Court cites EPA’s own findings on health dangers of chlorpyrifos to push agency to act A plane sprays pesticide over a farm. Denton Rumsey/Shutterstock Seattle, WA —(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2015. Calling EPA’s delay in regulating the dangerous pesticide chlorpyrifos “egregious,” the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals today ordered EPA to respond[Read More…]
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EPA Proposes Training Requirements for Those Who Apply Acutely Toxic ‘Restricted Use’ Pesticides
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2015. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing new standards for pesticide applicators who apply “restricted use” pesticides, requiring an increased level of training, a minimum age requirement for applicators, and basic literacy. The proposal will soon be available for public comment. Encompassing the highly acutely[Read More…]
State Representative Anthony DeLuca to Host Free Document Shredding Event on Sept. 19
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—August 11, 2015. State Representative Anthony DeLuca will host a free document shredding event on Saturday, September 19 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Bloom Plaza, 1020 Dixie Highway, Chicago Heights. Help protect yourself from identity theft. Bring documents that contain your personally identifiable information to be safely[Read More…]
Airmen Missing From World War II Accounted For, Aug. 11, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2015. The Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that servicemen, missing from World War II, have been accounted for and their remains are being returned to their families for burial with full military honors. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. William P. Cook of Alameda,[Read More…]
Feds Propose New Rules to Protect Whales, Dolphins in Other Countries
Regulations Will Prohibit Seafood Imports That Don’t Meet U.S. Standards for Marine Mammal Protection WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2015. The National Marine Fisheries Service today proposed major regulations prohibiting the import of seafood into the United States from fisheries that kill whales and dolphins in excess of U.S. standards. Under the new[Read More…]
PAC Rats ‘Play On’ at South Suburban College
Pictured from Left to Right: Rob Smagacz of Calumet City as Saul, Pat Nevins of Homewood as Auggie, Michelle Castellanos of Lansing as Smitty, Kevin Hathaway of Park Forest as Lou (on ladder), Laura Tiemens of South Holland as Violet, Charlie Furtek of Lansing as Billy, Heather Young of Chicago[Read More…]
IL Speaker Madigan: House Expands Federal Funds Spending Plan to Include Disaster Relief, Assistance for Elderly and Other Essential Programs
Springfield, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 11, 2015. Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan on Tuesday announced the House’s plan to make sure that programs serving children with disabilities and life-saving cancer screenings are included in a plan to spend federal dollars while lawmakers continue to push for a balanced approach to the state[Read More…]
Tax Return Preparers Sentenced to Prison for Hiding Offshore Account and Assisting Wealthy Clients to Hide Millions in Secret Accounts at Israeli Banks
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2015. Two tax return preparers with offices located in California, Maryland and New York were sentenced today in Los Angeles for facilitating an offshore tax fraud scheme, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division. David Kalai was sentenced to serve[Read More…]
Voluntary Nationwide Recall Of Grey Wash Tattoo Inks And Tattoo Kits by Thousand Virgins Corp Due To Microbial Contamination
Miami (City of Industry), Florida –-(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2015. A Thousand Virgins Corp. in Miami (City of Industry), FL is recalling all lots of tattoo Inks described below due to microbiological contamination. A Thousand Virgins grey wash inks; G1, G2 and G3, that are labeled with Lot #129, and bearing the[Read More…]
State Court Permanently Blocks Oklahoma’s Unconstitutional Restrictions on Medication Abortion
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2015. An Oklahoma state judge permanently blocked a state law restricting medication abortion today, ensuring women in the state will continue to have access to a method of ending a pregnancy in its earliest stages using medication that has been proven safe by more than a decade[Read More…]
