News from September 2010
By Interior Newswire | Sep 2, 2010
News Release: All park visitor centers and campgrounds in Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and Wright Brothers National Memorial are closed and will remain closed until further notice. The reservation system for Ocracoke Campground has been temporarily suspended until further notice. The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is closed until further notice.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 2, 2010
News Release: Yesterday, Wednesday, Sept. 1, at 6:00 p.m. park staff received a smoke report coming from the Cow Creek Fire area. Park fire officials determined the smoke was coming from the remote western flank of the Cow Creek Fire at the bottom of the West Creek drainage in an area of heavy fuels. This location places tundra to the north and west of the smoke and the previously burned area to the east. There were sporadic, high winds and low relative humidity in the park yesterday.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 2, 2010
News Release: Public statement from the family of missing climber John Arum.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 2, 2010
News Release: New River Gorge National River. Clean Up: Over 1500 Tires Removed From New River. The National Park Service, with assistance from many friends of the park, has removed over 1500 tires from the New River this summer. The Boy Scouts of America - Mountain River Rangers, The National Committee for the New...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 2, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON D.C. - Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, today called on the panel’s Chairman Edolphus “Ed" Towns (D-NY) to “hold a hearing on the coordination - or lack thereof - between the numerous departments and agencies responsible for food safety."
By Interior Newswire | Sep 2, 2010
News Release: A waist-style day pack was found this afternoon during an aerial search of Storm King Mountain in North Cascades National Park. The pack was found on the north side of the mountain in steep, cliffy terrain at an elevation of 8000 feet. National Park Rangers have confirmed that the day pack belongs to John Arum, the 49-year old mountaineer reported missing Monday, August 30. Arum was planning to solo climb Storm King Mountain on Saturday, August 28.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 2, 2010
News Release: The National Weather Service is predicting that the effects of Hurricane Earl will impact the Sandy Hook, Staten Island and Jamaica Bay Units of Gateway National Recreation Area, by Friday, Sept. 3, 2010 with storm conditions continuing throughout the day.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 2, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Committee, said Thursday that she is keeping in close contact with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) regarding the emergency preparations associated with Hurricane Earl, which is projected to pass near North Carolina tonight and move up the East Coast to Maine this week.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 2, 2010
News Release: Palo Alto Battlefield is on the path to recovery-or at least working to recover the paths that carry visitors onto the battlefield.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 2, 2010
News Release: All park visitor centers and campgrounds in Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and Wright Brothers National Memorial are closed and will remain closed until further notice. The reservation system for Ocracoke Campground has been temporarily suspended until further notice. The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is closed until further notice.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 2, 2010
News Release: They're dusting off their muskets, prepping the cannon, and putting on the wool. It's time for Palo Alto Battlefield's Chaparral Company to get back to work. The crew is gearing up for a new season of living history and invites you to come out and experience history in person. The park will host a "soft opening" on September 4, 2010 and will offer living history programming once a month through May--weather permitting of course, black powder doesn't like the rain so much.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 1, 2010
News Release: Washington -The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service today issued new procedures that will increase the effectiveness of enforcing national organic standards. Operating procedures are now in effect for the National Organic Program (NOP) to ensure that all complaints of alleged violations and civil penalties are consistently handled.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 1, 2010
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Washington — Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today delivered remarks at the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) International Awards Dinner- highlighting the Department's ongoing efforts to bolster ...
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 1, 2010
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Meets with Tennessee emergency management officials to discuss ongoing recovery efforts following recent flooding NASHVILLE, TENN.—Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today traveled to Nashville, Tenn., ...
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 1, 2010
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 “This Administration’s unprecedented commitment of manpower, technology and infrastructure to the Southwest border has been a major factor in this dramatic drop in illegal crossings. We are cracking down on employers who hire illegal ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – Hakimullah Mehsud, the self-proclaimed emir of the Pakistani Taliban, has been charged by criminal complaint for his alleged involvement in the murder of seven American citizens on Dec. 30, 2009 at a U.S. military base in Afghanistan, the Justice Department announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – American pharmaceutical manufacturer Allergan Inc. has agreed to plead guilty and pay $600 million to resolve its criminal and civil liability arising from the company’s unlawful promotion of its biological product, Botox® Therapeutic, for uses not approved as safe and effective by the Food ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – Juan Javier Cardenas of Miami pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to traffic in and possess unauthorized credit card numbers with intent to defraud, and one count of trafficking in unauthorized credit card numbers, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON — The Justice Department announced today a settlement with Cuyahoga County, Ohio, to protect the rights of Spanish-speaking Puerto Rican voters under Section 4(e) of the Voting Rights Act. Today’s agreement is intended to resolve concerns that limited English proficient Puerto Rican voters ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON - Hieu Phan, 36, of New Market, Ontario, Canada, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for his role in the Benjamin Ton drug trafficking organization, announced Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Lanny A. Breuer, U.S. Attorney Zane David Memeger for the Eastern District ...
