WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA, NPS Agreement Strengthens Lead Safety at Gateway Housing * New York, N.Y. - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) announced that they have reached a consent agreement that strengthens lead safety protections for employees and families living in 43 pre-1978 housing units at Gateway National Recreation Area, which extends across New York  more

STUTTGART, Germany, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, a service component of the U.S. Africa Command, issued the following news: * * * SETAF-AF civil affairs noncommissioned officer translates French for his team in West Africa * VICENZA, Italy - When Chanson Benjamin started law school at the University of Minnesota, he never expected to trade his textbooks for civil affairs operations in Cote d'Ivoire. For the last six months, this Twin Cities resident has st  more