News from February 2022
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 11, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.) today marked one year since becoming Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee. Ranking Member Capito and Chairman Carper reflected on a year of accomplishments at the helm of EPW.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2022
News Release: Memphis, TN - United States Attorney Joseph C. Murphy Jr., along with stakeholders in the South Memphis Community announced the second "Better Community Summit" effort to reduce violent crime throughout our city. Summit organizers and participants include the Memphis Police Department, represented by...
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 11, 2022
The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 11, 2022
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page rule on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Press release submission | Feb 11, 2022
The Bureau of Indian Affairs announced today that, due to increased costs of delivering electrical utility service, the San Carlos Irrigation Project in Arizona is proposing an increase in electricity rates, effective June 1, 2022.
By Press release submission | Feb 11, 2022
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland was in East Hampton, New York, today to commemorate the groundbreaking of the South Fork wind energy project, the second commercial-scale, offshore wind energy project approved for federal waters in the United States.
By Press release submission | Feb 11, 2022
Reclamation's February forecast of the April through July runoff predicted for the Bighorn River Basin
By Press release submission | Feb 11, 2022
Pea Ridge National Military Park will conduct prescribed fire operations sometime during the next several weeks, subject to weather conditions falling within the parameters of prescribed fire prescriptions.
By Press release submission | Feb 11, 2022
Hot Springs National Park is planning to conduct prescribed fire operations Monday, February 14 through Wednesday, February 16, 2022, depending on weather conditions.
By Press release submission | Feb 11, 2022
West Mountain Road in Hot Springs National Park will close temporarily from Whittington Ave Entrance/Exit to Prospect Ave Entrance/Ext.
By Press release submission | Feb 11, 2022
After raising the first successful fledgling at Harpers Ferry in 70 years, a pair of peregrine falcons has returned once again to nest on Maryland Heights in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. To provide the peregrine falcons adequate space for nesting, the National Park Service (NPS) will close portions of Maryland Heights from Feb. 16 to July 29, 2022.
By Press release submission | Feb 11, 2022
Last evening, the owner of a collapsed house on Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) property submitted a removal plan and hired a contractor to complete an extensive cleanup of the house and many miles of Seashore beach.
By Press release submission | Feb 11, 2022
Obed Wild & Scenic River recently completed the installation of four new concrete vault toilet buildings at Barnett Bridge, Jett Bridge, Lily Bridge, and Nemo Day Use Area.
By Press release submission | Feb 11, 2022
New exhibits for the Capitol Reef Visitor Center will soon be installed. To facilitate the installation, the visitor center will be closed from February 21 – March 2, 2022.
By Press release submission | Feb 11, 2022
Theodore Roosevelt National Park announces a virtual public meeting and comment period on a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) of the South Unit Loop Road Reconstruction Project.Feedback is being sought on the proposed South Unit Loop Road repair alternatives and potential impacts on natural and cultural resources.
By Press release submission | Feb 11, 2022
Starting Friday, February 11, 2022, visitors to Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area can enjoy reading a story with their children while also on a hike.
By Press release submission | Feb 11, 2022
Padre Island National Seashore, with the assistance of fire crews from Big Thicket National Preserve, is preparing to conduct a prescribed burn at the seashore to reduce the amount of dead, overgrown grasses, revitalize island plant communities, and protect seashore infrastructure and historic resources from future wildland fires.
By Press release submission | Feb 11, 2022
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program Fiscal Year 2022 Phase I solicitation on Monday. The SBIR Program awards contracts to small businesses across the country to spur research and commercialization of innovative transportation technologies.
