News from November 2010
By Interior Newswire | Nov 4, 2010
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Nov. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 4, 2010
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Nov. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 4, 2010
The US Labor Department published a six page notice on Nov. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Nov 4, 2010
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Nov. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Nov 4, 2010
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Nov. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 4, 2010
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. -- Beginning in early November 2010, the National Park Service will conduct several projects at abandoned mines throughout Grand Canyon National Park to make them safer for park visitors. Active mining occurred in Grand Canyon in the late 1800s and early 1900s, and the legacy of past...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 4, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., issued the following statement Thursday in memory of 13 Department of Defense employees who were slain and the scores who were wounded during the Fort Hood terrorist attack on November 5, 2009...
By DOE Newswire | Nov 4, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - A field test sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has demonstrated that opportunities to permanently store carbon in unmineable seams of lignite may be more widespread than previously documented. This finding supports national efforts to address climate change through long-term storage of CO2 in underground geologic reservoirs.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 4, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Sander M. Levin (D-MI) issued the following statement on upcoming tax policy issues before the U.S. Congress...
By USDA Newswire | Nov 4, 2010
Release: To amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to expand the authorization of the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, and the Interior to provide service opportunities for young Americans; help restore the nation's natural, cultural, historic, archaeological, recreational and scenic resources; train a new generation of public land managers and enthusiasts; and promote the value of public service.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 4, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., issued the following statement Thursday in memory of 13 Department of Defense employees who were slain and the scores who were wounded during the Fort Hood terrorist attack on November 5, 2009...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 4, 2010
News Release: Olympic National Park will unveil a new logo and tagline for the Elwha River Restoration project at an "after hours" celebration on Tuesday, November 16 from 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. at the Olympic National Park Visitor Center. Discover Your Northwest and Friends of Olympic National Park will co-host the celebration.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 4, 2010
News Release: Yosemite National Park contains approximately 3,000 meadows that range in elevation from 3,000 feet to 12,000 feet. Each of these plays an integral role in the parks biological diversity, with as many as one third of the park’s plant species located in these meadows. The Wawona Meadow, located in the...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 4, 2010
News Release: The beginning of November marks the end of the weekly 2010 Cape Hatteras National Seashore Beach Access Reports. Four "late season" sea turtle protection areas remain on national seashore beaches. Any significant changes to these protection areas, other than normal hatching, will be reported in a press...
By State Newswire | Nov 4, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - On the eve of the Diwali holiday and President Obama’s upcoming trip to India, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) issued the following statement:
By DOE Newswire | Nov 4, 2010
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ROBERT DILLON (202) 224-6977
By USDA Newswire | Nov 4, 2010
News Release: A common roadside plant could have the right stuff to become a new source of biofuel, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) studies. Scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), USDA's principal intramural scientific research agency, have found that field pennycress yields impressive quantities of seeds whose oil could be used in biodiesel production.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 4, 2010
News Release: Biologists Ask for the Public's Help as Endangered Seabirds Leave Nests.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 4, 2010
News Release: The Bureau of Reclamation has issued a Federal Register Notice announcing the availability for public review and comment the Hydropower Resource Assessment at Existing Reclamation Facilities Draft Report. This draft report is an assessment of the economic and technical potential for hydropower development at existing Reclamation owned non-powered dams and structures.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 4, 2010
News Release: As part of ongoing beetle mitigation work, hazard trees will continue to be removed on Trail Ridge Road on the west side of the park from the Grand Lake Entrance Station to the Colorado River Trailhead. The section of the road past Timber Creek Campground to the Colorado River Trailhead will be closed...
