News release: “EPA released a report showing that more than 103 million Americans breathe cleaner air thanks to a cap and trade program that reduces smog-forming emission of Nitrogen Oxides (NOx). The 2008 NOx Budget Trading Program Annual Report, covering 20 eastern states and the District of Columbia, shows the summertime NOx emissions from power plants and large industrial sources were down by 62 percent compared to year 2000 levels and 75 percent lower than in 1990.”
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Daily Archives: October 14, 2009
New GAO Reports Defense Infrastructure, EEO, High Speed Passenger Rail, Proprietary Schools, Food Safety, Tax Gap
Defense Infrastructure: DOD Needs to Provide Updated Labor Requirements to Help Guam Adequately Develop Its Labor Force for the Military Buildup, GAO-10-72, October 14, 2009 Equal Employment Opportunity: DHS Has Opportunities to Better Identify and Address Barriers to EEO in Its Workforce, GAO-10-160T, October 14, 2009 High Speed Passenger Rail: Developing Viable High Speed Rail… Continue Reading
EPA Report: Clean Diesel Program Protects Health, Environment, Saves Communities up to $1.4 Billion Health Benefits
News release: “The U.S. EPA today released a report to Congress detailing the health, environmental and economic benefits of the agencys Diesel Emission Reduction Program. The program, funded at $50 million last year, allowed EPA to fund the purchase or retrofitting of 14,000 diesel-powered vehicles and pieces of equipment, preventing respiratory illnesses and saving money… Continue Reading
The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2009
The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2009 is the UN Food and Agricultural Organization tenth progress report on world hunger since the 1996 World Food Summit (WFS). This report highlights the fact that, even before the food crisis and the economic crisis, the number of hungry people had been increasing slowly but steadily.… Continue Reading
Contaminated Food Kills 5,700 Americans Each Year
News release: “Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, the first New York senator to sit on the Senate Agriculture Committee in nearly 40 years, today announced a comprehensive plan to overhaul the nation’s food safety laws by improving inspection, recall response, and public education. A cornerstone of Senator Gillibrand’s plan is new legislation to mandate E. coli inspections… Continue Reading
Pew: Democratization of Online Social Networks
Senior Research Specialist Amanda Lenhart’s slideshow presentation, The Democratization of Online Social Networks: A look at the change in demographics of social network users over time, given at AoIR 10.0 in Milwaukee, WI on October 8, 2009. Continue Reading
Report Warns that Reverse Mortgage Market Exposes Seniors and their Equity to Abuses and Abusers from the Subprime Market
News release: “Abuses and abusers from the subprime mortgage market have begun showing up in the reverse mortgage market, putting at risk the equity and savings of millions of seniors. Thats the main finding of Subprime Revisited: How the Rise of the Reverse Mortgage Lending Industry Puts Older Homeowners at Risk, a report issued today… Continue Reading
