Day: March 4, 2013

Center for American Progress’ Carol Browner on Gina McCarthy’s Nomination for EPA Administrator

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2013. Today as Gina McCarthy was nominated as the next Environmental Protection Agency administrator, the Center for American Progress released the following statement from CAP Distinguished Senior Fellow Carol M. Browner, former EPA administrator and former director of the White House Office of Energy and Climate Change[Read More…]

Attorney General Madigan, Department of Revenue: Arrest of Chicago Gas Station Owner Made in Larges Sales Tax Fraud Case

Ongoing Operation Nets Nearly $75 Million from Gas Station Owners in Unpaid Sales Tax Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan and the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) on Friday announced the arrest of a Chicago area gas station owner for defrauding the state of more than $975,000 in gasoline[Read More…]

Former Commander of Mexican State Police and Member of the Gulf Cartel Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy Charges

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2013. Gilberto Lerma Plata, a former commander of the Mexican State Police and member of the Gulf Cartel, pleaded guilty on Friday to conspiracy to import multi-ton quantities of marijuana into the United States, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division[Read More…]

Multiple Studies Stress the Importance of Wild Pollinators

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2013.  Two studies released on February 28th in the journal Science detail the dramatic decline of wild pollinators and their effectiveness in producing seeds and fruit on crops in comparison to domesticated honey bees. The study conducted on the effectiveness of wild pollinators, which was led by[Read More…]

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