Oil Regulators Permitted Underground Injection Wells Before Assessing Water Pollution Threats LOS ANGELES—(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2015. California oil regulators today released a report that found “systemic problems” in the state’s regulation of oil industry underground injection in the Los Angeles area. The report admits that oil companies have been allowed to[Read More…]
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Governor Brown Signs Historic Legislation Banning Polluting Plastic Microbeads From Beauty Products in California
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2015. California Gov. Jerry Brown today signed into law Assembly Bill 888, phasing out the use of plastic microbeads in beauty products by 2020. Importantly, the new law closes a loophole in microbead bans passed in other states, including Indiana and New Jersey, allowing companies to replace[Read More…]
Lawsuit Filed to Protect People, Wildlife From Toxic Soot Pollution in California, Arizona, Idaho, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Utah
SAN FRANCISCO—(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2015. The Center for Biological Diversity, Center for Environmental Health and Neighbors for Clean Air sued the Environmental Protection Agency today for failing to enforce air quality standards that limit dangerous particulate pollution from coal-fired power plants, cars and other sources. Today’s lawsuit seeks to force the[Read More…]
Public Citizen: WikiLeaks Publication of Complete, Final TPP Intellectual Property Text Confirms Pact Would Raise Costs, Put Medicines Out of Reach
Final Deal Rolls Back Bush-Era “May 2007” Access to Medicine Protections WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2015. WikiLeaks’ publication today of the final Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Intellectual Property chapter text verifies that the pact would harm public health by blocking patient access to lifesaving medicines, Public Citizen said today. The latest[Read More…]
Ohio Hospital to Pay $4.1 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2015. Cincinnati-based West Chester Hospital and its parent company, UC Health, have agreed to pay $4.1 million to settle allegations that West Chester Hospital violated the False Claims Act by billing federal health care programs for costs associated with medically unnecessary spine surgeries, the Justice Department announced[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, Oct. 9, 2015
Washinginton, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2015 – 12:55 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. (Laughter.) Anybody have any news they’d like to discuss? (Laughter.) Q — haven’t seen the remarks yet — MR. EARNEST: Well, you can TiVo it. I’ll be honest, I did have a topper, but in[Read More…]
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