EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson is joining other Bush Administration cabinet members for meetings with senior Chinese officials during the fifth session of the US-China Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED V), Dec. 4-5 in Beijing. Johnson also is using the visit to advance cooperation with public and private environmental partners in China, according to an EPA press statement.
Walmart has issued the following statement regarding an incident in which a 34-year-old male employee was trampled to death by shoppers who broke down the doors of the Valley Stream store in Long Island, N.Y., around 5 a.m. on Black Friday:
The holidays present opportunities to reduce waste, reuse items, and recycle products instead of disposing of them, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which offers tips for making your holiday season “green” in a recent press release.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has scheduled a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH), according to an agency press release. The ACCSH meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008, and from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Friday, Dec. 5, 2008.
Underwriters Laboratories, a world leader in product safety testing services, has announced Christian Anschuetz as chief information officer, according to a company press release.
If you’re in the process of shopping for a car or light truck this year, environmentally friendly vehicles come in all shapes and sizes, and there are some simple ways to find the best one for your family, according to the EPA. There are also easy ways to improve your fuel economy, regardless of what model you drive.
If you want to "go blue," you need not be a University of Michigan “Big Blue” sports fan. And you’re not just limited to WaterSense labeled products for your home, according to an EPA press release.
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