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…]
Month: July 2015
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…]
ACLU Letter to County Clerks: You Are Legally Required to Issue Marriage Licenses to Same-Sex Couples
Letters Clarify Legal Obligations Under Constitution HOUSTON –(ENEWSPF)—July 2, 2015. County clerks face legal perils if they fail to issue marriage licenses to eligible same-sex couples, stated the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Texas in letters sent to select county clerk offices in Texas yesterday. The letters explain in detail[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Seeks Order Authorizing Timely Payments for Critical Services During Budget Impasse
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—July 2, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced she has filed an action in Cook County Circuit Court, seeking a court order clarifying that the State can continue to make legally authorized payments to fund critical government services in a timely manner. Without a State budget in place, the[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Sues Suburban Home Repair Companies
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—July 2, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced a lawsuit against Lake County home repair companies for scamming northern Illinois residents out of over $175,000 for work that was either never performed or was substandard. Attorney General Madigan filed the lawsuit in Cook County against Sentry RSW (Roofing, Siding,[Read More…]
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