News from September 2010
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 29, 2010
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, introduced a bill that would strengthen standards to protect people from toxic lead in drinking water. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) joined Senator Boxer as original co-sponsors of the legislation.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 29, 2010
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) will co-sponsor a “Second Workshop on U.S. Nuclear Power Plant Life Extension Research and Development" planned for February 22-24, 2011, in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. The...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 29, 2010
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - Park rangers recovered the body of a man from a remote area in the Toroweap/Tuweep area on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. The National Park Service (NPS) received a call last night at approximately 6:00 p.m. from an NPS volunteer at Tuweep who had received a report of a deceased hiker near the Lava Falls Route.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 29, 2010
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the appointment of five new members to the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB), adding new vision and diversity to the organization.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 29, 2010
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Construction has begun on a new dormitory near Lake McDonald Lodge in Glacier National Park. The dorm will include a new employee dining facility in the basement and dormitory rooms on the top two levels. Construction of this building near the new Lewis Dormitory is anticipated...
By USDA Newswire | Sep 29, 2010
News Release: Blueberries may help fight atherosclerosis, also known as hardening of the arteries, according to results of a preliminary U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)-funded study with laboratory mice. The research provides the first direct evidence that blueberries can help prevent harmful plaques or lesions, symptomatic of atherosclerosis, from increasing in size in arteries.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 29, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON D.C. - Rep. Darrell Issa, the Ranking Member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following statement tonight regarding deceptive comments made by House Majority WHIP Jim Clyburn (D-SC) on MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 28, 2010
News Release: Light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, have become popular with backpackers and cyclists who mount them on headbands for a reliable, hands-free source of illumination. Now, a new lab at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is helping to bring these tiny but brilliant devices into your home, to help save both energy costs and the environment.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 28, 2010
News Release: Every day is a metric day at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). But that won't stop the agency from celebrating Metric Week, held annually the week of Oct. 10-the tenth day of the tenth month.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 28, 2010
News Release: Washington, D.C. – U.S. Secret Service director Mark Sullivan addresses participants in Cyber Storm III—a three-day long, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sponsored exercise which brings together a diverse cross-section of the nation’s cyber incident responders to assess U.S. cyber response capabilities. ...
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 28, 2010
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 MONTREAL—Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today visited Montreal to participate in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Triennial Assembly and urge representatives from nearly 190 ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON - Murphy Oil USA has agreed to spend more than $142 million to install new and upgraded pollution reduction equipment at its two petroleum refineries in Wisconsin and Louisiana as part of a comprehensive Clean Air Act settlement, the Justice Department and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today. The settlement also requires Murphy to pay a $1.25 million civil penalty and spend an additional $1.5 million on a supplemental environmental project.
By Fed Newswire | Sep 28, 2010
News Release: The credit quality of large loan commitments owned by U.S. bank organizations, foreign bank organizations (FBOs), and nonbanks remained weak in 2010, but improved from 2009, according to the Shared National Credits (SNCs) Review for 2010.
By Commerce News Now | Sep 28, 2010
News Release: The Commerce Department’s Market Development Cooperator Program (MDCP) awards include financial and technical assistance from the International Trade Administration (ITA) to support well-defined business plans aimed at increasing exports and U.S. competitiveness within certain industries. An MDCP award ...
By Commerce News Now | Sep 28, 2010
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Sept. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Sep 28, 2010
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Sept. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Sep 28, 2010
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Sept. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Sep 28, 2010
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Sept. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Sep 28, 2010
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Sept. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Sep 28, 2010
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Sept. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
