News from May 2010
By DOJ Gazette | May 24, 2010
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on May 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | May 24, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., May 24, 2010 - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) will introduce an amendment today to fix and improve the proposed Cobell v. Salazar settlement agreement included in the Democrats’ tax extender package (H.R. 4213). Hastings’ amendment will include five improvements to benefit individual Indians affected by the proposed settlement.
By Interior Newswire | May 24, 2010
News Release: (Munising, MICH.) The National Park Service has issued a formal concessions contract to Pictured Rocks Cruises, Inc., of Munising to continue to offer non-stop narrated boats tours of the spectacular sandstone cliffs within Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.
By Interior Newswire | May 24, 2010
News Release: Zion National Park will be implementing a series of small, 3-20 acre prescribed burns this spring in Zion Canyon. The first of these burns is planned in the vicinity of park headquarters on or after May 25. The exact dates of the burns will depend on predicted weather conditions and current fuel conditions.
By Interior Newswire | May 24, 2010
News Release: National Park Service summer programs at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, Wright Brothers National Memorial, and Cape Hatteras National Seashore will start on Friday, May 28, 2010. A wide variety of programs will be offered daily through Labor Day. Also, on May 28 the visitor centers at those three parks will begin summer hours of 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.
By Homeland Newswire | May 24, 2010
News Release: The report was requested by Senators Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Susan Collins, R-Me., the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee; and Representatives Edolphus Towns, D-N.Y., and Darrell Issa, R-Ca., the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; and Senator Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight.
By Commerce Newswire | May 24, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., May 24, 2010 - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) delivered the following statementbefore the Rules Committee regarding his amendment to improve the Cobell v. Salazar settlement agreement.
By Interior Newswire | May 24, 2010
News Release: A week long educational day camp for local children.
By Interior Newswire | May 24, 2010
News Release: National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA News Release. May 23, 2010. Release No.: 2010-17. Contact: Kevin Turner (702-293-8712). NPS SEEKS PUBLIC COMMENT ON PROPOSED YUMA COVE BACKWATER MAINTENANCE. SEARCHLIGHT, NEV - The National Park Service is seeking...
By Interior Newswire | May 24, 2010
News Release: FARMINGTON, Pa., - Young George Washington was in the secluded glen at sunrise on that May morning 256 years ago. The French troops, who were just waking, put up fifteen minutes of resistance. The skirmish sparked the French and Indian War, a war that spread to four continents.
By Interior Newswire | May 24, 2010
News Release: National Park Service summer programs at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, Wright Brothers National Memorial, and Cape Hatteras National Seashore will start on Friday, May 28, 2010. A wide variety of programs will be offered daily through Labor Day. Also, on May 28 the visitor centers at those three parks will begin summer hours of 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.
By DOL Newswire | May 24, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement today after news that raw alfalfa sprouts had been linked to a Salmonella outbreak in ten states. The tainted sprouts were distributed to a variety of...
By Interior Newswire | May 24, 2010
News Release: Jefferson National Expansion Memorial-Gatewway Arch, downtown St. Louis, Missouri.
By Interior Newswire | May 24, 2010
News Release: (St. Louis) - During Ash Borer Awareness Week, visitors to Jefferson National Expansion Memorial will learn about a tiny, foreign invader that threatens ash trees on the grounds of the Gateway Arch and elsewhere throughout the region. The emerald ash borer (EAB) originated in China and is starting to...
By Interior Newswire | May 24, 2010
News Release: In conjunction with the National Park Service, Professor Gordon Watts from the Institute of Nautical Archeology, along with a team of archeologists, Bill Utley, Josh Daniel and Ray Hayes, are performing underwater archeology work for several days adjacent to the shoreline in an area known as "Barrel...
By Interior Newswire | May 24, 2010
News Release: New Geneva, PA - The Friendship Hill Association, the friends group for Friendship Hill National Historic Site, will be conducting a Strategic Planning Workshop on Saturday, June 5, from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. at the Point Manor Personal Care Home, 300 Union Street, Point Marion. The public is encouraged and invited to attend to help plan for the future of this important and historically significant national park! A continental breakfast and lunch will be provided.
By Interior Newswire | May 24, 2010
News Release: Rome, NY: If you've ever wondered what musical entertainment was like before the days of stereos, CD's and I-Pods, Fort Stanwix has the answer. On the evening of Saturday, May 29, balladeer Linda Russell will be at Fort Stanwix National Monument to perform a concert of 18th Century Music.
By Commerce Newswire | May 24, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) introduced legislation today to create job opportunities for veterans returning home from war and help businesses create jobs.
By Interior Newswire | May 24, 2010
News Release: National Park Service summer programs at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, Wright Brothers National Memorial, and Cape Hatteras National Seashore will start on Friday, May 28, 2010. A wide variety of programs will be offered daily through Labor Day. Also, on May 28 the visitor centers at those three parks will begin summer hours of 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.
By Commerce Newswire | May 24, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., May 24, 2010 - While much attention has been given to national security threats on public lands along the southern border, similar problems also exist along the U.S. northern border. As the longest contiguous border in North America, over 1,000 miles of the U.S.-Canada border are on...
