Discovery of Parathyroid Glow Promises to Reduce Endocrine Surgery Risk (6/20/11, Vanderbilt University)

U.S. EPA Improves Access to Information on Hundreds of Chemicals - Searchable Databases on Chemical Toxicity and Exposure Data Now Available (6/15/11, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

Agencies Adopt a Final Rule to Establish a Risk-Based Capital Floor (6/14/11, Federal Reserve Board)

Losing an Air Ally - Research Facility [Mickey Leland National Urban Air Toxics Research Center] in Medical Center Will Be Closed Due to a Loss of Public Funding (6/11/11, Houston Chronicle); by Craig S. Beskid

FDA Takes "First Step" Toward Greater Regulatory Certainty Around Nanotechnology - Agency Outlines Roadmap for Discussion on Nanotechnology in Regulated Products (6/9/11, U.S. Food and Drug Administration)

EPA Establishes National Tribal Toxics Committee to Address Risks from Toxic Chemicals (5/31/11, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

World No Tobacco Day 2011 Celebrates WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control - WHO Lauds Inroads Against Tobacco, Urges Full Treaty Compliance (5/30/11, World Health Organization)

Assessing the Effects of Radiation from Fukushima - World Radiation Experts Agree Today in Vienna to Assess the Radiation Impacts from the Events at the TEPCO Power Plant in Japan  (5/23/11, United Nations Information Service)

Webcast of Third Committee Meeting, May 23-24, 2011, Atlanta, Georgia: Analysis of Cancer Risks in Populations Near Nuclear Facilities: Phase 1  (5/23/11, National Academies); find links to agendas, upcoming webcasts, and recorded webcasts of all committee meetings

World Meteorological Organization Update: La Niña  Episode Coming to an End (5/23/11, WMO)

NOAA Hurricane Outlook Indicates an Above Normal Atlantic Season (5/19/11, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration); also see NOAA Predicts Below Normal Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season and NOAA Expects a Below Normal Central Pacific Hurricane Season

New Global Security Solution for Business Travelers - Market-leading Providers Combine to Offer Complete Travel Package for Risk Management and Protection Services (5/16/11, iJET)

Many Countries Hit by Health Threats from Both Infectious and Chronic Diseases - New Data Site Makes World Health Organization Data and Analyses Widely Available (5/13/11, WHO)

European Food Safety Authority Publishes First Practical Guidance for Assessing Nano Applications in Food and Feed (5/10/11, EFSA)

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Could Analyze Public Health Consequences of Its Decisions Better with an Overall Risk-Characterization Framework (5/9/11, National Academies); read full report A Risk-Characterization Framework for Decision-Making at the Food and Drug Administration

New Research Center to Increase Safety and Power Output of U.S. Nuclear Reactors - Team Uses Supercomputers to Improve Reactor Design and Performance (5/3/11, U.S. Department of Energy)

ISM Proactive Supply Chain Risk Management Seminar to Address Disaster Planning and Disruption Management (5/3/11, Resilinc™ Corporation)

Moderate Levels of Secondhand Smoke Deliver Nicotine to the Brain - NIH-Funded Study Shows How Secondhand Smoke May Increase Vulnerability to Nicotine Addiction (5/2/11, National Institutes of Health)

A Surprise: China’s Energy Consumption Will Stabilize - New Berkeley Lab Study Forecasts Peak in Energy Use in China Within 20 Years (4/27/11, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

Recorded Webcast of April 18 Meeting: NAS Study on Cancer Risks in Populations Near Nuclear Power Facilities – Phase I (4/18/11, updated 4/26/11, see announcement)

Preliminary Study Assesses Potential Impact of Seismic Event at Los Alamos (4/14/11, Los Alamos National Laboratory)

U.S. EPA Announces Actions on Two Chemicals to Reduce Harm to People (4/13/11, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

Are You Ready to ShakeOut? (PDF version) (4/7/11, The Great Central U.S. ShakeOut); also see frequently asked questions about Great Central U.S. ShakeOut (PDF) and earthquake (PDF)

Are You Prepared for an Earthquake? (4/7/11, Public Entity Risk Institute)

Record Stratospheric Ozone Loss in the Arctic in Spring of 2011 (4/5/11, World Meteorological Organization)

Corporate Governance Framework for European Companies: What Needs to Be Improved? (4/5/11, European Union); also see Frequently Asked Questions: Consultation on the EU Corporate Governance Framework

State Aid: Overview of Decisions and On-going In-depth Investigations in the Context of the Financial Crisis [in Europe] (4/5/11, European Union)

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman's Remarks on Fukushima Daiichi Accident at 5th Review Meeting of the Convention on Nuclear Safety, Vienna, Austria (4/4/11, NRC)

Pesticides and Industrial Chemicals Recommended for Trade "Watch List" (4/1/11, United Nations Environment Programme)