Public Comments Sought on Public Health Assessment on the Former Chanute Air Force Base - Public Comments Accepted Through July 28, 2008 (6/27/08, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry)

In Campaign Against Malaria-Carrying Mosquitoes, Ugandan Government Should Monitor and Guard Against Development of Resistance to Insecticides (6/20/08, National Academies); see links to full report, Uganda National Academy of Sciences, and African Science Academy Development Initiative

Senior Department of Energy Official to Mark Clean-Up Milestones at Savannah River Site (6/17/08, U.S. Department of Energy)

Fighting a Worldwide Wheat Threat (6/16/08, USDA Agricultural Research Service)

Crisis Expert Davia Temin to Speak to Risk and Compliance Leaders at Financial Controls & Risk Forum 2008, June 18, 2008, Harvard Club, New York City (6/16/08, Temin and Company)

Public Entity Risk Institute Promotes Emergency Management Programs in Colleges and Universities with Release of New Book - PERI Publication Presents Insights from FEMA Conference (6/12/08, PERI)

NEA Nuclear Safety Project Celebrates 50 Years of Operation (6/11/08, Nuclear Energy Agency)

Fact Sheet: Gas Prices and Oil Consumption Would Increase Without Biofuels (6/11/08, U.S. Department of Energy)

Air Pollution May Hinder Pollination (6/11/08, National Academies)

Calcium Alone Does Not Reduce Hip Fracture Risk (6/11/08, USDA Agricultural Research Service)

Transparency in the Structured Finance Market; Risks, Fallout from Nontraditional Mortgages Are Focus of FDIC's Supervisory Insights (6/10/08, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Find Some Bird Flu Strains Have Acquired Properties that Might Enhance Potential to Infect Humans (6/10/08, CDC)

Science Academies Call for International Action on Climate Change, Global Health (6/10/08, National Academies)

iJET Releases Report on U.S. Airline Safety Oversight - Report Outlines Lack of Oversight and Financial Issues Behind Airline Groundings (6/4/08, iJET International Inc.)

Long-term Pesticide Exposure May Increase Risk of Diabetes (6/4/08, National Institutes of Health)

Uranium Resources Sufficient to Meet Projected Nuclear Energy Requirements Long into the Future (6/3/08, Nuclear Energy Agency)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Provides More Than $1 Billion to Improve All-Hazards Public Health (6/3/08, HHS)

New Study Sheds Light on the Growing U.S. Wind Power Market (6/2/08, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

Council for Agricultural Science and Technology Has New Issue Paper Policy - CAST’S Latest Contribution to Science Truly "Priceless" (6/2/08, CAST)

Maps and Atlases on Agriculture in Myanmar (5/26/08, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization)

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Releases Health Assessment on Oak Ridge Iodine 131 Releases - Releases Occurred During Manufacturing of Radioactive Lanthanum from 1944-1956 (5/23/08, ATSDR)

Newly Released Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) has the Latest Information for Hazardous Materials Emergencies (5/20/08, Labelmaster)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Recommends Shingles Vaccine (5/15/08, CDC)

Public Entity Risk Institute Co-Authors Book on Managing Risk in Jails - Book Outlines a Model Risk Management Program for Jails Nationwide (5/15/08, PERI); download free from the National Institute of Corrections Library

International Atomic Energy Agency and European Atomic Energy Community Pledge Reinforcement of Nuclear Cooperation (5/7/08, IAEA)

New Cell-Based Sensors Sniff Out Danger Like Bloodhounds (5/6/08, University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering)

Sitesafe, Inc. Releases An All-New Version of Its Online RF Health and Safety Training for 2008 - Peoplesafe® 5.0 Now Available (5/6/08, PR Newswire)

Shaping the Future of Aneurysm Treatments (5/5/08, Science & Technology Review)

UN Stands Ready to Assist After Deadly Cyclone Batters Myanmar (5/5/08, United Nations)

Managing Risk in an Increasingly Hazardous World (5/1/08, Vanderbilt University); also watch video of Mark Abkowitz, author and professor of civil and environmental engineering, discussing risk and his book Operational Risk Management

Brookhaven Scientists Explore Brain's Reaction to Potent Hallucinogen - Increasingly Popular Recreational Drug, Salvia, Shows Rapid Uptake, Short Duration in Animals (4/28/08, Brookhaven National Laboratory)

International Nuclear Regulators Association Encourages Nuclear Safety Enhancements Worldwide (4/28/08, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)

National Discussion Needed on Antiviral Drug Distribution During a Flu Pandemic (4/25/08, National Academies); read full report Antivirals for Pandemic Influenza: Guidance on Developing a Distribution and Dispensing Program and visit project website

Innovative Cement Helps U.S. Department of Energy Safeguard Nuclear Facilities (4/25/08, Argonne National Laboratory)

Community Management Initiative Teams Up with SafetyCare (4/24/08, Community Management Initiative, Inc.)

Carbon Dioxide, Methane Rise Sharply in 2007 (4/23/08, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

Scientists Discover How the Structure of Plutonium Nanocluster Contaminants Increases Risk of Spreading (4/22/08, Argonne National Laboratory)

Link Between Ozone Air Pollution and Premature Death Confirmed (4/22/08, National Academies); read full report Estimating Mortality Risk Reduction and Economic Benefits from Controlling Ozone Air Pollution

Earthquake Hazard Maps Show How the Nation Shakes with Quakes (4/21/08, U.S. Geological Survey)

Earthquake, Tsunami Experts Gather in Seattle (4/16/08, U.S. Geological Survey)

Health Care Work Force Too Small, Unprepared for Aging Baby Boomers; Higher Pay, More Training, and Changes in Care Delivery Needed to Avert Crisis (4/14/08, National Academies); go to project website for links to full report, report in brief, photos, and more

U.S. EPA Announces Availability of Final Report "Application of Watershed Ecological Risk Assessment Methods to Watershed Management" (4/14/08, National Center for Environmental Assessment)

Study Doubts the Benefits of Consuming Extra Water (4/11/08, National Academies)

Malaysia Airlines Licences Methodware's Enterprise Risk Assessor (ERA) (4/9/08, Methodware Limited)

Smoking Early in Pregnancy Raises Risks of Heart Defects in Newborns (4/7/08, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Pacific Heart, Lung & Blood Institute Supports a Complete Ban on Asbestos-Containing Products (4/4/08, PHLBI)

Inactive Kids Face Six-fold Risk of Heart Disease by Teen Years, Study Finds (4/4/08, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

U.S. EPA and Department of Homeland Security To Co-host Conference to Address High Priority Technical Challenges for Assessing Risk Exposure to Pathogens, April 8-10, Bethesda, Maryland (4/3/08, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency); also see conference listing for more information and Center for Advancing Microbial Risk Assessment website

Smoking Genes? European Scientists Discover the First Case of a Genetic Dependence to Nicotine (4/3/08, European Union)

Premature Babies May Face Greater Risks (4/3/08, National Academies)

Emission Reduction Assumptions for Carbon Dioxide Overly Optimistic, Study Says (4/2/08, National Science Foundation)

Models Look Good When Predicting Climate Change (4/2/08, University of Utah)