WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2014—Three years after hydrogen explosions wreaked havoc in the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is still not adequately protecting American nuclear reactors from the risk of similar hydrogen blasts in a severe accident, according to a new report by the Natural Resources Defense[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Earthjustice Files Appeal for Clean Water in Florida
Citizens deserve protection. Instead, Florida protects polluters Tallahassee, FL–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2014. Earthjustice filed an appeal in federal court yesterday challenging the notion that Florida’s polluter-friendly regulations on sewage, manure and fertilizer pollution meet the requirements of the Clean Water Act. “The Clean Water Act is supposed to mean clean water,”[Read More…]
Honda Recall of Certain 2013 CB500 (FA, F, XA, X) and CBR500 (RA, R) Motorcycles
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 7, 2014 SUMMARY: Honda is recalling certain model year 2013 CB500 (FA, F, XA, X) and CBR500 (RA, R) motorcycles. The rocker arm shaft retaining bolts may have been manufactured incorrectly resulting in the bolts loosening during engine operation. A loose bolt will initially result in a slow[Read More…]
NASA Radar Demonstrates Ability to Foresee Sinkholes
Aerial photo of a 25-acre sinkhole that formed unexpectedly near Bayou Corne, La., in Aug. 2012. Image Credit: On Wings of Care, New Orleans, La. Analyses by NASA’s UAVSAR after the Bayou Corne, La., sinkhole formed show it detected precursory ground movement of up to 10.2 inches (260 millimeters) more[Read More…]
$2.2 Million Judgment Obtained Against Supplement Marketer that Made Phony Claims for Treating and Preventing Diabetes
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2014. A federal court has found that marketers of bogus remedies for treating and preventing diabetes violated Section 5 of the FTC Act, and has ordered them to pay nearly $2.2 million. The FTC will use the funds it recovers to reimburse consumers. The court has prohibited[Read More…]
CAP Economist Adam Hersh on the February 2014 Jobs Report
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–Marcy 7, 2014. Today, Center for American Progress Economist Adam Hersh issued the following reaction to the announcement of February’s employment figures: Employment growth rebounded in February proving economists wrong that people can work despite the cold and snow. Job growth is trending in the right direction, although still short of what is[Read More…]
Minnesota Beekeepers Call on Agency to Suspend Bee-Killing Pesticide
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2014. Forty Minnesota beekeepers have called on the state’s Department of Agriculture to suspend the use of corn seeds treated with bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides, now one of the most ubiquitously used insecticides nationwide. Their move follows a commitment by two Minnesota state agencies to study the impact[Read More…]
Two New MSF Studies Show How HIV Treatment Reduced Transmission in Malawi and South Africa
Boston/New York–(ENEWSPF)–March 6, 2014—Two new studies released today by Epicentre,the research arm of the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) at CROI, the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, point to reductions in new HIV infections in areas where HIV treatment has been greatly expanded. The[Read More…]
Net Food Brand Turkey Dried Apricots Recalled Because of Undeclared Sulfites
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2014. Net Foods Import & Export at 711 2nd Street, Secaucus, NJ 07094 is recalling Net Food Brand Turkey Diced Apricots because they contain undeclared sulfites. People who have severe sensitivity to sulfites run the risk of serious or life threatening allergic reactions if the consume this[Read More…]
Nationwide Voluntary Recall of Two Lots of Pfizer’s Effexor XR® 150 Mg Extended-Release Capsules and One Lot of Greenstone’s Venlafaxine HCl 150 Mg Extended-Release Capsules
NEW YORK, NY–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2014. Pfizer Inc. is voluntarily recalling one lot of 30-count Effexor XR® (venlafaxine HCl) 150 mg extended-release capsules, one lot of 90-count Effexor XR (venlafaxine HCl) 150 mg extended-release capsules and one lot of 90-count Greenstone LLC-branded Venlafaxine HC1 150 mg extended-release capsules. This action is[Read More…]
