NEW YORK, July 29 (TNSPar) -- Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health issued the following news: On a chilly February day in 1994, President Bill Clinton signed an executive order that charged 11 federal agencies with developing policies and procedures to address the disparate impact of environmental hazards on communities of color and low-income populations. That same day, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) hosted a conference that emphasized the impo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RS20752) on July 28, 2021, entitled "Submission of the President's Budget in Transition Years" by Taylor N. Riccard, government organization and management analyst: * * * Summary At the time of a presidential transition, one question commonly asked is whether the outgoing or incoming President submits the budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Under past practices, and prior to more recent statutory chan more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 30, 2021: U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), co-chair of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus, announced today that $42,600 has been awarded to the Secaucus Fire Department as part of the Assistance to Firefighter Grants (AFG) program. Administered by the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency, the AFG program provides direct support to eligible fire depar more PR