The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency disclosed the locations of 44 “high-hazard” coal-ash piles in 10 states on Monday, after previously saying they were keeping the locations secret to prevent them from becoming targets of terrorism
Read more via EPA names locations of hazardous coal-ash piles – USATODAY.com.
Small towns in Louisiana must give state all revenue from highway speeding tickets issued for driving less than 10 MPH over the limit.
Read more via Louisiana Legislature Passes Speed Trap Reform.
How about some action from North East Tennessee officials to get industry to locate to the Sullivan County area?
CHATTANOOGA – After landing Volkswagen’s first major supplier in Hamilton County, officials said it and other firms will defray some of the $100 million cost of preparing Enterprise South industrial park.
Gestamp Corp., which on Thursday unveiled plans to build a $90 million plant and employ at least 230 people within three years at the Chattanooga site, is paying for the land, unlike Volkswagen.
Read more via Hamilton to cover some costs of $90M Gestamp plant : Business : Knoxville News Sentinel.
Instead of bombarding a recruiter with a list of your accomplishments, try listening and asking a few thoughtful questions
Read more via Winning Over an Interviewer – BusinessWeek.
Knox County’s May unemployment rate of 8 percent continued to be lowest among metropolitan areas, although it was up 0.6 percent from April, according to the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
Read more via Knox jobless rate in May lowest among metro areas : Business : Knoxville News Sentinel.
The government soon may be handing out vouchers for new cars. Cash giveaways have spurred trade-ins in Europe. Will they help in the U.S.?
The government really wants to get the U.S. automobile industry into gear. It has already stepped in to bail out carmakers with money, loans, and special bankruptcy treatment. Now it seems ready to dole out $1 billion to consumers in the form of vouchers to buy newer, more-efficient vehicles under the Cash for Clunkers program.
Read more via Cash for Clunkers: What Can $1 Billion Buy? – BusinessWeek.
EPA has released the latest version of a state-of-the-science tool that estimates health risks from breathing air toxics in the United States. The National Air Toxics Assessment (NATA), based on 2002 air emissions data, helps federal, state, local and tribal governments identify areas and specific pollutants for further evaluation to better understand risks they may pose.
Air toxics are of concern because they are known to or are suspected of causing cancer and other serious health problems, including birth defects. The report assessed 180 air toxics plus diesel particulate matter from stationary sources of all sizes and from mobile sources such as cars, trucks, buses and construction equipment.
The 2002 NATA estimates that most people in the United States have an average cancer risk of 36 in 1 million if exposed to 2002 emissions levels over the course of their lifetime. In addition, 2 million people—less than one percent of the total U.S. population—have an increased cancer risk of greater than 100 in 1 million. Benzene was the largest contributor to the increased cancer risks.
NATA provides broad estimates of risk over geographic areas of the country and not definitive risks to specific individuals. The results are best used to prioritize pollutants and areas for further study, not as the sole basis for regulation or risk reduction activities.
Since the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments, air toxic emissions have decreased by 40 percent from all sources. NATA can be used to help all levels of government target further reductions in air toxics emissions.
More information on NATA: www.epa.gov/nata2002
Information on air toxics: www.epa.gov/oar/toxicair/newtoxics.html
Read more via 06/24/2009: EPA Releases third National Assessment of Toxic Air Pollutants.
Sales of previously owned U.S. homes rose for a second straight month in May but were weaker than expected, adding to growing fears of an anemic economic recovery from a deep recession.
Read more via U.S. home sales add to recovery worries | Reuters.
By the end of the year, Mumbai-based conglomerate Mahindra & Mahindra — best known outside India for manufacturing tractors — plans to launch two-door and four-door compact pickups that would compete with established brands such as the Toyota Tacoma, the best-selling compact truck in the U.S., and the Ford Ranger.
Read more via Coming to an Ex-U.S. Car Dealer Near You: Pickups From India – TIME.
Davidson County sheriff says arrests will continue
The federal government will no longer detain illegal immigrants caught driving without a license in Nashville.
Read more via ICE won’t detain non-U.S. drivers in Nashville : State and Regional News : Knoxville News Sentinel.