WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2014—Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia today agreed to pay a record $100 million in fines to settle charges by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that they cheated consumers by overstating the fuel economy of some of their most popular cars sold in the United States. Luke Tonachel, senior[Read More…]
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Minnesota Considers Banning Pesticides Linked to Pollinator Decline
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2014. A state ban of neonicotinoid insecticides, which have become increasingly linked to the decline of honey bees and other pollinators worldwide, is under consideration in Minnesota, making it the first state to move in this direction. A revised version of an earlier review, “Scoping a Review of Neonicotinoid Use,[Read More…]
Lawsuit Launched to Protect Rare Northern Rockies Fisher From Trapping and Logging in Old-growth Forests
MISSOULA, Mont.—(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2014. The Center for Biological Diversity and four other conservation organizations filed a notice of intent today to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to respond to a petition to protect the Northern Rockies fisher under the Endangered Species Act. A relative of the[Read More…]
New Report IDs 350,000 Square Miles of Additional Habitat for Wolves in Lower 48, Including Grand Canyon Area Where Wolf Recently Spotted
Obama Administration Prematurely Abandoning Recovery, Despite Ample Room for Wolves in Southern Rockies, West Coast, Northeast SAN FRANCISCO—(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2014. A first-of-its-kind analysis by the Center for Biological Diversity identifies 359,000 square miles of additional habitat for gray wolves in 19 of the lower 48 states that could significantly boost[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: New Charges Against Premier Bank Board Members in Criminal Fraud Scheme
Attorney General Alleges Fraud by Former Board Members of Wilmette Bank against U.S. Treasury Fund, First Midwest Bank Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—November 3, 2014. On Friday, Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined with the Special Inspector General for the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to announce new charges[Read More…]
United States Reaches Settlement with Hyundai and Kia in a Historic Greenhouse Gas Enforcement Case
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 3, 2014. The Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a historic settlement with the automakers Hyundai and Kia that will resolve alleged Clean Air Act violations based on their sale of close to 1.2 million vehicles that will emit approximately 4.75 million[Read More…]
Democratic National Committee Protested, Day Before Election Day, On Climate Change
Warned: Democratic Party candidates should not count on the support of voters concerned about climate change Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 3, 2014. People from a wide variety of organizations will protest Democrats at their national headquarters (400 South Capitol Street) on Monday, November 3, 2014 at 2:00 PM for their failure to address[Read More…]
Families of Chicagoans Killed by Police to Demand Accountability at Police Headquarters
November 5 protest to commemorate birthday of Rekia Boyd, an unarmed bystander killed by off duty CPD officer Dante Servin in 2012. Chicago, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 3, 2014. On Wednesday November 5, families and loved ones of people who have lost their lives at the hands of Chicago Police will rally with supporters outside[Read More…]
Marathon Ventures, Inc. Announces Voluntary Recall of Raw Macadamia Nuts Due to Possible Health Risk
Bellevue, Nebraska –-(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2014. Marathon Ventures, Inc. announced today that it is voluntarily recalling various retail and bulk packages containing raw macadamia nuts as a precautionary measure because the product may be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest Week of November 3, 2014
Catherine and Edward (11) Sanchez appear to have lost their heads as Velezray Darcella looks on. Neither rain, nor sleet, nor dark of night were enough to chill Safe Halloween in Park Forest Friday. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) More "Safe Halloween" pictures here on eNews Park Forest’s Facebook page. Park Forest,[Read More…]
