Topic: U.S. Government Accountability Office
AP News | 2009-12-09 18:53:41
Government report says corn ethanol from Northern Plains uses more water than other regions
A new government report examining whether increased biofuels use could pinch the nation's water resources says farmers in the Northern Plains use considerably more water to produce a gallon of corn ethanol than growers in other parts of the country. An ethanol industry group says ...
Getty Images | 2009-11-19 17:22:38
WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 19: Acting U.S. Comptroller General Gene Dodaro of the Government Accountability Office testifies before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee November 19, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee held a hearing on "Tracking the Money: How ...
Getty Images | 2009-11-19 17:22:33
WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 19: (L-R) Acting U.S. Comptroller General Gene Dodaro of the Government Accountability Office; Earl Devaney, chairman of the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board; Deputy Education Secretary Anthony Wilder Miller and Deputy Transportation Secretary John Porcari are sworn ...
AP News | 2009-11-09 15:46:54
Lawmaker asks GAO to investigate school lunch safeguards against deadly E. coli
The chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee wants an investigation into the risk of deadly E. coli getting into school lunches. Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., is worried about a recent outbreak that killed at least two people and sickened about two dozen others in 11 states ...
