News from January 2009
By USDA Newswire | Jan 13, 2009
News Release: A new idea being explored for cleaning drainage water originating on and off golf courses is to attach a filter cartridge to drainage pipe and retention pond outlets to filter out pollutants before they reach streams.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 13, 2009
News Release: Harkers Island, NC. Cape Lookout National Seashore Superintendent Russel J. Wilson announces that four young Shackleford horses are seeking loving, forever homes on the mainland.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 13, 2009
News Release: Harkers Island, North Carolina. Cape Lookout National Seashore presents a special exhibition of Cape Lookout art at the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center on Harkers Island, from Sunday, January 11 through Sunday, January 25.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 13, 2009
News Release: When cells are under stress, they blow off steam by releasing minute amounts of nitrogen oxides and other toxic gases. In a recent paper,* researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) described a new method for creating gas detectors so sensitive that some day they may be...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 13, 2009
News Release: While exploring the properties of polymer formation, a team of scientists at the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) has made a fundamental discovery* about these materials that could improve methods of creating the stable crystalline films that are widely used in electronics applications-and also offer insight into a range of other phenomena.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 13, 2009
News Release: The 2009 Chairman’s Mark to renew and improve the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) combines the best elements of two CHIP bills passed by Congress in 2007. In 2007, HR 976 was the first bicameral, bipartisan agreement to renew and improve CHIP. HR 3963 was subsequent compromise legislation crafted in an effort to move CHIP reauthorization forward after a presidential veto of HR 976 was sustained.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 13, 2009
News Release: (Seward. Alaska) - Funded jointly by the National Park Service and Alaska Geographic, a number of facility improvements in the Exit Glacier area will occur. The centerpiece of the improvements is an education pavilion adjacent to the Exit Glacier Nature Center which will provide a staging area for educational groups and programs. Construction on the project is due to begin in the summer of 2009.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 12, 2009
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, Jan. 12, 2009 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON — Three manufacturers of sulfuric acid have agreed to spend at least $12 million on air pollution controls that are expected to eliminate more than 3,000 tons of harmful emissions annually from ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 12, 2009
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, Jan. 12, 2009 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice announced today the filing of a lawsuit against the city of Gary, Ind., alleging job discrimination against six individuals on the basis of their race, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (as amended).
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 12, 2009
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, Jan. 12, 2009 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice today filed a lawsuit on behalf of James O. Alston, a member of the New Jersey Army National Guard, against Hawthorne Paint Co. Inc., alleging violations of the Uniformed ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 12, 2009
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, Jan. 12, 2009 WWW.USDOJ.GOV OPA (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON- Rite Aid Corporation (Rite Aid) and nine of its subsidiaries in eight states have agreed to pay $5 million in civil penalties to settle allegations of violations of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 12, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON — Three manufacturers of sulfuric acid have agreed to spend at least $12 million on air pollution controls that are expected to eliminate more than 3,000 tons of harmful emissions annually from six production plants in Louisiana, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas and the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 12, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice announced today the filing of a lawsuit against the city of Gary, Ind., alleging job discrimination against six individuals on the basis of their race, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (as amended).
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 12, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice today filed a lawsuit on behalf of James O. Alston, a member of the New Jersey Army National Guard, against Hawthorne Paint Co. Inc., alleging violations of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA), which prohibits an employer from discriminating against an employee because of the employee’s past, current or future military obligations.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 12, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON- Rite Aid Corporation (Rite Aid) and nine of its subsidiaries in eight states have agreed to pay $5 million in civil penalties to settle allegations of violations of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), the Department of Justice announced today.
By Fed Newswire | Jan 12, 2009
News Release: On Jan. 12, 2009, the Federal Reserve will offer $150 billion in 28-day credit through its Term Auction Facility. Additional information regarding the auction is listed below; the auction will be conducted as specified in this announcement, Regulation A, and the terms and conditions of the Term Auction Facility (www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/taf.htm).
By Fed Newswire | Jan 12, 2009
News Release: Randall S. Kroszner submitted his resignation Monday as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, effective Jan. 21, 2009.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 12, 2009
News Release: Awards will go to 20 projects in 16 states WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao today announced $10 million in grants to increase access to technology-based learning. Twenty projects were selected from a pool of 193 applications.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 12, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) today announced the selection of five federal contractor establishments as the first recipients of the Good Faith Initiative for Veterans Employment (G-FIVE) program.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 12, 2009
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