Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2015. Recalled Hampton Bay-branded Niles Park Collection patio set. Recall Summary Name of product: Patio set rockers Hazard: The patio sets’ rocking chairs can break during normal use, posing a fall hazard to consumers. Remedy: View Details Refund Consumer Contact: Dimension at (800) 598-6532 from 9 a.m.[Read More…]
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Lowe’s Agrees to Phase Out Bee-Toxic Neonicotinoid Insecticides
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2015. After nearly two years of pressure from the public, Lowe’s Home Improvement has announced it will begin taking steps to protect bees and similarly affected pollinators from toxic insecticides call neonicotinoids. Its public commitment to phase out neonicotinoid pesticides is the most significant public commitment so[Read More…]
Groups Challenge Major USDA Change to Organic Rule: Customary Public Comment Process Averted to the Chagrin of Petitioners
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2015 – Organic stakeholders have filed a lawsuit in federal court, maintaining that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) violated the federal rulemaking process when it changed established procedures for reviewing the potential hazards and need for allowed synthetic and prohibited natural substances used in producing organic[Read More…]
NOAA to Explore Depths of Caribbean Sea
Public can watch seafloor discoveries live online from April 10 to 30 Okeanos Explorer’s dual-body ROV system is loaded from the aftdeck of the ship into the water before conducting an exploration dive. (Credit: NOAA.) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2015. Beginning April 10, scientists aboard NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer will begin a[Read More…]
Dangerous Abortion Restriction Goes to Oklahoma Governor
Similar bill was signed into law in Kansas, as part of broader agenda New York, NY –(ENEWSPF)—April 9, 2015. A bill targeting one of the most common methods of abortion – which could restrict access to abortion for many women after 13 weeks in pregnancy – is headed to the[Read More…]
Representative Blumenauer and Senator Wyden Announce Commonsense Tax Reform for Legal Marijuana Businesses
PORTLAND, Ore. –-(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2015. Today, Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR-03) and Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) announced plans to introduce bicameral legislation next week that would reconcile state marijuana laws and federal tax law. The Small Business Tax Equity Act, which was introduced last Congress by Congressman Blumenauer, would create an[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders Statement on Tax Dodging Companies
BURLINGTON, Vt.–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the Senate Budget Committee ranking member, today issued the following statement on new data showing the extent to which some American companies are avoiding taxes: “I applaud Citizens for Tax Justice for releasing new data today revealing the unfairness of our[Read More…]
Civilians in Yemen ‘Willfully Abandoned to Miser,’ Says UN Secretary General Ban, Urging Immediate Political Solution to Crisis
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon briefs the press. UN Photo/Evan Schneider NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–9 April 2015 – Countless civilians are being “willfully abandoned to misery” in Yemen, amid a rapidly deteriorating security and humanitarian crises inflamed by escalating violence, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told reporters at United Nations Headquarters today. “The crisis has only[Read More…]
Study: Vaporized Cannabis Mitigates Treatment-Resistant Diabetic Neuropathy
San Diego, CA–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2015. Vaporized cannabis mitigates pain intensity in diabetic subjects in a dose-dependent manner, according to clinical trial data published online ahead of print in The Journal of Pain. Investigators at the University of California, San Diego assessed the efficacy of inhaled cannabis versus placebo in 16[Read More…]
Feds Seek To Increase Marijuana Production Quotas
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2015. For the second year in a row, federal officials are seeking to increase the supply of marijuana the government makes available for research purposes. On Wednesday, the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced in the Federal Register that it is seeking to increase its marijuana production[Read More…]
