RICHLAND, Wash. — New research suggests that China's impressive feat of cutting Beijing's pollution up to 50 percent for the 2008 Summer Olympics had some help from Mother Nature. Rain just at the beginning and wind during the Olympics likely contributed about half of the effort needed to clean up the skies, scientists found. The […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today finalized the 2012 percentage standards for four fuel categories that are part of the agency’s Renewable Fuel Standard program (RFS2). EPA continues to support greater use of renewable fuels within the transportation sector every year through the RFS2 program, which encourages innovation, strengthens American energy security, […]
WASHINGTON– Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta added a pointed anti-bullying directive to a message sent Dec. 23 to service members around the world.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27, 2011 – Defense Department officials today released the “Annual Report on Sexual Harassment and Violence at the Military Service Academies,†covering the academic year from June 1, 2010, to May 31, 2011.