Taking a break

This blog will not be updated till 1/12//2016.

Navy Nukes/ Pesticides and Bees

Missoulian: Navy leader says 'nukes' essential to US survival

Thornberry On North Korea Nuke Test
Secretary, South Korean Defense Minister Discuss North Korean Nuclear Test
New Nuclear LDO Designator Established  

Missoulian: EPA says pesticide harms bees in some cases
Protecting Bees and Other Pollinators from Pesticides

Montana Highway Deaths/ EPA and Flint Water/ President Obama Gun Control

Missoulian: Montana highway death toll up sharply in 2015
Crash Data
Traveler Safety
“There were 224 fatalities in 2015. There has been 1 fatality on Montana highways in 2016 compared to 0 fatalities for this same time in 2015.”

Missoulian: Federal prosecutors working with EPA on Flint water probe
Flint Safe Drinking Water Task Force
“On October 16, 2015, EPA established the Flint Safe Drinking Water Task Force to provide the Agency’s technical expertise through regular dialogue with designated officials from Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and the City of Flint.”

Missoulian: Obama initiative on gun control shows limits of acting alone
What the President is Doing to Keep Guns Out of the Wrong Hands

Origin of Meat

Missoulian: Consumers won't know meat origin after US ends labeling law
Country of Origin Labeling
H.R. 2393: Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork, and chicken. Country of origin labeling requirements are administered by the Department of Agriculture and require a retailer to inform consumers of the country of origin of a covered commodity.