News from June 2023


Hearing Wrap Up: Department of Energy’s Proposed Rule Regulates Gas Stoves Out of Existence, Further Strangles U.S. Consumer Choice

The Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs held a hearing titled, “Consumer Choice on the Backburner: Examining the Biden Administration’s Regulatory Assault on Americans’ Gas Stoves.


Corps launches Lower Mississippi River Comprehensive Management Study

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, announced the launch of the Lower Mississippi River Comprehensive Management Study, a five-year, $25 million mega-study that will deliver recommendations for effective and practical management of the Mississippi River from Cape Girardeau, MO, to the Gulf of Mexico.


U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to hold FUSRAP open house

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program, or FUSRAP, will hold an open house in Florissant June 8 from 6 to 8 p.m.


Researchers analyze, share DUNEX data for coastal resiliency

As the 2023 hurricane season begins, participants in the U.S. Coastal Research Program (USCRP)-supported During Nearshore Event Experiment (DUNEX) are hard at work to analyze their collected data and share their results with other coastal researchers and the broader coastal community.


NAVIGATION NOTICE Number SWL 23-25 McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System

Arthur V. Ormond Lock (No. 9) NM 176.9 has been reopened to traffic. Crews have identified and resolved the issue mentioned in Navigation Notice No. SWL 23-24.


NR 23-15: Expect limited parking at Lake Cumberland Resource Management Office for solar power installation

he U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces that parking will be limited at the Lake Cumberland Resource Management Office and Visitor Center during brief periods in June and July 2023 while contractors install solar power at this location.


USACE signs historic project partnership agreement with City and County of Denver

On May 8, 2023, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, Michael Connor, and Denver Mayor, Michael B. Hancock formally signed a partnership and historic intergovernmental agreement that will result in a multi-million-dollar investment, including Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funds for the South Platte River and Tributaries Project (SPRT) in Adams and Denver Counties in Colorado.


Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $725 Million from Investing in America Agenda to Clean Up Legacy Pollution

he Department of the Interior today announced that nearly $725 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is available to 22 states and the Navajo Nation to create good-paying jobs and catalyze economic opportunity by reclaiming abandoned coal mine lands


National Park Service approves plan to rehabilitate Tidal Basin, West Potomac Park seawalls

The National Park Service has issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Rehabilitate Tidal Basin and West Potomac Park Seawalls Environmental Assessment (EA).


National Park Service seeks comments on draft Circulation Environmental Assessment

Cuyahoga Valley National Park invites the public to review and comment on, from June 7 – July 11, the draft Circulation Environmental Assessment (EA), which is an important component of implementing the park’s Community Access Plan.


National Park Service and the Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission Host Open House for National Historic Landmark District Updates

The National Park Service (NPS) and the Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission are hosting an open house on June 12 at 7pm to share updates on the two National Historic Landmark (NHL) districts within park boundaries: Calumet and Quincy Mining Company.


Eastern Sierra Federal Lands Job Fair

Are you looking for a job supporting public lands in the Eastern Sierra? Learn more at a job fair on Saturday, June 10 at the Eastern Sierra Interagency Visitor Center in Lone Pine.


June 2023 Notice of Flight Operations

Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park announces flight operations for June 2023:


Lincoln Home National Historic Site Displays Jenkins Lot Exhibit during Juneteenth Weekend

From June 16 to June 19, 2023, Lincoln Home National Historic Site will celebrate Juneteenth by offering visitors access to a pop-up exhibit about Jameson Jenkins and his family's story at the Jenkins Lot on 8th Street near the Lincoln Home.


Cedar Breaks Road Opens

fter a very busy and plentiful winter season, the roads to and through Cedar Breaks National Monument are open thanks to the hard work and dedication of the Utah Department of Transportation crews.


National Park Service Seeks Public Input on Chisha Foka Multi-Use Trail Extension Project

The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking public feedback on potential construction of a 2.5-mile Chisha Foka multi-use trail extension along the Natchez Trace Parkway in Hinds and Madison counties, Mississippi


White Sands National Park to Host Live Snake Program at First Full Moon Night Event of 2023

White Sands National Park will hold its first Full Moon Night program of the year on Sunday, June 4, 2023, at 8:30 pm.


All-female litter of mountain lion kittens discovered in Simi Hills

According to National Park Service (NPS) biologists, mountain lion P-77 recently gave birth to three female kittens in the Simi Hills, a small area of habitat between the larger Santa Monica and Santa Susana Mountain ranges.


Top 10 things to know about visiting Yellowstone National Park during the 2023 summer season

If you plan to travel to Yellowstone National Park this summer, plan ahead to protect yourself and this wild and awe-inspiring place.


Carl Sandburg Music Festival offered on Saturday, June 3

Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site will host the annual Carl Sandburg Music Festival on Saturday, June 3, 2023.