Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2015 2015 YDRAX5F PTV (“The DRIVE PTV”) Recall Summary Name of product: Yamaha Golf Cars and Personal Transportation Vehicles (PTV) Hazard: The front wheel hubs on the golf cars and PTVs can crack causing the front wheels to detach, posing a crash hazard that could result in[Read More…]
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Technosport Recalls Omersub Scuba Mask Due to Injury Hazard
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2015. Recall Summary Name of product: Omersub Zero Cube scuba diving mask Hazard: Non-conforming glass was used for the lens, which can shatter during normal use, posing an injury hazard. Remedy: View Details Replace Consumer Contact: Technosport at (800) 853-1911 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET[Read More…]
EPA Finalizes Rule to Reduce Climate-Damaging HFCs
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2015. Today, the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing a rule to prohibit certain uses of chemicals that significantly contribute to climate change in favor of safer, more climate-friendly alternatives. This action responds to President Obama’s Climate Action Plan by reducing emissions of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs),[Read More…]
After Years of Ignoring Calls to Ban Dangerous Pesticide, EPA Begins to Act on Chlorpyrifos
Victory: Communities remain at risk from widespread agricultural use, protections still needed Farmworkers and their families, who are predominantly low-income and majority Latino, bear the brunt of poisonings from pesticides and pesticide drift. Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2015. Some 15 years after Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)[Read More…]
Colgate-Palmolive Pays $2mil to Settle Litigation on Lack of Efficacy of Its Triclosan Soaps
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2015. SoftSoap manufacturer, Colgate-Palmolive Co., has agreed to pay $2 million to settle a class action suit that alleged the company misled consumers into thinking its brand of Softsoap Antibacterial liquid hand soaps killed most common germs, when in fact they do not, according to documents filed in[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Lays Out Comprehensive Plan to Address CPS Budget Crisis, Warns of Deeper Cuts
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 1, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today laid out a comprehensive plan to address the budget crisis at Chicago Public Schools as they are facing a $1.1 billion budget deficit in the next fiscal year. The mayor asked Springfield to partner with the city to solve the problem. Without intervention[Read More…]
City Of Chicago Raises Minimum Wage to $10
More than 200,000 Workers Across Chicago Receive a Raise Today; This is the First Step in Raising the Minimum Wage to $13 Per Hour CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 1, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today marked the increase in the local minimum wage to $10 per hour, the first raise for Chicago workers since[Read More…]
Department of Defense Identifies Navy Casualty, July 1, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 1, 2015. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a sailor who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Senior Chief Petty Officer Jason P. May, 38, of Chesterfield, Michigan, died June 29, on board USS Essex (LHD 2), of non-combat related causes while the ship was at[Read More…]
Soldier Missing From Korean War Accounted For, July 1, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2015. The Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that the remains of a serviceman, missing from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors Army Sgt. Joseph M. Snock Jr. of Apollo, Pennsylvania,[Read More…]
Representative Blumenauer Statement on Legalization of Adult Use of Marijuana in Oregon
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—July 2, 2015. Representative Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) released the following statement on the legalization of adult use of marijuana in Oregon on July 1. “On July 1 in Oregon we end the failed prohibition of marijuana and will very soon be regulating and taxing the adult use of marijuana[Read More…]
