News published on Federal Newswire in August 2007

News from August 2007


Treatment for Mouse-Eared Pecan Trees Now Licensed

News Release: A foliar fertilizer developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists to alleviate the condition known as "mouse-ear" in pecan trees has been licensed to NIPAN, LLC, of Valdosta, Ga. NIPAN will produce the nickel-based treatment under the trade name NICKEL PLUS. Mouse-ear reduces pecan trees' health and size, makes the trees' limbs brittle, and shrinks nut yields.


KENNEDY CALLS FOR MORE INFORMATION ON POLITICAL APPOINTEES IN THE OFFICE OF THE SURGEON GENERAL AND HHS

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C- Today, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Chairman of the Senate Health,Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, sent the following letter to Secretary MichaelLeavitt requesting information on the interactions of political appointees at the Department ofHealth and Human Services and the Office of the Surgeon General, specifically during tenureof Dr. Richard Carmona.


Fire Tests Examine Structural Collapse Hazards and Warning Devices

News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) conducted experiments this week in Sharon Hill, Pa., on the hazards of fires under residential floors, which can surprise firefighters by hastening structural collapse, and on technologies, such as thermal imagers and acoustic devices, that firefighters might use to assess the danger of collapse.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice has reached a $725,000 settlement, resolving allegations that the owners and operators of Apple Ridge Apartments (formerly known as Whispering Woods) in Livonia, ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Ranchers accused of “leasing” publicly owned land and trespass grazing WASHINGTON— The Justice Department today sued two ranchers and the estate of a third rancher for trespassing on federal lands in ...


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Aug. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Aug. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Aug. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Aug. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Aug. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Aug. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Aug. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Aug. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Aug. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Aug. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Aug. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Aug. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Aug. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Aug. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Aug. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.