1. Senate bill would expand the voluntary program to the entire nation for the next three years. 2. An industry spokesman outlined Thursday a revision of a voluntary program to provide public information about pressure-treated wood that contains arsenic. 3. And while many advocates are not opposed to voluntary programs of partner notification, they object to mandatory programs such as the one recently passed in New York. 4. ASE certification is a voluntary program, and any mechanic meeting the basic employment criteria can test in the areas he or she chooses. 5. Aware of corporate resistance to mandatory caps on emissions, some energy industry executives and lobbyists have proposed that the government sponsor a voluntary program to reduce emissions. 6. Becky Stanfield, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Public Interest Research Group, a government watchdog group in Washington, said voluntary programs do not address climate change problems. 7. -- Creates three purely voluntary pilot programs for employers to verify legal-immigrant status of employees. 8. Alaska also threatened to pull out of a voluntary pilot training program that is a favorite of top FAA officials. 9. Bush did sign this bill, but his emphasis during that session was another bill that created a voluntary program to bring outdated petrochemical plants into state compliance. 10. Bush instead approved a voluntary program allowing grandfathered oil, coal and other industrial plants to cut down on pollution. |
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