News published on Federal Newswire in March 2010

News Release: Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Michael L. Connor has named Karl Wirkus as the new Regional Director for Reclamation's Pacific Northwest Region. Wirkus has served as Reclamation's Deputy Commissioner for Operations since 2007.

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore is Seeking to Locate Temporary Housing

News Release: PORTER, IN: Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore has a serious need to obtain housing for the coming summer for the park's seasonal workforce of park rangers, interpreters, and research aids, according to Superintendent Constantine Dillon.

Republicans Call on Democrat Majority to Reschedule Canceled Energy Budget Hearing

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., March 12, 2010 - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04), Energy and Minerals Subcommittee Ranking Member Doug Lamborn (CO-05) and six other Members of the Committee sent a to Energy and Minerals Subcommittee Chairman Jim Costa requesting that the...

DOE Awards Cooperative Agreement for Post-Combustion Carbon Capture Project

By DOE Newswire | Mar 12, 2010

News Release: Washington, D.C. -- The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a cooperative agreement to American Electric Power Service Corporation (AEP) for the Mountaineer Commercial Scale Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Project to design, construct, and operate a system that will capture and store approximately...

DOJ Refuses to Investigate ACORN

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lamar Smith (R-Texas) and House Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member and Judiciary Committee Member Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) today expressed concern over the Obama administration’s continued refusal to investigate voter registration fraud allegations against ACORN.

Join a Ranger for a Guided Hike in March and April and Get in Shape for Waterfall Week!

News Release: Springtime is nearly upon us, and now is the perfect time for visitors to venture to Whiskeytown National Recreation Area for a ranger-guided hike on some of the parks most popular and scenic trails. In concert with the Healthy Shasta Initiative and First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move Campaign, both...

Local Ranger Wins National Award

News Release: Local Ranger Wins National Award. By Mark Keogh, NPS WRST. Stephens Harper, Kennecott District law Enforcement Ranger with Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, was recently awarded the 2009 Andrew Clark Hecht Memorial Public Safety Achievement Award. It is the highest award bestowed by the...

BLM Files Settlement Agreement

News Release: Under a settlement agreement expected to be filed in U.S. District Court on March 12, 2010, the Montana Bureau of Land Management (BLM) would conduct further environmental analyses on 61 oil and gas lease parcels.

As Secretary Salazar Visits Border, Dept. of Interior Must Stop Obstructing Border Patrol

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., March 12, 2010 - On Saturday, March 13, 2010, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will briefly tour Organ Pipe National Monument, located along Arizona’s southern border. While there, Secretary Salazar must answer as to why the Department of the Interior (DOI) is using environmental...

Public Comment Period Extended on Bull Trout Critical Habitat Designation

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., March 12, 2010 - Following a request from House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services announced today that it would extend the public comment period on its draft proposal to revise the critical habitat designation for bull trout until April 5, 2010.

National Park Service to Hold Public Hearings on Proposed New Black Bear Hunting Regulations in Denali National Preserve

News Release: Denali National Park and Preserve is holding two public hearings on proposed additions to the 2010 Superintendent’s Compendium that would prohibit using artificial light to take black bear at dens, as well as prohibit the take of bear cubs or sows with cubs at dens. Under recently adopted state general...

EPA Notice of Availability for Draft Environmental Impact Statement

News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) announces that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Notice of Availability for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Off-Road Vehicle Management Plan (DEIS) has been published in the Federal Register (see section “EIS No. 20100072, Draft EIS, NPS, NC" within the notice). The EPA NOA officially initiates the 60-day public comment period on the DEIS.

Department of Energy Issues Requests for Applications for Nuclear-Related Science and Engineering Scholarships and Fellowships

By DOE Newswire | Mar 12, 2010

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Department of Energy today issued two requests for applications (RFA) for scholarships and fellowships as part of its efforts to recruit and train the next generation of nuclear scientists and engineers. The Department’s Nuclear Energy University Programs (NEUP) will provide approximately...

IMBA Trail Care Crew conducts trail-building training in the Chickasaw National Recreation Area.

News Release: At the invitation of the park, the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) Trail Care Crew recently made their way to the Chickasaw National Recreation Area. On Saturday, March 6, 2010, the Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew led by Chris and Leslie Kehmeier provided both classroom instruction and...

Leaders at Signature Environmental Forum

By Interior Newswire | Mar 11, 2010

News Release: Institute at the Golden Gate Unites Divers Cross-Sector Leaders at Signature ENVIRONMENTAL FORUM.

Former New Orleans Police Detective Pleads Guilty; Confirms Danziger Cover-up

News Release: A second former New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) officer has pleaded guilty to covering up a deadly police shooting in the days after Hurricane Katrina, the Justice Department today announced.

Taiwanese Couple Pleads Guilty to Illegally Trading Protected Black Coral

News Release: Two Taiwanese nationals pleaded guilty today in federal court in the U.S. Virgin Islands for conspiracy to ship internationally protected black coral into the United States in violation of federal wildlife statutes, the Department of Justice announced.

Former Acting Executive Director of Nonprofit Organization in American Samoa Pleads Guilty to Theft of Federal Grant Funds

News Release: The former acting executive director of U’una’i Legal Services Corporation (ULSC) pleaded guilty today to stealing $31,292 from the federally-funded organization in American Samoa, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division; Jeffrey Schanz, Inspector General of the ...

Second Former Employee of Financial Products and Services Firm Pleads Guilty for Role in Bid-rigging and Fraud Conspiracies Involving Proceeds of Municipal Bonds

News Release: A second former employee of Rubin/Chambers, Dunhill Insurance Services Inc., also known as CDR Financial Products (CDR), pleaded guilty today for his participation in bid-rigging and fraud conspiracies related to contracts for the investment of municipal bond proceeds and other related municipal finance contracts, the Department of Justice announced. CDR is a Beverly Hills, Calif.-based financial products and services firm.

Federal Court Permanently Shuts Down Northern California Tax Preparer