News from August 2011
By Interior Newswire | Aug 26, 2011
News Release: Due to Hurricane Irene the possibility for significant flooding exists on the Upper Delaware River with major flooding likely on its tributaries.The weather forecast for Saturday night and Sunday calls for sustained heavy winds and flooding due to heavy rains.The National Park Service advises against boating at this time.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2011
News Release: BOWLING GREEN, KY - Two Mexican Nationals pled guilty in United States District Court on August 26 to charges of possession and conspiracy to possess five kilograms or more of cocaine, announced David J. Hale, United States Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 26, 2011
News Release: The National Weather Service is predicting that the effects of Hurricane Irene will impact the Outer Cape by late Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011, with storm conditions continuing through Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 26, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) released the following statement after the U.S. State Department issued its final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, an extension of an existing pipeline that - when completed - would...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 26, 2011
News Release: KEYSTONE, SD - In solemn remembrance of the tenth anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, Mount Rushmore National Memorial will illuminate the sculpture through the night of Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 26, 2011
News Release: Contacts: Manhattan Sites: Superintendent Shirley McKinney at 347-678-7013. Gateway National Recreation Area: Deputy Superintendent Suzanne McCarthy at 917-731-1997. Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island Public Affairs Officer Jane Ahern at 212-363-3206 x106 (phone) or 917-299-3843 (mobile)...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 26, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) released the following statement after the U.S. State Department issued its final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, an extension of an existing pipeline that - when completed - would...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 26, 2011
News Release: LAS VEGAS - The National Park Service will be closing Lakeview Point Overlook to visitors, which is accessible from the Hoover Dam Access Road (Old U.S. 93), on Monday, Aug. 29 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. for maintenance.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 26, 2011
News Release: In advance of the approach of Hurricane Irene, Fire Island National Seashore has canceled its programs and will close park facilities by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 26. All boats are expected to leave the marinas at Watch Hill and Sailors Haven by the end of the day. Backcountry camping and the Watch Hill Campground were closed earlier on Thursday, August 25. Ferry service to Watch Hill and Sailors Haven will also be suspended early.
By EPA Newswire | Aug 26, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) released the following statement after the U.S. State Department issued its final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, an extension of an existing pipeline that - when completed - would...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 26, 2011
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced that sugar entering the United States under the fiscal year 2011 raw sugar import tariff-rate quota (TRQ) will be permitted to enter U.S. Customs territory until Oct. 31, 2011, a month later than the usual last entry date.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 26, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Department of Energy issued final energy efficiency standards for home refrigerators and freezers that will improve their efficiency by about 25 percent by 2014. These new standards, developed through a consensus process with manufacturers, consumer groups and environmentalists...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 26, 2011
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - National Park Service (NPS) and US Forest Service (USFS) fire managers on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon have decided to manage the Lower Fire for multiple objectives within both Grand Canyon National Park and the Tusayan District of the Kaibab National Forest.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 26, 2011
News Release: Washington - Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 365,760 metric tons of corn for delivery to unknown destinations. Of the total, 243,840 tons is for delivery during the 2011/2012 marketing year and 121,920 tons is for delivery during the 2012/2013 marketing year.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 26, 2011
News Release: The general management plan/environmental assessment (GMP/EA) for Hovenweep National Monument (NM) is now available for public review and comment. The GMP/EA evaluates two alternatives, including the National Park Service preferred alternative, for resource protection, visitor use and experience, and...
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 25, 2011
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON—At the direction of President Obama, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano reached out to governors and mayors from regions potentially impacted by Hurricane Irene to discuss coordinated federal, state, and ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – A former civilian employee of the Department of Defense was sentenced today to nine months in prison for conversion of Army Emergency Relief (AER) funds while he was employed at Camp Humphreys in the Republic of Korea, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The last two defendants charged for their racketeering crimes as part of the Crips gang in Pittsburgh pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney David J. Hickton of the Western District of Pennsylvania.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today that a federal grand jury in Eugene, Ore., has indicted Cody Crawford, 24, of Corvallis, Ore., on federal hate crime and arson charges for intentionally setting fire to the Salman Alfarisi Islamic Center.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON— An owner of three Detroit-area clinics was sentenced to 48 months in prison today for his role in schemes that attempted to defraud the Medicare program of more than $15 million, the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services (HHS) announced.
