Smurfit Stone Mill/ Montana Rape Kits

KPAX TV: EPA announces agreement for contaminant testing at Smurfit-Stone Mill

Final agreement to study contamination at Smurfit Stone Mill site (Missoula County, Mont.)

“The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a final agreement to investigate contamination at the Smurfit Stone Mill Superfund site, in Missoula County, Montana.  Under the terms of the agreement, M2Green, International Paper, and WestRock will conduct a comprehensive investigation of soils, river sediments, and ground and surface water to determine the nature and extent of contamination at the site, also known as the Frenchtown Mill.  The companies will also collectively reimburse EPA more than $600,000 for past costs incurred.” -email notice

EPA Superfund  Site: Smurfit-Stone Mill

Missoulian: Montana AG forms task force to look into untested rape kits
Fox Launches Task Force to Address Unsubmitted Sex-assault Evidence Kits in Montana
“In the course of its investigation into an allegation of sexual assault, a law enforcement agency can request that a victim be examined for physical evidence of the assault. When the investigating agency or prosecutor has determined that the evidence should be submitted to the state crime laboratory for processing, that evidence is processed by the laboratory free of charge.”

Obesity/ Medal of Honor

Missoulian: Obesity still rising among US adults, women overtake men
Data & Statistics
“Public health surveillance is the ongoing systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of outcome-specific data for use in planning, interpretation, and evaluation of public health practice. The latest statistics, surveillance systems, state indicator reports and maps related to obesity are provided.”

Prevalence of Obesity Among Adults and Youth: United States, 2011–2014
“The prevalence of obesity was higher in women (38.3%) than in men (34.3%). Among all youth, no difference was seen by sex.”

Missoulian: Obama awarding Medal of Honor to Army captain
President Obama to Award the Medal of Honor
“On November 12, 2015, President Barack Obama will award Captain Florent A. Groberg, U.S. Army (Ret), the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry.  Captain Groberg will receive the Medal of Honor for his courageous actions while serving as a Personal Security Detachment Commander for Task Force Mountain Warrior, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division during combat operations in Asadabad, Kunar Province, Afghanistan on August 8, 2012.”

Veterans Day

Happy Veterans Day

History of Veterans Day

“World War I – known at the time as “The Great War” - officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, in the Palace of Versailles outside the town of Versailles, France. However, fighting ceased seven months earlier when an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, between the Allied nations and Germany went into effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. For that reason, November 11, 1918, is generally regarded as the end of ‘the war to end all wars.’”

Veterans History Project
“The Veterans History Project of the American Folklife Center collects, preserves, and makes accessible the personal accounts of American war veterans so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand the realities of war.”

National Parks: Honoring America's Veterans
“In this year's Veterans Day video, US veteran and National Mall and Memorial Parks Park Ranger James Pierce invites everyone to visit a national park on Veterans Day. Take a moment to watch this year's Veterans Day video and learn more about your national parks.”

United Airlines/ Manhatten Project National Park

Missoulian: US sues over proposed deal between United, Delta at Newark
Assistant Attorney General Bill Baer Delivers Remarks at Conference Call Regarding the Justice Department's Lawsuit to Block United's Monopolization of Takeoff and Landing Slots at Newark Airport
“This morning the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Newark, New Jersey, to block United Airlines’ effort to acquire 24 takeoff and landing slots at Newark Liberty International Airport.  Today, United controls over 73 percent of the slots needed to fly in and out of Newark.  Our lawsuit charges United with trying to maintain and enhance its monopoly position at Newark, violating Section 2 of the Sherman Act.  We are also charging United and Delta Airlines, the seller of the slots, with violating Section 1 of the Sherman Act by entering into an agreement that restrains trade.”

Missoulian: New national park marks development of nuclear bomb
Interior and Energy Departments Formally Establish the Manhattan Project National Historical Park
“U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz signed a memorandum of agreement today establishing the Manhattan Project National Historical Park. The agreement directs how the National Park Service (NPS) and the Department of Energy will work together to preserve, protect, and provide access to the historic resources associated with the Manhattan Project at locations in Oak, Ridge, Tennessee; Los Alamos, New Mexico; and the Hanford Site in Washington state.”