Report Recommends Ways to Regulate and Improve Fuel Economy of Tractor-Trailers, Buses, Work Trucks, and Other Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles (3/31/10, National Academies); read the full report Technologies and Approaches to Reducing the Fuel Consumption of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles

Homes for Haitians? The Solution Is Across the Street from the United Nations (3/30/10, PR Newswire); also see Easy to Build, Low Cost, Secure Transitional Shelters for Haiti - Icology Group Rapid Assembly Dwelling—The I RAD Shelter (PDF version) and photograph in brochure (PDF version)

National Research Council Letter Report Questions Usefulness of Traditional Deterrence in Averting Cyberattacks (3/30/10, National Academies); read full report Letter Report for the Committee on Deterring Cyberattacks: Informing Strategies and Developing Options for U.S. Policy

U.S. EPA to Scrutinize Environmental Impact of Bisphenol A (3/29/10, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

TX Text Control Announces Joint Venture with GrapeCity (FarPoint) (3/29/10, The Imaging Source)

United Nations to Dim Lights for "Earth Hour" (3/26/10, United Nations Environment Programme); turn off lights from 8:30 to 9:30 PM, local time, on Saturday, March 27

Chemicals: New European Commission Determined to Make REACH a Success (3/25/10, European Union); also see Commission Speeds Up Registration and Authorisation for Safer Chemicals

National Science Foundation Announces Partnership with Association of Petroleum Geologists to Increase Funding for Earth Sciences - Agreement Is First Joint NSF-Energy Industry Funding Effort (3/25/10, National Science Foundation)

Jefferson Wells Expands Forensic and Investigative Accounting Services (PDF version) (3/25/10, Jefferson Wells)

U.S. EPA Releases Public Database on Risk Assessments (3/24/10, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) The publically accessible Health and Environmental Research Online (HERO) database includes more than 300,000 scientific articles with the authors, titles, dates, and abstracts. Through a simple keyword search, anyone can see information from the articles that were used to develop specific risk assessments.

On the Trail of Avian Influenza - International Task Force Concerned Over Declining Support for H5N1 Monitoring, Despite Disease Persistence and Spread (3/23/10, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization)

Consumers: Risks from Cords and Drawstrings in Children's Clothing (3/23/10, European Union); also see questions and answers on cords and drawstrings

Attention Contractors and Consumers: New Lead-based Paint Rule Takes Effect April 22, 2010 (3/22/10, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

Factsheet: Haiti Earthquake (3/22/10, European Union)

European Commissioner for Trade Speaks at London Book Launch of After the Meltdown by Marc de Vos, London School of Economics (3/22/10, European Union); this book is for sale at Amazon.com

Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Now at Record Levels (3/18/10, World Health Organization)

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Issues Final Rule Restricting Access and Marketing of Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco Products to Youth (3/18/10, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)

The Federal Aviation Administration’s Oversight of On-Demand Aircraft Operators (3/17/10, U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of Inspector General) "The Office of Inspector General's review, requested by the Subcommittee, found that a targeted, risk-based oversight approach could help mitigate many safety issues associated with on-demand operations." Read the PDF version of the inspector general's full testimony before the United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Aviation.

FDA Approves First Totally Implanted Hearing System - Esteem Approved to Treat Sensorineural Hearing Loss (3/17/10, U.S. Food and Drug Administration)

Access to Safe Drinking Water Improving; Sanitation Needs Greater Efforts (3/15/10, World Health Organization)

Agricultural Research Service Sends Third Seed Shipment to Norway Seed Vault (3/11/10, USDA Agricultural Research Service)

High Confidence’ in Safety Procedures at New Fort Detrick Lab Despite Problems in Environmental Impact Statement; Better Communication with Public Is Urged (3/4/10, National Academies); see link to full report

Leading Toxicologists Highlight Advances to Safeguard Public Health - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and National Toxicology Program Research Showcased at Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting, March 7-11 (3/4/10, National Institutes of Health); NIEHS staff will post reports on breakthrough research and more from the meeting at www.niehs.nih.gov/LiveatSOT

