Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2013. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: March 26, 2013 – Recall number: 13-150 Recalled Basic Beat Egg Shaker Recall Summary Name of product: Basic Beat BB201 standard egg[Read More…]
Year: 2013
With Support From NOAA, Woods Hole Scientists See Moderate Spring, Summer Red Tide for Gulf of Maine
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2013. New England is expected to experience a “moderate” red tide this spring and summer, which may result in closure of some shellfish harvesting beds to prevent possible illness to consumers who might eat contaminated food, according to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) scientists funded by NOAA[Read More…]
Department of Transportation Proposes $1.7 Million in Civil Penalties for ExxonMobil for Yellowstone River Pipeline Failure
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2013. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced it is initiating an administrative enforcement action with a proposed fine of $1.7 million to ExxonMobil Pipeline Company as a result of the operator’s July 2011 crude oil pipeline failure in the Yellowstone[Read More…]
EPA’s Science Advisory Board Announces Independent Panel to Peer Review Agency’s Hydraulic Fracturing Research
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2013. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) independent Science Advisory Board (SAB) yesterday announced the formation of its Hydraulic Fracturing Research Advisory panel. This panel of independent experts will peer review EPA’s 2014 draft report of results for its national study on any potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing[Read More…]
Governors State Panel Looks for Common Ground in Gun Debate
University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Governors State University is hosting a panel discussion that will attempt to find areas of agreement on one of the most controversial topics of our time, guns in America. “Communicating Possibilities: Reframing the Gun Debate and Finding Common Ground,” takes place Thursday, April 4, at 5 p.m., in[Read More…]
Michigan Computer Company Owner Sentenced for International Environmental, Counterfeiting Crimes
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2013. A Michigan computer company and its owner were sentenced yesterday for trafficking in counterfeit goods and services and violating environmental laws. U.S. District Judge David M. Lawson sentenced Mark Jeffrey Glover, to 30 months in prison and a $10,000 fine, and his company, Discount Computers, Inc. (DCI),[Read More…]
Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Michigan’s Ban on Race-Conscious Admissions
Michigan’s Proposal Aims to Bar Students From Lobbying Universities to Consider Race as One Factor in Admissions WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2013. The Supreme Court said yesterday it will hear arguments in a case that seeks to strike Michigan’s Proposal 2 as unconstitutional because it bars students from lobbying universities to consider[Read More…]
Record Low Tuberculosis Cases in Illinois – But State Remains Among the Highest in the Nation
Tuberculosis numbers continue to drop in Illinois, but increase worldwide SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2013. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is recognizing March 24, 2013 as World Tuberculosis Day (TB) and encouraging Illinoisans to learn about the disease in order to help stop the spread. Illinois ranks sixth in the[Read More…]
Maryland Medical Marijuana Bill Receives Final Approval from House of Delegates
ANNAPOLIS–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2013. A bill that could allow Maryland citizens with serious illnesses to obtain medical marijuana legally via state-regulated programs took an important step toward becoming law yesterday when the Maryland House of Delegates voted 108-28 to send it to the Senate, where it is also expected to pass. “People[Read More…]
Puerto Rico Man Faces Life in Prison for Mass Shooting in 2009
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2013. Alexis Candelario-Santana, 41, faces life in prison following his conviction of murdering eight people and an unborn child and attempting to murder 19 others during a mass shooting at a Puerto Rico pub in 2009, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s[Read More…]
