The Nov. 30 event in Washington, D.C., is a discussion with public and industry officials to ensure drilling operations are environmentally safe. EPA, meanwhile, is making progress on its study of fracturing's impact on drinking water and public health.
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Under the agreement, the Department of Defense will release airspace to ease delays during one of the busiest travel periods of the year.
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A final rule from the agency requires affected wireless carriers to provide more specific automatic location information for emergency calls to Public Safety Answering Points in areas where they have not done so before.
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Acting Deputy Secretary Lesley Haines, shown here, said eight staffers from the department are participating. The Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 allows up to six months to investigate the incident and file charges, if any. A third explosion inside the mine occurred Friday.
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The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society released the newest volume in the series on Nov. 16.
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For example, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is changing "deficient" to "alert" when a motor carrier's score in one or more BASIC categories is above the agency's threshold for intervention.
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There is little published information about air quality and ventilation rates in retail spaces, and ventilation requirements for retail have been set largely by data for commercial office buildings.
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