Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2015. With increasing consumer concern about genetically engineered (GE) food, yesterday the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry held a hearing, entitled Agriculture Biotechnology: a Look at Federal Regulation and Stakeholder Perspectives, that critics called lopsided. Most witnesses characterized GE food as safe or side-stepped the issue[Read More…]
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CDC Releases Combined Summary of Notifiable Infectious, Noninfectious Diseases
All nationally notifiable conditions are now in the same MMWR volume Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2015. Beginning with the Oct. 23, 2015, Supplements to Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), CDC will publish the summaries of all notifiable conditions – infectious and noninfectious – at the same time. Together, these two[Read More…]
Statement from Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook On Hostage Rescue Mission in Iraq
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2015. Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook provided the following statement: Early today in Iraq, at the request of the Kurdistan Regional Government, U.S. Special Operations Forces supported an Iraqi Peshmerga operation to rescue hostages at an ISIL prison near Hawijah, Iraq. This operation was deliberately planned and[Read More…]
Powerful Pesticide Lobby Attacks Bee-saving Regulations at Miami Trade Talks
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—October 22, 2015. An analysis released today by Friends of the Earth U.S. reveals disturbing news: U.S. and European Union trade negotiators meeting in Miami this week appear to be actively considering adopting the agenda of chemical and pesticide industry lobbyists. Under the terms of the Transatlantic Trade[Read More…]
Friends of the Earth Responds to Paul Ryan’s Bid for House Speaker
WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—October 22, 2015. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) has given the conditions under which he would enter the race for Speaker of the House. Currently the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, Ryan was chairman of the House Budget Committee and a GOP vice presidential nominee. Friends of[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Beware of Credit Card Scams During Transition to Chip Cards
Attorney General Warns of Potential Scammers Posing as Debit, Credit Card Issuers to Con Targets into Divulging Personal Information Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—October 21, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today urged Illinois residents to be on the lookout for calls or emails from individuals posing as debit or credit card issuers in[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Announces Illinois to Receive Funds from Settlement with Shipping Giant UPS for Overcharging Government Entities
States, Chicago, Washington D.C. and New York City Recover $4 Million in False Claims Case Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—October 21, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced Illinois will recover funds from a $4 million nationwide settlement with United Parcel Service (UPS), the world’s largest package delivery company, stemming from a complaint[Read More…]
Illinois to Drop Internal Emerald Ash Borer Quarantine
2015 Survey Confirms Discovery of Emerald Ash Borer in 10 New Counties SPRINGFIELD, IL–(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2015. The state of Illinois will no longer restrict the movement of any cut, non-coniferous firewood within the state. Illinois joins Missouri, Iowa, and Kentucky in the deregulation of Emerald Ash Borer (EAB). The 2015[Read More…]
U.S. State Dept. Updates Philippines Travel Warning, Oct. 21, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2015. The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to the Philippines, in particular to the Sulu Archipelago, certain regions and cities of the island of Mindanao, and the southern Sulu Sea area. This Travel Warning replaces the Travel Warning dated May 20, 2015,[Read More…]
Twenty-Five Individuals Indicted for Wire Fraud
Defendants Defrauded the U.S. Army National Guard Recruiting Assistance Program Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2015. Twenty-five individuals have been charged in 14 separate indictments for their alleged participation in a conspiracy to defraud the United States and the National Guard Bureau of money and property, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft,[Read More…]