Methane Releases from Arctic Shelf May Be Much Larger and Faster Than Anticipated -Thawing by Climate Change of Subsea Layer of Permafrost May Release Stores of Underlying, Seabed Methane (3/4/10, National Science Foundation)

U.S. Geological Survey Scientists, Research Help Haiti Reconstruction (3/3/10, USGS)

Developing Web Technologies to Share Secure Information (2/25/10,

Plagued by Plague: New Research Shows Widespread Risk to Wildlife (2/24/10, U.S. Geological Survey)

New Sample Bill Will Aid States in Banning Texting While Driving - Sample Bill Supported by Auto and Wireless Industries and the Safety Community  (PDF version) (2/22/10, Distraction.gov)

Nuke Detection Protection Runs Coast to Coast (2/10/10, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Unveils New Report on Requested Premium Increases in States Across the Country – Report Highlights Requested Rate Hikes in Connecticut, Maine, Michigan, Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington (2/18/10, HHS)

U.S. EPA Awards $17 Million to Support Research on the Impacts of Climate Change – Twenty-five Universities to Explore Public Health and Environmental Facets of Climate Change (2/17/10, U.S. EPA)

Ministers to Gather for Key Discussions on Waste, Chemicals, and the Environment (2/16/10, United Nations Environment Programme)

Web-based Information Tool for Food Security for Haiti - An EC-funded Tool Developed at FAO Is Used to Aggregate and Disseminate Food Security Information (2/15/10, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization)

Women's Health Initiative Study Data Confirm Short-Term Heart Disease Risks of Combination Hormone Therapy for Postmenopausal Women (2/15/10, National Institutes of Health)

Studies Reveal Why Drinking Water Wells Are Vulnerable to Contamination (2/11/10, USGS)

Alternative Futures of a Warming World - Potential Human Responses to Climate Change Will Be Integrated into Future Models of Global Climate (2/10/10, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

Study Reveals Dangers of Nicotine in Third-hand Smoke (2/8/10, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

Optimizing Decisions for Long-term Restoration Following a Radiological Terrorism Incident (2/8/10, Argonne National Laboratory Environmental Science Division)

Tools of Recovery in Haiti - FAO Clears Blocked Irrigation Canals in Earthquake-hit Léogâne (2/8/10, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization)

NIST's Second "Quantum Logic Clock" Based on Aluminum Ion Is Now World's Most Precise Clock (2/4/10, National Institute of Standards and Technology)

The Case of the Mysterious Seafood - An Unknown Percentage of the Fish We Eat Isn't What's It's Purported to Be – FAO Meeting Explores How Forensic Techniques Could Help Address the Problem (2/1/10, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization)

Meeting Tomorrow’s Challenges: Start with Science - The President's FY 2011 Budget Proposal for the U.S. Geological Survey (2/1/10, USGS)

FDA Requests $4.03 Billion to Transform Food Safety System, Invest in Medical Product Safety, Regulatory Science - FY 2011 Request Represents a 23 Percent Increase Over FY 2010 Budget (2/1/10, U.S. Food and Drug Administration)

NSF Submits Its Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Request of $7.4 Billion - Budget Is 8-percent Increase Over Fiscal Year 2010, Aligns with National Innovation Strategy (2/1/10, National Science Foundation)

National Institute on Aging Funds Centers to Study Demography of Aging - Three New Centers Named (2/1/10, National Institutes of Health)

When History Is Lost (2/1/10, Federal Emergency Management Agency)

Industry-Leading Security and Signalling Firms Merge (2/1/10, Texecom Limited)

Radon Is the Second Leading Cause of Lung Cancer in the U.S. - Act Now to Reduce Risk (1/8/10, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency); also see January is National Radon Action Month

Frigid Temperatures Bring Health Risks (1/5/10, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

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