News from March 2010
By USDA Wire | Mar 19, 2010
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on March 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Mar 19, 2010
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on March 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Mar 19, 2010
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on March 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 19, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) commended today’s announcement by U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk that Big Sky, Montana will host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2011 Trade Ministers meeting. Late last year, Baucus invited Ambassador Kirk to host...
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 19, 2010
News Release: The United States Postal Service (USPS) recently outlined a ten-year plan intended to address declining mail volume and increase its slumping revenue. In recent years, the USPS has been hit with falling mail volume, the recession, and the loss of customers to digital technology, such as e-mail and online bill paying, that has replaced traditional mail.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 19, 2010
News Release: Rome, NY: "Growing Good Kids" is the theme for the "Junior Master Gardener Program" at the Fort Stanwix National Monument. Each week features an activity and a take-home project that revolves around history and gardening. "Come help us dig into history and grow new friends," says Park Ranger Susan Jones.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 19, 2010
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - This April, the education staff at Glacier National Park will again offer a free workshop for professional educators and others who work with children focused on how to get children outside and engaged with nature. The full-day session will be held on Saturday, April 10 at the West Glacier Community Building from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 19, 2010
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - The 214-room Many Glacier Hotel (MGH), built in 1914-1915 by the Great Northern Railroad is in the midst of a multi-phase rehabilitation. The National Park Service (NPS) at Glacier National Park today announced that the next phase of work has been awarded to Swank Enterprises for $9,531,200. This project is broken into two components which address all interior rehabilitation work on the northern half of MGH.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 19, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Bureau of Reclamation, an agency of the Department of the Interior, announced today that Reclamation's Four Corners Construction office in Durango, Colo. has awarded a contract, totaling $1.9 million to the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe's Weeminuche Construction Authority of Towaoc, Colo. under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) for the design and construction of a permanent LEED-Certified operating facility for the Animas - La Plata Project.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 19, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Bureau of Reclamation, an agency of the Department of Interior, announced that Reclamation's Mid-Pacific Region has issued a $191,000 contract award under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to remove abandoned trailers and mobile homes left after the expiration of 50-year old concession contracts at Lake Berryessa, California. Lake Berryessa is situated 8 miles west of Winters and 14 miles northeast of Napa.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 19, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON D.C. - Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Darrell Issa, today announced the beginning of an investigation into reports of secret special deals the Obama Administration has made to advance the President’s government healthcare expansion plan. Letters to six organizations...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 19, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., March 19, 2010 - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) introduced H.R. 4888, the Cabin Fee Act of 2010 to address volatile yearly fees for families who own cabins in our National Forests. He was joined by Representatives Jim Costa (CA-20), Rob...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 19, 2010
News Release: Oyster Bay, NY: The National Park Service and local authorities are investigating the theft of a 15 inch walrus tusk that belonged to Theodore Roosevelt from his historic home at Sagamore Hill National Historic Site (NHS). The tusk, a valued part of the home’s collection, was apparently removed from the fireplace mantel in the second floor guest room of the house in the period of February 9-22, 2010.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 19, 2010
News Release: The scramble to find sufficient land for biofuel production has experts eyeing marginal croplands that have been placed in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). Now a study by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists indicates that plant species diversity and composition are key factors in potential energy yield per acre from biomass harvested from CRP land.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 19, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House will consider The Ocean, Coastal, and Watershed Education Act (H.R. 3644), which would authorize funding for two programs within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): the Environmental Literacy Grant Program and the Bay-Watershed Education and Training Regional Program (B-WET).
By Interior Newswire | Mar 19, 2010
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking comments on an.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 19, 2010
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack today appointed 23 producer members, 3 importer members and one public member to serve on the National Potato Promotion Board for the term beginning March 1, 2010, and ending Feb. 28, 2013.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 19, 2010
News Release: Upcoming March Weekend Programs Offer Festive Fun.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 19, 2010
News Release: The National Park Service will conduct five prescribed fires this spring at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. The planned burns are the Howes Prairie/Lupine Lane, West Beach, Marquette Trail, Tolleston Dunes and Mnoké Prairie prescribed fires. The Howes Prairie/Lupine Lane unit is south of the Town of...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 19, 2010
News Release: Though Blue Mesa Reservoir remains frozen at this time, recent warm temperatures hint that the fishing season will soon be here. As areas of the lake open up, boaters are reminded that inspections for mussels and other invasive species are required before launching.
