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Federal Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for Saturday September 21, 2024 ( 6 items )  

1st SFAB Army Advisors, Brazilian Forces strengthen bonds during combined training event with famed 101st Airborne Division
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: U.S. Army advisors assigned to the 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade continued to showcase its unique capabilities and immense flexibility working with its Brazilian partners during a recent training event held at Fort Johnson, Louisiana. The 1st SFAB, based at Fort Moore, Georgia, employed a four-person advisor team in support of a Brazilian A  more

Contractor Arrives, Continues Response Action at Buxton Formerly Used Defense Sites Property
SAVANNAH, Georgia, Sept. 21 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Savannah District issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2024: BUXTON, N.C. - The company contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, arrived today at the former Buxton Naval Facility, a Formerly Used Defense Sites property, located within the Cape Hatteras Seashore in Dare County North Carolina, to do a site survey and to continue the response actions the District team initiated Sept. 11, 2024. Over  more

Eight Countries work together in largest Operation Render Safe to remove WWII UXO in Solomon Islands
CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: SOLOMON ISLANDS The United States, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, United Kingdom, Republic of Korea, and Japan recently joined the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force for Operation Render Safe 2024-2 in New Georgia, Solomon Islands, from Aug. 12 to Sept. 27. Operation Render Safe is an Australian Defence Force operation that removes the danger posed by World War I  more

EPA Announces Settlement With Invicta Watch Company of America for Alleged Violations of FIFRA
ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 21 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2024: * * * Alleged Noncompliance with Applicable Federal Law during the COVID-19 Pandemic Results in $119,880 Penalty * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today a settlement with Invicta Watch Company of America (Invicta Watch) for alleged violations of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Under the settlement, the company will pay  more

EPA Orders Med Solutions to Stop Selling and Distributing Certain Ultraviolet Light-Based Antimicrobial Products
ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 21 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a Stop Sale, Use, or Removal Order (SSURO) to Med Solutions LLC (Med Solutions), a company based in Cumming, Georgia, relating to certain ultraviolet light-based antimicrobial devices. These devices were marketed under a variety of product names, including UV Medico, Aquisense PearlAqua, Fresh-Aire UV Air Handler System, TruSens, UV Angel  more

Georgia Southern University Among Top Five Student Teams to Receive EPA Award to Develop Environmental Technologies
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: ATLANTA (Sept. 20, 2024) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $498,801 in research funding to five college teams including Georgia Southern University to further develop their innovative technologies to help address urgent environmental and public health challenges. Winning projects address high priority issues such as developing PFAS-free alternatives and ensuring cleaner  more