ages.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 22, 2010
News Release: To download a printable (pdf) flyer, click here or on the photo below.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 22, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 22, 2010 - Exactly one year ago today, the newly confirmed Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar delivered his first speech to Department employees, outlining his vision for the future of the agency.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 22, 2010
News Release: All roads leading into Yosemite Valley are temporarily closed due to snow, ice, and fallen trees. Highways 41 (Wawona Road) and 120 (Big Oak Flat Road) into Yosemite National Park are closed at this time due to snowy and icy conditions. Additionally, Highway 140 (El Portal Road) into Yosemite Valley is temporarily closed due to fallen trees on the roadway. The Badger Pass Road and the Hetch Hetchy Road are also closed at this time.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 22, 2010
News Release: Everglades National Park announces the seasonal closure of Paurotis Pond and the area beyond the parking area adjacent to the pond, in order to protect the endangered Wood Stork and all nesting birds in this area from human disturbance. This closure will be in effect through nesting season which can...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 22, 2010
News Release: In the wake of today’s announcement by the Bureau of Labor Statistics that there has been a decline in union membership, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis took the opportunity to highlight the Obama Administration’s support for the misnamed Employee Free Choice Act. The Administration currently faces bipartisan ...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 22, 2010
News Release: Bring your family to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore to explore winter’s wild side on snowshoes on January 31 at 2:00 p.m.! This event is open to all families and is part of the park’s new outdoor activity club, Families United with Nature (FUN). Participants can borrow free snowshoes from the...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 22, 2010
News Release: 2010 Lyceum Series “Wilderness: Of What Avail Are Forty Freedoms Without A Blank Spot On The Map?".
By Interior Newswire | Jan 22, 2010
News Release: Chickasaw National Recreation Area in Sulphur, OK, is now accepting applications for multiple campground host positions for the summer 2010 season. Positions are available at the Buckhorn, Cold Springs, and Rock Creek campgrounds.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 22, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins today joined a bipartisan group of 15 Senators and 35 House members in sending a letter to the Obama Administration asking for greater collaboration between the federal agencies in an effort to evacuate the 600 to 700 orphans who have been granted humanitarian...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 21, 2010
News Release: Alaska’s National Parks are inviting comment on each park’s Compendium for 2010. The Compendium is a compilation of all designations, closures and restrictions imposed under discretionary authority within the regulations covering national parks. The Compendium, as part of the park-related regulations...
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 21, 2010
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Toledo, Spain—Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today traveled to Toledo, Spain, at the invitation of her Spanish colleague, Interior Minister Alfredo Rubalcaba, to meet with her European counterparts regarding ways to bolster international aviation security measures and standards.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 21, 2010
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Toledo, Spain — The Ministers of the Member States of the European Union, together with the Vice President of the European Commission and the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security of the United States of America, meeting ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 21, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON—The United States today filed two major Clean Air Act settlements to reduce air emissions from container glass and Portland cement plants throughout the country, announced Ignacia S. Moreno, Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division and Cynthia Giles, Assistant Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 21, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – Dennis G. Sartain of Hilliard, Ohio; and Bonnie Helt, of Columbus, Ohio, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit mortgage fraud, money laundering and obstruction of justice, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Sartain, the accountant for co-defendant ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 21, 2010
News Release: A State Department employee was sentenced today to 12 months of probation for illegally accessing 70 confidential passport application files, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division. Susan Holloman, 58, of Washington, D.C., was also ordered by U.S. Magistrate Judge ...
