News from September 2010
By Interior Newswire | Sep 13, 2010
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - President Barack Obama recently proclaimed September 2010 as National Wilderness Month and invited all Americans to visit and enjoy our wilderness areas, to learn about their vast history and to aid in the protection of our precious national treasures. In honor of National Wilderness...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 13, 2010
News Release: If you love the sun, fun, and beauty of our area beaches, it is time again to show it! Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) is celebrating National Public Lands Day (NPLD) on Saturday, Sept. 25, and inviting the public to help clean up the National Lakeshore's beaches. National...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 13, 2010
News Release: Gateway National Recreation Area's (GATE) Great Kills Park has reopened to the public. The main entrance, multi-use pathways, marina, boat ramp, beach center and Crooke's Point are all open at this time.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 13, 2010
News Release: A new method for testing gene function in maize plants has been created by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and university cooperators.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 13, 2010
News Release: Bureau of Land Management Director Bob Abbey has named Jamie Connell as the agency's new state director for Montana and the Dakotas.In naming Connell and two other new state directors, Abbey said, "These three outstanding land managers bring decades of experience, including proven management skills...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 13, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON - A report released today by Sen. Chuck Grassley and Rep. Darrell Issa concludes that the Amtrak board removed the agency inspector general without prior notice to Congress, as required, and despite the inspector general’s effective track record of “exposing waste, fraud, and abuse at the highest levels within Amtrak.".
By Interior Newswire | Sep 13, 2010
News Release: Great Kills Park, a section of Gateway National Recreation Area located on Staten Island, has reopened to the public. The main entrance, multi-use pathways, marina, boat ramp beach center and Crooke's Point are all open at this time.
By State Newswire | Sep 13, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC-Ahead of next week’s high-level meeting on Sudan at the United Nations, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) issued the following statement about the January 9, 2011 referendum on the independence of southern Sudan:
By Fed Newswire | Sep 12, 2010
News Release: The U.S. federal banking agencies support the agreement reached at the Sept. 12, 2010, meeting of the G-10 Governors and Heads of Supervision (GHOS).1 This action, in combination with the agreement reached at the July 26, 2010, meeting of GHOS, sets the stage for key regulatory changes to strengthen the capital and liquidity of internationally active banking organizations in the United States and around the world.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 12, 2010
News Release: It's Public Lands Day at Florissant Fossil Beds on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010 and that means it is a free day for everyone! The Monument will be celebrating by hosting activities for children from 10 AM - 3PM because it is also No Child Left Inside Day. That's three great reasons to visit the Monument and reconnect your family with the natural world.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 11, 2010
News Release: The war that began at Palo Alto Battlefield helped define the cultural makeup of the United States. In the aftermath of this conflict, a transfer of territory turned thousands of Mexicans into Mexican-Americans, and created the foundation of the nation's Hispanic population.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 10, 2010
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 TSA Installs 200th Advanced Imaging Technology Machine at U.S. Airports WASHINGTON—Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced deployments of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)-funded ...
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 10, 2010
News Release: NEW YORK CITY—Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano receives a tour of new construction at the site of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks from (left to right) Deputy Executive Director of The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Bill Baroni and The Port Authority Director ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2010
News Release: HONOLULU – The county of Kauai, Hawaii, has entered into a plea agreement to resolve alleged violations of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), the Justice Department announced today. The county today entered a plea of guilty to violating the MBTA by taking, that is killing or wounding, more than 18 migratory birds, specifically Newell’s shearwaters (known in the Hawaiian language as ‘a’o).
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – A Raleigh, N.C., real estate speculator pleaded guilty to conspiring to rig bids for public real estate foreclosure auctions held in multiple counties in eastern North Carolina, the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced that it has reached an agreement with Wisconsin officials to help ensure that military service members and U.S. citizens living overseas have an opportunity to participate fully in the Nov. 2, 2010, federal general election.
By Commerce News Now | Sep 10, 2010
News Release: Non-profit will lead effort to promote travel to the U.S.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 10, 2010
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Sept. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 10, 2010
The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Sept. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 10, 2010
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Sept. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
