News from October 2010
By Commerce News Now | Oct 1, 2010
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Oct. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Oct 1, 2010
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Oct. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Oct 1, 2010
The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Oct. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 1, 2010
News Release: Dear Administrator Fugate: I wanted to thank you, Region I Administrator Don Boyce, and your staff for working so diligently with Maine residents and local officials to evaluate the accuracy of proposed flood maps for Cumberland and York counties. The economic consequences of revised flood maps can...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 1, 2010
News Release: Portland, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Oregon State Office today announced the release of a Record of Decision for the Vegetation Treatments Using Herbicides on BLM Lands in Oregon.Weeds are currently spreading on BLM lands in Oregon at an estimated 12 percent per year, or 144,000 acres...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 1, 2010
News Release: Embrace Citizenship - Experience America Through Your National Parks.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 1, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - Dr. James J. Markowsky, who has spearheaded DOE’s efforts in the development of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies for the past two years, has announced he will resign as Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy (ASFE) effective Nov. 4.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 1, 2010
News Release: Petrified Forest National Park- Celebrate National Fossil Day at Petrified Forest National Park on Oct. 13, 2010.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 1, 2010
News Release: Wind Cave National Park, S.D. - Preparations are nearly complete for a 3,408 acre prescribed fire planned this fall at Wind Cave National Park. The burn area is located south of the Rankin Ridge Fire Tower and east of Highway 87. The burn could occur as early as the week of October 10th.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 1, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON-The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today released a new study by scientists and conservationists showing that non-federal rangelands in the Western United States are productive, but that non-native grasses and shrubs pose a potential threat to the rangelands' productivity.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 1, 2010
News Release: Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (CRNRA) would like to invite the public and interested parties to comment on the recently completed draft Environmental Assessment (EA) entitled Shakerag Water Reclamation Facility Right-of-Way Request, Forsyth County, Georgia. The proposed project would entail...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 1, 2010
News Release: (Keystone, SD) Cheryl A. Schreier, the new Superintendent at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, officially began her duties on Sept. 27, 2010. She is the first female Superintendent in the memorial’s history.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 1, 2010
News Release: Dear Administrator Fugate: I wanted to thank you, Region I Administrator Don Boyce, and your staff for working so diligently with Maine residents and local officials to evaluate the accuracy of proposed flood maps for Cumberland and York counties. The economic consequences of revised flood maps can...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 1, 2010
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Officials at Glacier National Park are seeking public comments on providing additional employee and visitor parking within the Lake McDonald Lodge developed area. A scoping newsletter is now available for public review and comment.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 1, 2010
News Release: Summer 2010 marked the completion of a major, eighteen-month project to upgrade the telecommunications system in Oregon Caves. The deteriorating, stand-alone intercom system was replaced with a fiber-based communication system. Park staff evaluated a variety of options for this upgrade, including radio...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 1, 2010
News Release: Last week, Doug Breen, maintenance worker for Klondike Gold Rush NHP, was the first to notice a Smith and Wesson pistol lying on a ledge within the north wall of the historic YMCA. It was found next to a ball of string and a small metal pulley. The NPS work crew was taking down interior walls as they...
