USGS to fight fake Yellowstone warning
source: http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2009/01/09/news/wyoming/18-usgs.txt
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The government is pursuing legal action against a Web site operator who has misrepresented the U.S. Geological Survey in a warning that Yellowstone National Park's supervolcano could erupt soon and that the area should be evacuated.
"We started to take action as soon as we found out about it," said Jessica Robertson of the USGS. She said the agency was notified of the problem late last week.
The matter has been referred to the solicitor's office of the USGS, which is pursuing charges of impersonating a federal official as well as violation of the agency's trademark.
"The main issue we have is we don't want people to believe it's coming from us," Robertson said.
"We started to take action as soon as we found out about it," said Jessica Robertson of the USGS. She said the agency was notified of the problem late last week.
The matter has been referred to the solicitor's office of the USGS, which is pursuing charges of impersonating a federal official as well as violation of the agency's trademark.
"The main issue we have is we don't want people to believe it's coming from us," Robertson said.
