News from January 2023
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2023
Due to forecasted thunderstorms, the I-30 Bridge(NM 118.5) demolition activities and related navigation channel blockage which was scheduled for January 18, has been postponed to January 19.
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2023
Buford Dam Road will be closed on Thursday, January 26th, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., for guard rail maintenance.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 17, 2023
Release: ALBANY, N.Y. - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped 23 handguns at Upstate New York airport security checkpoints in 2022, an increase from the 19 caught in 2021. All of the firearms were discovered by TSA officers during the routine screening of carry-on property at airport security checkpoints.
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2023
Officials at McNary Lock and Dam have roped off the hillside on the south shore near the dam due to hazardous conditions created by an erosion event.
By Tamara Browning | Jan 17, 2023
An 11.2-acre vacant property in Colonie, New York, that the federal government remediated of residual radiological contamination has returned to private ownership effective Jan. 5.
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2023
The eagles have landed! Join Portland District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) park rangers at The Dalles Dam Visitor Center Jan. 21, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., to catch a glimpse of bald eagles that congregate near the dam every winter in search of food.
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District conducted a series of inspections of Richard L. Schafer Dam and the Tule River Spillway following a magnitude 3.2 earthquake January 10 at Lake Success.
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2023
A contract to restore wetlands, riparian corridors, and fish and wildlife habitat within Ballinger Park in the city of Mountlake Terrace, Washington, was awarded by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials, January 10, 2023.
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2023
Due to demolition activities on the old I-30 Bridge(NM 118.5), the navigation channel in this area will be blocked during the dates and times indicated below.
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2023
The Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan will close to marine traffic beginning 11:59 p.m. January 15, or until commercial traffic ceases, through 12:01 a.m. March 25 to perform critical maintenance.
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is adding additional features to the Mississippi River Upper Pool 4 habitat restoration project near Red Wing, Minnesota.
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District has completed the acquisition of the former Bank of America property in Lake Isabella, California, for relocation of the U.S. Forest Service visitor center.
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District will sign a partnership agreement with the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN) to construct a grit chamber along Spring Garden as part of a $4.3 million environmental infrastructure project in Pittsburgh, Jan. 11.
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in partnership with the Case-Halstead Library, will be hosting an Eagle Watch on Saturday January 28, 2023, at the Case-Halstead Library in Carlyle, IL.
By Tamara Browning | Jan 17, 2023
Testing has been completed to demonstrate that fiber infrastructure and software are operational for a transfer line communications system between the Hanford Tank Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant and the AP Tank Farm at the Hanford Site.
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2023
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve has added 45 acres of land to the area designated as a preserve.
By Fed Newswire | Jan 17, 2023
News Release: Federal bank regulatory agencies today issued a statement highlighting key risks for banking organizations associated with crypto-assets and the crypto-asset sector and describing the agencies' approaches to supervision in this area.
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2023
On the morning of Monday, January 16th a dead whale was discovered on the beach at Assateague Island National Seashore.
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2023
The National Park Service (NPS) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) completed a combined air tour management plan for Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Muir Woods National Monument, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, and Point Reyes National Seashore on January 11, 2023.
By Press release submission | Jan 17, 2023
On March 1, Great Smoky Mountains National Park will launch the ‘Park it Forward’ program which requires visitors to buy and display a valid parking tag for any vehicle parking for more than 15 minutes
