Social media, text messaging could help families communicate in disasters, safety group saysSeptember 1st, 2009 Twitter, texting could help families in disastersWASHINGTON — Text messaging, Twitter and social networking Web sites could help families stay in touch in the wake of a disaster, a national safety group said Tuesday. The Safe America Foundation announced a campaign to train families about alternate ways of staying in touch if traditional communication methods are not working.
Washington state, Energy Department announce deal on Hanford nuclear waste cleanup deadlinesAugust 11th, 2009 Washington, DOE agree on Hanford cleanup deadlinesRICHLAND, Wash. — Washington state and federal officials announced a court-enforceable schedule Tuesday for cleaning up the nation's most contaminated nuclear site, ending more than two years of negotiations that followed dozens of missed deadlines.
AP IMPACT: Obama's EPA plans final cleanup work at fewer toxic waste sites than did Bush'sAugust 10th, 2009 AP IMPACT: Obama's EPA plans fewer toxic cleanupsWASHINGTON —For years, the Bush administration was criticized for not cleaning up enough of the nation's most contaminated waste sites. The Obama administration plans to do even less.
Obama's EPA plans final cleanup work at fewer toxic waste sites than did Bush'sAugust 10th, 2009 Obama's EPA plans fewer toxic cleanupsWASHINGTON —For years, the Bush administration was criticized for not cleaning up enough of the nation's most contaminated waste sites. The Obama administration plans to do even less.
Flies can pick up and transfer toxic nanomaterials to habitats in environmentAugust 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study raises the possibility that flies and other insects that encounter nanomaterial "hot spots," or spills, near manufacturing facilities in the future could pick up and transport nanoparticles on their bodies, transferring the particles to other flies or habitats in the environment. The study, by David Rand and Robert Hurt and colleagues, notes that emergence of a nanotechnology industry is raising concerns about the potential adverse health and environmental effects of nanoparticles.
Faith in your tools key to better performanceAugust 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A firm may not be able to afford the latest software or computers. But that may not impair the productivity of the workers, concludes a new study.
Marines ban Facebook, other social networking sites amid Pentagon review of security risksAugust 4th, 2009 Marines ban social networking amid Pentagon studyWASHINGTON — The Marine Corps is banning its troops from going onto Facebook, MySpace and other social network sites, citing a possible security risk. The corps issued an order Monday saying the ban is effective immediately on the Marine Corps computer network.
Evidence indicates Stone Age man lived in Birmingham more than 10,000 years agoJuly 27th, 2009 LONDON - Archaeologists have uncovered remarkable evidence that stone age man lived in the centre of Birmingham, UK, more than 10,000 years ago. According to a report in Birmingham Post, the settlers used basic flint knives to hunt and cut meat and used fire to clear areas of woodland for grazing and growing food.
Energy Department starts building water treatment system at contaminated Wash. nuclear siteJuly 23rd, 2009 Contaminated Wash. site gets new treatment systemRICHLAND, Wash.
Scientists call for measures to enable safe design of nanomaterialsJune 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new research has called for measures to enable safe design of nanomaterials because of the increased likelihood of people coming into direct contact with these materials in recent times. The recent explosion in the development of nanomaterials with enhanced performance characteristics for use in commercial and medical applications has increased the chances of people coming into direct contact with these materials.
EPA declares public health emergency in Montana town ravaged by asbestosJune 18th, 2009 EPA declares health emergency in Montana townWASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Wednesday it will pump more than $130 million into a Montana town where asbestos contamination has been blamed for more than 200 deaths. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson said the agency for the first time has determined there is a public health emergency in a contaminated community, targeting Libby, Mont., for immediate federal attention.
Sting operation: Workers dig up radioactive wasp nests at Washington state nuclear siteJune 12th, 2009 Wash. nuclear waste clean-up workers bugging outYAKIMA, Wash. — If workers cleaning up the nation's most contaminated nuclear site didn't have enough to worry about, now they've got to deal with radioactive wasp nests.
Crows as smart as chimps when it comes to making and using toolsMay 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Rooks, a member of the crow family, are no bird-brained, infact they're as good with their beaks as chimps are with their hands.esearchers at the Universities of Cambridge and Queen Mary, University of London have found that rooks have the capacity to use and make tools, modifying them to make them work and using two tools in a sequence. The surprising study has been published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Energy Department targets Cold War-era nuclear weapons production sites for cleanup projectsApril 22nd, 2009 US to spend $6 billion on Cold War weapons cleanupWASHINGTON — The Energy Department will spend $6 billion as part of President Barack Obama's stimulus package to clean up nuclear weapons sites at Cold War-era facilities, with more than half the money going to sites in Washington and South Carolina, a senior official told Congress on Wednesday. The government will focus on decontaminating and demolishing tainted facilities, removing radioactive waste and trying to restore soil and groundwater, Ines Triay, the department's acting assistant secretary for environmental management, told a Senate Armed Services panel.
Indian origin scientist reveals new applications for carbon nanomaterials in hydrogen storageMarch 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A scientist of Indian origin is part of an international research team, which has revealed new applications for carbon nanomaterials in hydrogen storage. The scientist in question is Rajeev Ahuja from Uppsala University, US, who set out to understand the mechanism behind the catalytic effects of carbon nanomaterials.
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