 | NASA Discovery Set for July 1 Launch - The Space Shuttle Discovery and its crew are set for a July 1 flight to the International Space Station. The STS-121 mission will visit the International Space Station and continue evaluating new shuttle safety improvements. At least two spacewalks are planned during the 12-day mission, which also includes repair work to the station. |
 | NOAA Releases Report on Status of U.S. Marine Fiseries - In 2005, NOAA scientists determined population levels for 206 fish stocks and multi-species groupings known as complexes. Of these, 152 (74 percent) were not overfished. NOAA scientists also determined the harvest rates for 237 stocks and found that 192 (81 percent) were not subject to overfishing. |
 | Gosney and Sons, Inc., settles with EPA over illegal discharges into Los Pinos River - Contact Information: Michael Risner 303-312-6890, risner.michael@epa.gov Melanie Pallman 303-312-6231, pallman.melanie@epa.gov Elisabeth Evans 303-312-6217, evans.elisabeth@epa.gov |
 | DEA Arrests Smugglers Hiding Heroin In Sandals, Furniture, Golf Bags, And Condom Swallowers - JUN 21--(New York) - JOHN P. GILBRIDE, the Special Agent in Charge of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) in New York and MICHAEL J. GARCIA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, along with RAYMOND W. KELLY, Police Commissioner |
 | Congress Has Authorized $5.2 billion For Disaster Relief To Florida - These federal funds are especially important to communities in the Panhandle that were hit hard by Hurricane Dennis. Although previous Federal disaster relief excluded damage caused by this storm, this new funding will help all communities damaged by storms last year, including Dennis, Rita, Katrina, and Wilma. |
 | West Coast Truckers To Get Fuel Savings Help - (Washington, D.C. – June 22, 2006) Small-to-medium trucking firms in Oregon, California, and Washington have a new way to become more environmentally friendly while saving money. A new, innovative partnership of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency aims to upgrade 400 trucks traveling along the West Coast's I-5 Corridor with fuel-saving and pollution-reduction technologies. |
 | Airmen, Soldiers polish skills at Golden Medic by Master Sgt. Al Eakle - 6/21/2006 - AUGUSTA, Ga. (AFPN) -- Air Force reservists from around the country deployed here June 10 to 19 to participate in the Army Reserve's largest medical exercise, Golden Medic 2006. |
 | Bringing Charles Taylor to Justice - The United States welcomes the June 20 transfer of former Liberian President Charles Taylor from Sierra Leone to The Hague where he will stand trial |
 | U.S.-Africa Partnership Aims To Help Poorest of The Poor - Washington -- The nongovernmental organization (NGO) Africare, working in close cooperation with Africans in 26 countries, has made significant progress in combating some of the continent’s most urgent problems, such as poverty, famine and disease, said Julius E. Coles, Africare president, at a talk June 20 at the Woman's National Democratic Club in Washington. |
 | CENTAF releases airpower summary for June 22 - In Afghanistan June 21, an Air Force MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle conducted a precision strike on a group of Taliban extremists near Gereshk. The Predator UAV expended a Hellfire missile, ending the engagement. |
 | U.S., Japan Reach Agreement on Resumption of Beef Trade By Susan Krause - Washington -- Following months of negotiations, the United States and Japan have reached an agreement that ultimately will lead to the resumption of sales of U.S. beef to Japan, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced June 21. |
 | NOAA Ozone Forecasting - The NOAA National Weather Service, in partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency, will now provide experimental forecast guidance for ground-level ozone for the western half of the contiguous United States—a total of 17 states from the Plains to the Pacific Coast. This is in addition to the air quality forecast guidance currently available for the eastern half of the U.S. |
 | 29 Arrested in Chicago; Ties to Fentanyl-Laced Heroin Suspected - CHICAGO) – JUN 21--Drug Enforcement Administration agents and Chicago Police Department officers arrested 29 alleged members of the Mickey Cobras Street Gang who are suspected of trafficking fentanyl-laced heroin, crack cocaine, and marijuana in parts of Chicago’s Southside. |
 | Progress Reported in Fighting Coca in Andean Region By Eric Green - Washington -– More international aid is needed to help three nations in the Andean region -- Bolivia, Colombia, and Peru -- continue their recent successes in eradicating coca, the main ingredient used to make cocaine, says a drug agency of the United Nations. |
 | Technicians cut metal waste by Staff Sgt. Francesca Popp - 6/21/2006 - ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska (AFPN) -- Airmen in the 3rd Equipment Maintenance Squadron's metals technology shop are maximizing value while minimizing waste by making what customers need from scratch. On a daily basis, they can produce two-dimensional |
 | Census Bureau to Release Details About Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-Owned Businesses - The rate of growth for Native Hawaiian- and other Pacific Islander-owned businesses between 1997 and 2002 was more than three times faster than the national average. The U.S. Census Bureau will hold a news conference to discuss the details about these firms. |
 | HHS To Acquire New Anthrax Therapeutic Treatment For Stockpile - The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today it will purchase 20,000 treatment courses of ABthrax, an anthrax therapeutic treatment, from Human Genome Sciences of Rockville, Md. for $165,205,217. Delivery is expected to begin in 2009. Under the terms of the agreement, full payment to Human Genome Sciences is contingent on the product receiving licensure from the Food and Drug Administration. |
 | Dredging begins at Sheboygan River site - CHICAGO (June 21, 2006) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 said today that a new phase of cleanup at the upper river portion of the Sheboygan River and Harbor Superfund site begins this week. The project will continue under EPA supervision, in consultation with Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, through the fall. Construction vehicles and workers in required protective clothing may be visible on the riverfront near Sheboygan Falls' Rochester Park. |
 | American-Arab Conference Honors Community Contributions By Afzal Khan - Washington – Prince Turki Al Faisal, Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the United States, urged Arab Americans to build “new and enduring bridges” between the Arab world and the United States. He made his comments in an address June 17 to the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) 26th annual convention in Washington. |
 | July through September U.S. Summer Outlook - June 20, 2006 — As spring rolls out and summer rolls in, the weather patterns for the remainder of June are typical for what the nation can expect for the rest of the summer. (Click NOAA image for larger view of summer 2006 temperature outlook for the months July through September. Click here for high resolution version. Please credit “NOAA.”) |
