News from August 2012
By Commerce News Now | Aug 24, 2012
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Aug. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 24, 2012
The US Commerce Department published a five page notice on Aug. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 24, 2012
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Aug. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 24, 2012
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Aug. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 24, 2012
News Release: With the recent containment of the Reading Fire in Lassen Volcanic National Park, more areas of the park are becoming accessible to visitors. "We are working to open more park facilities and areas of the park as safety for visitors and staff allows," stated Park Superintendent Darlene M. Koontz. "There may still be areas with smoke, so I encourage visitors to call our visitor center to check on smoke conditions prior to visiting the park.".
By Interior Newswire | Aug 24, 2012
News Release: We're Turning 96!. LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA CELEBRATES 96TH BIRTHDAY OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. Las Vegas: On Saturday Aug. 25, Lake Mead National Recreation Area will celebrate the 96th birthday of the National Park Service by having a birthday cake in the park's temporary visitor center...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 24, 2012
News Release: Tokyo, Japan- Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.), continuing his trade mission in Japan, inspected the Tesla Motors facility in Tokyo on Thursday to see firsthand the success story of a U.S. exporter to Asia. Tesla Motors, founded in 2003 and based in Palo Alto, Calif., manufactures...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 24, 2012
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - Regular monsoonal moisture over the course of the last week has extinguished both the Green Lake and Manzanita Fires.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 24, 2012
News Release: Atlanta. There has been a schedule change in „Dreamkeeper" program for Tuesday, August 28th. Ambassador Andrew Young has been added to the program, and will help discuss the film "Walking with Guns" following the screening. „T.I‟ Harris has cancelled his participation in the program, due to business...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 24, 2012
News Release: A brief travel closure will be in effect on the unpaved section of the Moose-Wilson Road in Grand Teton National Park for about 28 hours, beginning at 4 a.m. on Wednesday, August 29. The road is scheduled to reopen by 8 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 30, barring equipment malfunction or rainy weather. The closure is scheduled to accommodate dust abatement work, the third application this summer.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 24, 2012
News Release: CHICAGO, IL. - A longtime high-ranking member of the Gangster Disciples street gang, Victor Thompson, was sentenced to more than 28 years in federal prison for distributing staggering quantities of crack cocaine, heroin and marijuana in low-income neighborhoods throughout the city over the course of...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 24, 2012
News Release: EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - A Missouri man pled guilty on Aug. 24, 2012, in District Court in East St. Louis, IL, on one count of using a telephone to facilitate the commission of an offense, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 24, 2012
News Release: As Tropical Storm Isaac approaches South Florida, Biscayne National Park has instituted a temporary shutdown in accordance with its Hurricane Plan.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 24, 2012
News Release: Southeast Regional Director David Vela announced the selection of Barclay Trimble to be the next superintendent for the Outer Banks Group of national parks; Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Wright Brothers National Memorial and Fort Raleigh National Historic Site.Trimble has served as the Deputy Superintendent of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona since 2007. He will assume his new duties in late October, 2012.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 24, 2012
News Release: Boaters on Blue Mesa Reservoir should be aware of the following fall closures and hours changes. Beginning September 4, Elk Creek, Lake Fork, and Iola ramps and inspection stations will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Those hours will be in effect through September. October hours will be 7 a.m. to 4:30...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 24, 2012
News Release: FATALITY: SWIMMER PRESUMED DROWNED AT BOULDER BASIN.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 24, 2012
News Release: Gettysburg National Military Park has posted an environmental assessment for the Final Disposition of the Gettysburg Cyclorama Building. The document is now available for public comment at.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 24, 2012
News Release: Low water flow and other operational considerations due to drought conditions have forced park management to temporarily close the Panther Falls swimming area. All other areas of Travertine Creek remain open, including Little Niagara, Bear Falls and Lost Falls. The appearance of blue-green algae in the Black Jack Road area, have also led to the closure of Black Jack Road and picnic area. Lake of the Arbuckles, Buckhorn and The Point areas remain open to the public.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 24, 2012
News Release: SATURATION PATROL SCHEDULED FOR AUG. 25 AT COTTONWOOD COVE RD, SEARCHLIGHT.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 23, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - The “oil above all" energy plan released today by GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney would reduce the safety of drilling operations, hand over control of taxpayer-owned land to oil companies, and protect $4 billion in tax subsidies for oil companies while allowing 40,000 American wind...
