Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2014. A large coalition of environmental justice, public health and green organizations in a letter Thursday called on President Obama to fulfill a consent decree by finalizing a proposed rule that would strengthen safeguards governing billions of pounds of hazardous waste that were excluded from regulation in[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Sudan Unleashes a War Criminal Army
Regime Gives Janjaweed Genocidaires New Name, Weapons, and a License to Kill Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2014. One decade after Darfur’s Janjaweed militiamen earned global infamy as “devils on horseback,” Sudan is experiencing a wave of atrocities at the hands of their new incarnation as an official military entity, the “Rapid[Read More…]
Interior Secretary Jewell Announces Conservation Success Story in Down-listing of Wood Stork
Thirty Year Recovery Effort Has Brought Bird Back from Brink of Extinction TOWNSEND, GA–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2014. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is down-listing the wood stork from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), reflecting a highly successful[Read More…]
Republicans Vote to Block Washington, D.C.’s New Marijuana Decriminalization Law
Amendment Takes Effect Long After D.C. Marijuana Law Takes Effect, Meaning It May Only Prevent the City from Issuing $25 Fines for Marijuana Possession, Creating De Facto Legalization Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2014. Yesterday, the House Appropriations Committee adopted an amendment by Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) prohibiting the District of Columbia[Read More…]
Study Finds Majority of ‘Bee-Friendly’ Plants Sold at Garden Stores Contaminated with Bee-Killing Pesticides
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2014. Over half of the “bee-friendly” home garden plants sold at garden supply centers such as Home Depot, Lowe’s, and Walmart have been pre-treated with pesticides shown to harm and kill bees, according to a study released yesterday by Friends of the Earth, Beyond Pesticides and allies.[Read More…]
Energy Department Project Captures and Stores more than One Million Metric Tons of CO2
Project safely stores CO2 from commercial industrial operations, enhances oil recovery in nearby depleted field WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2014. Following the one year mark since the release of the President’s Climate Action Plan, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) – in partnership with Air Products and Chemicals Inc. – today announced[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Signs Anti-Bullying Legislation
New Law Cracks Down on Bullying, Helps Protect All Illinois Students CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today signed legislation to crack down on bullying in Illinois. The bill will help protect Illinois students from bullying both inside and outside the classroom. Today’s action is part of Governor Quinn’s agenda[Read More…]
Kentucky Oncology Practice and Its Manager Plead Guilty to Purchasing and Selling Unapproved Chemotherapy Drugs
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2014. Hematology and Oncology Center (HOC) PLLC of Somerset, Kentucky has pleaded guilty to federal charges that the firm purchased and sold unapproved and improperly labeled chemotherapy drugs. HOC’s former office manager, Natarajan Murugesan, also pleaded guilty to assisting with these activities, which are violations of the[Read More…]
Another Failure of a Rauner Company to Pay Illinois Taxes Discovered
Rauner’s former company, GTCR, failed to pay nearly $13,000 in taxes in 2005 Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2014. Multimillionaire GOP gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner’s company, GTCR, failed to pay nearly $13,000 in unemployment taxes in 2005, which resulted in the State of Illinois placing a lien on the business. Rauner was[Read More…]
Another Failure of a Rauner Company to Pay Illinois Taxes Discovered
Rauner’s former company, GTCR, failed to pay nearly $13,000 in taxes in 2005 Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2014. Multimillionaire GOP gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner’s company, GTCR, failed to pay nearly $13,000 in unemployment taxes in 2005, which resulted in the State of Illinois placing a lien on the business. Rauner was[Read More…]
