Day archives: November 27th, 2009

Bankruptcies in FY 2009 Rose By 34.5 Percent

News release: “Bankruptcy cases filed in federal courts for fiscal year 2009 totaled 1,402,816, up 34.5 percent over the 1,042,993 filings reported for the 12-month period ending September 30, 2008, according to statistics released today by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. The federal Judiciary’s fiscal year is the 12-month period ending September 30. …

Subjects: Courts, Government Documents

Verizon Wireless Voluntarily Discloses Environmental Violations

News release: “Verizon Wireless has agreed to pay a $468,600 civil penalty to settle self-disclosed violations of federal environmental regulations discovered at 655 facilities in 42 states. Verizon voluntarily entered into a corporate audit agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and conducted environmental compliance audits at more than 25,000 facilities nation-wide. The Environmental Appeals …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research, Wireless Web

EPA Releases Guide to Help Scientists Understand Children’s Exposure to Pollutants

News release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today released a user-friendly document to help risk assessors understand how children are exposed to pollution. The document, titled Highlights of the Child-Specific Exposure Factors Handbook, serves as a quick-reference guide to the more comprehensive Child-Specific Exposure Factors Handbook, published by EPA in 2008. It will serve as …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents