WASHINGTON, June 7 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has issued a notice regarding the availability of assessments for genetically engineered maize. This notice advises the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has prepared a draft plant pest risk assessment and draft environmental assessment. These documents pertain to a petition from Bayer U.S.-Crop Science seeking a determination of nonregulated status for maize even  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a rule to approve revisions to the Iowa State Implementation Plan. This action addresses a permit modification for Alter Metal Recycling, located in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa. The revisions pertain to the air construction permit included in Iowa's 2008 Lead National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) attainment plan for portions of Council Bluffs. The proposed rule does not impact the string  more