February 17, 2011
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Monitoring & Testing Newsletter February 17, 2011 |
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President Proposes $1 Billion Budget for The National Institute of Standards and Technology in 2012
President Barack Obama`s fiscal year (FY) 2012 budget proposal announced on Feb. 14, 2011, proposes a funding level of $1.001 billion for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an 8.9 percent increase over the President`s FY 2011 budget request and a 16.9 percent increase above NIST`s FY 2010 appropriations.
The NIST budget request reinforces the Administration`s commitment to science and technology by doubling funding for NIST laboratories, one of several strategies for maintaining U.S. technological leadership laid out in the President`s Plan for ... |
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Epa begins study of air pollution near HOVENSA Oil Refinery in ST. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has begun a three-month study of air pollution from the HOVENSA oil refinery and other sources of air pollution near the facility in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. HOVENSA is the second largest oil refinery in the United States. EPA has installed air monitoring equipment at three locations where the biggest impacts of air pollution from HOVENSA and other facilities would be expected. The Agency will measure levels of a class of air pollutants known as volatile organic compounds (VOCs), some of which have serious health effects. Many VOCs are ... |
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