News from November 2012
By Interior Newswire | Nov 2, 2012
News Release: Berlin, Maryland - On Friday, Oct. 26, 2012, before the onset of high winds and waves from Hurricane Sandy, biological technicians and staff from the Marine Animal Rescue at the National Aquarium in Baltimore excavated a loggerhead sea turtle nest on the north end of Assateague Island National Seashore. The nest contained two live hatchlings and 160 potentially viable eggs, which had been incubating in the hot sand since the end of July.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 2, 2012
News Release: As expected with current dry conditions, the Fern Lake Fire in Rocky Mountain National Park continues to smolder in a remote area of the park. A few smokes showed on the east side of the fire yesterday and there was drift smoke in Forest Canyon seen from The Pool. Due to calmer winds yesterday, a crew...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 2, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 2, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement after the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released the October unemployment numbers.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2012
News Release: (DETROIT) - Today, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), joined by Subcommittee on the Constitution Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Subcommittee on Elections Ranking Member Charles Gonzalez ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 2, 2012
News Release: KEYSTONE, SD: Mount Rushmore announces the launch of online curricula based lesson plans adhering to the nationally recognized Common Core State Standards Initiative. Teachers, parents and anyone interested in an educational challenge will have access to complete lesson plans utilizing 3D models created through an innovative laser scanning process.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 2, 2012
News Release: Chris Case, Facility Manager at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, will retire on Dec. 1, after a 38 year career with the National Park Service.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 2, 2012
News Release: Mount Rainier National Park Superintendent Randy King announces that entrance fees into Mount Rainier National Park will be waived for all visitors to the park from Saturday, Nov. 10, through Monday, November 12 in honor of U.S. Veterans and current members of the U.S. Armed Forces.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 2, 2012
News Release: U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor released employment data for October...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 2, 2012
News Release: Yosemite National Park is seeking amateur and professional writers to submit short stories that describe their memories and experiences at Yosemite National Park. One hundred and fifty of the stories will be chosen to be published in a commemorative book, intended to honor the 150 th anniversary of the Yosemite Grant in 2014. Short stories may range from haikus to up to 1,000 words. There is no fee to participate in the contest.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 2, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - As part of the government-wide response and recovery effort for Hurricane Sandy, President Obama declared that Hurricane Sandy has created a severe energy supply interruption and directed the Energy Department to loan the Department of Defense ultra-low sulfur diesel from the Northeast Home...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2012
News Release: BOSTON - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration Boston Field Division and United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz, announced that a Dennis man was sentenced today for distributing heroin that resulted in the death of a 20-year-old Cape Cod woman.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 2, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Oil shale is one of the most promising new sources of American-made energy. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the U.S. holds more than half of the world’s oil shale resources. The largest known deposits of oil shale are located in a 16,000-square mile area in the Green...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 2, 2012
News Release: Steven Ainsworth, 56, of Washington, North Carolina was successfully airlifted from the Appalachian Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park this afternoon. Ainsworth had become stranded on a remote section of the trail as a result of the snow storm that blanketed higher elevations of the park earlier this week.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 2, 2012
News Release: May the sun in his course visit no land more free, more happy, more lovely, than this our own country! ~Daniel Webster.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 2, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) today made the following statement regarding the October jobs report...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 2, 2012
News Release: HARKERS ISLAND, NC - The National Park Service welcomes the public to join park staff on Saturday, November 10th at the Harkers Island Visitor Center of Cape Lookout National Seashore as we investigate the Critters of the Night. This free program is open to all visitors. Scouts, home-school groups, and other organizations are asked to call ahead to help us plan for your group.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 1, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - While President Obama likes to talk about the job creation and economic potential of renewable energy development on federal lands, his Administration has imposed unnecessary bureaucratic hurdles and duplicative regulatory requirements that have made the development of wind, solar...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 1, 2012
News Release: Fort Pulaski to Host a Thanksgiving Field Day.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 1, 2012
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 “Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and FEMA Deputy Administrator Richard Serino will travel to Staten Island, N.Y., tomorrow, Nov. 2, to meet with state and local officials and view ongoing response and recovery efforts to Hurricane Sandy. More details on the trip will be released once they are finalized.”
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 1, 2012
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 NEW YORK— Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today traveled to Connecticut and New York where she met with state and local officials, first responders, and volunteers, and surveyed ongoing response and recovery efforts to Hurricane ...
