WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following news release: The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product: Infant and Toddler Hammock Metal Stands Units: About 6 Manufacturer: MamaLittleHelper LLC, of Frisco, Texas Haza  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following news release: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product: Infant and Toddler Hammocks Units: About 500 Manufacture  more

NEW DELHI, Aug. 28 -- The government of India issued the following news release from the Ministry of Environment and Forests: The State of Goa completed the demarcation of High Tide Line (HTL), 200mts line and 500mts line along the sea coast onto the Cadastral Survey Plan. With the technical assistance of National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), Dona Paula State's Directorate of Settlement and Land Records (DSLR) completed the task along with the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA  more

SANTA FE, N.M., Aug. 24 -- The New Mexico Department of the Environment issued the following news release: The New Mexico Environment Department is issuing a public health advisory related to a sewage spill into the Montoyas Arroyo in the City of Rio Rancho. The city notified the department that heavy rains on the night of Aug. 23 resulted in damage to a 15-inch sewer main and the release of raw sewage. Repair crews completed temporary repairs to the damaged sewer main and sewage is bei  more

CHICAGO, Aug. 29 -- The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) issued the following news release: Improvements supporting future high-speed rail on the Chicago-St. Louis corridor south of Springfield will cause the daily Amtrak Lincoln Service trains to originate and terminate in Springfield for alternating periods from September 1 through November 9. The work on the Chicago-St. Louis route will also cause the Chicago-San Antonio Amtrak Texas Eagle to detour without other scheduled   more

NEW DELHI, Aug. 28 -- The government of India issued the following news release from the Ministry of Environment and Forests: The Ministry of Environment and Forests will soon release financial assistance for development of the wetland of Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary and the drying of indoor lake. A team comprising the officers of the Ministry , World Wide Fund for Nature-India and a retired Director General of Forests visited the Sultanpur National Park on 02.07.2010. They discussed with State   more

NEW DELHI, Aug. 28 -- The government of India issued the following news release from the Ministry of Environment and Forests: The Government has signed loan agreements with the World Bank for Industrial Pollution Prevention (IPP) with the total cost of the project as Rs.339.26crores. For the Industrial Pollution Prevention project, the contribution of the World Bank is Rs.288.68crores. The repayment period of the loan ranges upto 30-35 years commencing from December, 2020. The IPP Proj  more

NEW DELHI, Aug. 28 -- The government of India issued the following news release from the Ministry of Environment and Forests: Department of Space (DOS) has proposed to setup a new Institute called "National Institute for Climate and Environment Studies (NICES)" with the involvement of Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF), Department of Science & Technology (DST) and Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES). The institute will initially be located and nucleated at the National Atmospheric Resear  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the text of the following speech by Commissioner William C. Ostendorff: Introduction Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. I am honored to be here to speak at this year's annual meeting. I would especially like to thank David Walter for providing me this opportunity. I had the chance to meet with many of you in April at the CRCPD Conference in Providence, R. I.-it is great to be with you again. I look forward to our continued e  more

NEW DELHI, Aug. 28 -- The government of India issued the following news release from the Ministry of Environment and Forests: The Government has notified Recycled Plastics Manufacture and Usage Rules, 1999 (amended in 2003) to regulate the manufacture and use of plastic carry bags, containers and recycling of plastics wastes. These rules, inter alia, provide that plastic carry bags should have a minimum thickness of 20 microns, carry bags or containers made of recycled plastic shall not be u  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 28 -- Gov. John Baldacci, D-Maine, issued the following text of a radio address: Good morning. This is Governor John Baldacci. For the past several weeks, members of the Maine Legislature have been meeting in committees to consider nominations to a number of important state boards and commissions. The men and women of the Senate and the House of Representatives reviewed credentials, asked tough questions and made their recommendations for the Senate, which voted on   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Intelligence and Research Electronic Affairs Publication Office issued the following Background Note: Official Name: Czech Republic Geography Area: 78,864 sq. kilometers; about the size of Virginia. Cities: Capital--Prague (pop. 1.21 million). Other cities--Brno (367,000), Ostrava (310,000), Plzen (163,000). Terrain: Low mountains to the north and south, hills in the west. Climate: Temperate. People Nationali  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision by Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of Proceedings: SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD DECISION DOCUMENT Decision Information Docket Number: EP_519_4 Case Title: NOTICE OF NATIONAL GRAIN CAR COUNCIL MEETING Decision Type: Decision Deciding Body: Director Of Proceedings Decision Summary Decision Notes: PROVIDED NOTICE OF THE NATIONAL GRAI  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release: PREET BHARARA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, ROBERT DREHER, the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department's Environment and Natural Resources Division ("ENRD"), and CYNTHIA GILES, the Assistant Administrator for the Office of Enforcement and Compliance with the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA"), a  more