News from October 2012
By Interior Newswire | Oct 10, 2012
News Release: TEMPORARY MARINA CLOSURE SCHEDULED OCT 13 DURING COTTONWOOD COVE CLEANUP.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 10, 2012
News Release: ANDERSONVILLE, Georgia - Nearly one hundred years ago, on Dec. 20, 1912, citizens of the State of Illinois dedicated a monument in the Andersonville National Cemetery "in grateful remembrance of the patriotic devotion of her sons who suffered and died in the Military Prison at Andersonville." The...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 10, 2012
News Release: A wildfire reported on Tuesday, October 9, 2012 located west of the Fern Lake Trailhead on the east side of Rocky Mountain National Park is uncontained as of 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. The fire, located west of Moraine Park, is currently estimated to be about 300 acres and is burning in...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 10, 2012
News Release: TAMPA, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and Robert E. O’Neill, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announced that yesterday U.S. District Judge James D. Whittemore sentenced Asieba Imadjam (26, Tampa) to 30 years in...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 10, 2012
News Release: 6 LAKE MOHAVE LAUNCH RAMPS TO CLOSE TEMPORARILY OCT 29 - NOV 7.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 10, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) with the assistance of the Department of Homeland Security/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) today is designating the Latin American gang Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) as a transnational criminal...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 10, 2012
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is offering oil and gas leasing mineral rights on 37 parcels totaling 16,927 acres located on federal lands in New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma. The oral auction will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, at the BLM New Mexico State Office, 301 Dinosaur Trail...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 10, 2012
News Release: A wildfire located west of the Fern Lake Trailhead on the east side of Rocky Mountain National Park remains uncontained as of 4 p.m. today, and is advancing slowly in all directions as expected due to conditions and terrain. Because of turbulent air today, it was hard for fire officials to use general aircraft to make an accurate estimate of the size of the fire. The fire is believed to have burned about 400 acres.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 10, 2012
News Release: Dear Mr. President: As strong supporters of cybersecurity legislation, we are writing to urge you to refrain from issuing an Executive Order on this matter of national importance. For the reasons outlined below, we believe that your issuing an Executive Order would be a mistake and we urge you to redouble...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 10, 2012
News Release: Visitors to Glacier National Park may access Logan Pass via the Going-to-the-Sun Road from St. Mary on the east side of the park through Sunday, Oct. 14, as weather conditions allow. Visitors may encounter winter conditions, including snow and patches of ice on the road at higher elevations and are encouraged to drive with care.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 10, 2012
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - On Tuesday, October 9, at approximately 11:45 a.m. the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a report of a motor vehicle accident on Highway 67 just outside of the park.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 10, 2012
News Release: JACKSONVILLE, FLA. --- Legendary filmmaker Ken Burns said "The Civil War was fought in ten thousand places…" did you know Jacksonville was one of them? Many residents today aren't aware of the degree to which our town and its people suffered in the war. Jacksonville was occupied four times by the Union...
By DOE Newswire | Oct 10, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Republican members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today wrote to U.S. Comptroller General and head of the Government Accountability Office Gene Dodaro requesting a study of federal spending used to support energy-related technologies. Full committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), ...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 10, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Republican members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today wrote to U.S. Comptroller General and head of the Government Accountability Office Gene Dodaro requesting a study of federal spending used to support energy-related technologies. Full committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), ...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 10, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Republican members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today wrote to U.S. Comptroller General and head of the Government Accountability Office Gene Dodaro requesting a study of federal spending used to support energy-related technologies. Full committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), ...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 10, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee are continuing their investigation into the Department of Energy’s loan guarantee program, seeking information regarding the department’s $400 million stimulus loan guarantee awarded to now-bankrupt solar panel manufacturer Abound Solar.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 10, 2012
News Release: The Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Cattle Point Road Realignment Project has was published in the Federal Register today (Oct, 10, 2012), the National Park Service (NPS) and Federal Highways Administration (FHWA) announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 10, 2012
News Release: State Department Regional Security Officer Eric Nordstrom admitted at today’s Oversight Committee hearing that there were, in fact, five Diplomatic Security agents in Benghazi on the day of the attack, contrary to earlier reports.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 10, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee are continuing their investigation into the Department of Energy’s loan guarantee program, seeking information regarding the department’s $400 million stimulus loan guarantee awarded to now-bankrupt solar panel manufacturer Abound Solar.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 10, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee are continuing their investigation into the Department of Energy’s loan guarantee program, seeking information regarding the department’s $400 million stimulus loan guarantee awarded to now-bankrupt solar panel manufacturer Abound Solar.
