From Enviro-News: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is increasing the type and amount of information it collects on commercial chemicals from chemical manufacturers, allowing the agency to better identify and manage potential risks to Americans’ health and the environment. The improved rule, known as the chemical data reporting rule (CDR), also requires that companies submit [...]
Access to Information: "EPA Publishes Rule to Improve Reporting of Chemical Information"
Filed by on August 3, 2011
Poll Finds Large Majority of Canadians Want Their Public Libraries Publicly Funded
Filed by on August 3, 2011
From cnews/Canoe.ca: Politicians across Canada may want to close the book on pulling public funding for libraries. A new Leger marketing survey released exclusively to QMI Agency found an overwhelming majority of Canadians want their libraries kept publicly funded. While libraries ranked at the top of services Canadians want publicly funded, zoos ranked at the [...]
Reference Shelf: Lists & Rakings: Top 10 Most Stolen Vehicles for 2010
Filed by on August 3, 2011
The report comes from the National Insurance Crime Bureau. Summary The National Insurance Crime Bureau today released Hot Wheels—its list of the 10 most stolen vehicles in the United States. The report examines vehicle theft data submitted by law enforcement to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) and determines the vehicle make, model, and model [...]
