Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2015. Last week in Denver, Colorado a U.S. District Court judge handed down a preliminary decision that may dramatically alter how marijuana is grown across the state. On Friday, Judge John Madden sided with the Denver Department of Environmental Health (DDOH), refusing to lift a quarantine that has[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Center for Biological Diversity: White House Report Lacks Key Actions to Save Bees, Other Pollinators
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2015. The White House Pollinator Health Task Force today issued a long-awaited report outlining the Obama administration’s plans for addressing severe, nationwide declines in important pollinators. Unfortunately the plan set out in the report fails to adequately address the harm caused by pesticides, a key cause of declines[Read More…]
White House Pollinator Strategy Won’t Solve Bee Crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—May 19, 2015. The Obama administration released its National Pollinator Health Strategy today, which failed to adequately address the impact of pesticides, including neonicotinoid insecticides — a leading driver of bee declines — on bees and other pollinators. This report was required by the June 2014 presidential memorandum,[Read More…]
Chinese Professors Among Six Defendants Charged with Economic Espionage and Theft Of Trade Secrets for Benefit of People’s Republic of China
Chinese Professors Alleged to Have Stolen Valuable Technology from Avago Technologies and Skyworks Solutions to Benefit a PRC University Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2015. On May 16, 2015, Tianjin University Professor Hao Zhang was arrested upon entry into the United States from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in connection with[Read More…]
United Parcel Service Agrees to Settle Alleged Civil False Claims Act Violations
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2015. United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) has agreed to pay $25 million to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims to the federal government in connection with its delivery of Next Day Air overnight packages, the Justice Department announced today. UPS is a package delivery company based[Read More…]
Airport Baggage Handlers Charged in Wide-Ranging Conspiracy to Transport Drugs Across the Country
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2015. Fourteen persons have been charged in connection with an alleged wide-ranging criminal conspiracy to violate airport security requirements and transport drugs throughout the country announced U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag of the Northern District of California, Special Agent in Charge José M. Martinez of the Internal Revenue[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Takes Action Against PayPal for Illegally Signing Up Consumers for Unwanted Online Credit
PayPal to Refund $15 Million to Consumers and Pay $10 Million Fine WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—May 19, 2015. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a complaint and proposed consent order in federal court against PayPal, Inc. for illegally signing up consumers for its online credit product, PayPal Credit, formerly[Read More…]
Illinois Philanthropy Says No to Filling State Budget Hole
Community Impact of State Cuts Dire Chicago, Illinois –(ENEWSPF)—May 18, 2015. Foundation executives held a press conference today to draw a firm boundary around the extent to which Illinois government can expect private philanthropy to fill the large state budget hole, by now projected to be $6.6 billion. Foundation leaders[Read More…]
White House Announcing New Steps to Promote Pollinator Health
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPSF)–May 19, 2015 By: John P. Holdren Pollinators are critical to the Nation’s economy, food security, and environmental health. Honey bee pollination alone adds more than $15 billion in value to agricultural crops each year, and helps ensure that our diets include ample fruits, nuts, and vegetables. This tremendously[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the 50th Anniversary of Head Start
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 18, 2015 For millions of families, Head Start has been a lifeline. And for millions of kids, it’s been the start of a better life. Over the past half century, 32 million children have benefited from its early learning and development programs. They’ve recited their numbers and ABCs, raced[Read More…]
