CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 16, 2011. Campus Progress reports about a recent study done by the Cook County Department of Public Health that surveyed 1,718 students at 20 suburban public high schools about health issues. The data released reinforces a need for a comprehensive sexual health education program in Illinois that, in addition[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, September 16, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 16, 2011. White House Appears Unlikely to Put Social Security Cuts Back on the Table White House spokeswoman Amy Brundage has said that President Obama’s deficit proposal will not include any changes to Social Security, reiterating the President’s belief that Social Security did not cause the immediate[Read More…]
Qualitest Pharmaceuticals Issues a Nationwide Voluntary Recall of Oral Contraceptives
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 16, 2011. Qualitest Pharmaceuticals today issued a voluntary, nationwide, retail-level recall of multiple lots of oral contraceptives. The recall is being implemented because of a packaging error, where select blisters were rotated 180 degrees within the card, reversing the weekly tablet orientation and making the lot number[Read More…]
Haitian Farmers Fighting Monsanto and Chemical-Intensive Agriculture (Video)
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- An exclusive interview with Chavannes Jean-Baptiste, executive director of Haiti’s Papaye Peasant Movement (MPP), on fighting Monsanto and chemical-intensive agriculture. The interview was conducted August 26, 2011 by Jay Feldman, executive director of Beyond Pesticides, and Marie-Jose Etheart, Beyond Pesticides supporter, collaborator and Kreyol translator. See the full story here: Haitian[Read More…]
White House Blocks EPA Chemical Health Review
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- (Beyond Pesticides, September 15, 2011) Bowing to pressure from the chemical industry, the administration of President Barack Obama recently blocked a new and desperately needed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) review of chemical health hazards which was developed under the agency’s Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS), according to Daniel[Read More…]
World Leaders Must Take Binding Steps to Curb Unhealthy Food Industry – UN Expert
GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–16 September 2011. A United Nations human rights expert today called for taxing unhealthy food, regulating harmful marketing practices and standing up to the food industry, urging world leaders not to miss the chance at a summit next week to end a state of affairs that kills nearly 3 million[Read More…]
DOT Fines Lowestfare.com for Violations of Code-Share Disclosure Rules
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 16, 2011. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined the online ticket agent Lowestfare.com, LLC $50,000 for failing to adequately disclose to consumers when flights were being operated under a code-sharing arrangement. Today’s action is part of the Department’s effort to ensure that all sellers of air[Read More…]
White House to Launch ‘Digital Promise’ Initiative
Responding to President’s Call to Action, Key Effort by Leaders in Industry and Universities to Transform Learning Technology Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 16, 2011. Today, the White House and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced the launch of “Digital Promise,” a new national center created by Congress with bipartisan support to advance[Read More…]
Former and Current Soldiers and Recruiter Indicted for Allegedly Obtaining Recruiting Bonuses Through Fraud Scheme
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—September 16, 2011. Six current and former members of the U.S. military have been charged a 41-count indictment in San Antonio for allegedly defrauding various U.S. military components and their contractor of approximately $127,000 by fraudulently obtaining recruiting bonuses, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s[Read More…]
BP Amoco to Pay U.S. $20.5 Million to Resolve Allegations of Royalty Underpayments from Indian and Federal Lands
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—September 16, 2011. BP Amoco Corp. (formerly Amoco Corp.), Amoco Production Company, BP Exploration & Oil Inc., BP America Inc., Atlantic Richfield Company and Vastar (the BP defendants) have agreed to pay the United States $20.5 million to resolve claims that the companies violated the False Claims Act by knowingly[Read More…]
