With just a few clicks of the mouse, you can find information on air emissions from power plants. In a recent press release, EPA announced that it has issued a new edition of its Emissions & Generation Resource Integrated Database (eGRID) and updated Power Profiler to help you better understand the environmental impacts of electricity use. With today’s updates, eGRID and Power Profiler now contain 2005 emissions data.
The Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) will hold its annual Air Medical Transport Conference (AMTC) in Minneapolis, Minn, at the Minneapolis Convention Center on October 20 – 22, according to a recent press release.
EPA has finalized reporting requirements under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), according to a recent EPA press release.
The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) has issued a report card grading 15 federal agencies on their policies controlling communication between staff scientists and the news media and the public.
The 9/11 Health and Compensation Act (H.R. 7174) failed passage in Congress late last month after New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg withdrew his support for the bill and House leaders failed to garner enough support to move the measure forward, according to a press release from the New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health.
Christine O'Brien, senior. public relations specialist for DuPont Safety & Protection, has provided the following details to ISHN on DuPont’s acquisition of Coastal Training Technologies announced this week:
An open session on "Buildings for a sustainable future" was the topic at the 31st ISO General Assembly taking place on 14-16 October in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, according to a statement released by ISO.
The family of American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) member Terrance M. Hennessy, CSP, ALCM, ARM, AMIM, CHSP, who lost his life in a tragic crane accident March 25 in Miami, Fla., contributed more than $40,000 to the ASSE Foundation to fund a professional development grant in Hennessy’s honor. The Terrance M. Hennessy Professional Development Grant in the amount of $2,000 will be awarded annually to safety, health and environmental professionals for programs such as the ASSE certification prep workshop for the ASP, CSP, CHST or OHST, BCSP certification fees, an ASSE seminar or symposia or the annual ASSE Professional Development Conference.
Recent survey results released by the National Business Group on Health (NBGH) show that although employees want to improve their health, many find that the demands of work, personal life, and overall stress levels make it difficult for them to achieve their health improvement goals, according to an NBGH press release.
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