WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2016. Statement by Wenonah Hauter, Executive Director, Food & Water Watch: “Today Donald Trump’s transition team announced Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt will head the Environmental Protection Agency in his administration. “It’s no secret that Trump wants to abolish environmental protections. Pruitt, who has already fought the[Read More…]
Day: December 8, 2016
Chief Executive of Florida-Based Financial Firm Guilty of Fraud in $179 Million Sham Loan Scheme
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The CEO of a Florida-based financial firm has pleaded guilty to fraud charges in connection with the sale of $179 million in a sham loan scheme to a Milwaukee investment company. NIKESH A. PATEL was the Chief Executive Officer of First Farmers Financial LLC when the company sold three[Read More…]
350.org on Pruitt at EPA: “Puppet of the Fossil Fuel Industry”
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2016. President-elect Trump announced today that he intends to appoint Oklahoma attorney general, and close fossil fuel industry ally, Scott Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency. 350.org Executive Director May Boeve issued the following response: “You couldn’t pick a better fossil fuel industry puppet. Pruitt formed[Read More…]
Voluntary Class II Recall of Chocolate Hazelnut Butter CLIF® Nut Butter Filled Energy Bars
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2016. Clif Bar & Company is initiating a voluntary Class II recall of one production run of Chocolate Hazelnut Butter CLIF® Nut Butter Filled energy bars due to the presence of small plastic pieces found in a limited number of bars sold in the U.S. Clif[Read More…]
The Drug Policy Alliance Releases Public Health and Safety Plan to Address Problematic Opioid Use and Overdose
The Plan Includes Specific Policy Proposals to Increase Access to Effective Treatment, Expand Harm Reduction Interventions, Prevent Opioid Misuse, and Minimize the Criminalization of People Who Use Drugs Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2016. The Drug Policy Alliance, the nation’s leading proponent of drug policy reform, is releasing a plan to address[Read More…]
Patricia Moore Named Park Forest Business Person of the Year
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Local arts enthusiast Patricia Moore is the Sam Montella Business Person of the Year for 2016. Park Forest Economic Development Advisory Group (EDAG) Chairman Phillip Perkins made the announcement at the Park Forest Board of Trustees meeting at Village Hall on November 28. Moore, a local area product[Read More…]
Magnitude 6.5 Earthquake Strikes Off Coast of Northern California
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck off the coast of northern California at 8:49 a.m. CT. The quake rumbled 157 km (97 mi) W of Ferndale, California, 166 km (102 mi) W of Fortuna, California, 168 km (104 mi) W of Eureka, California, 176 km (109 mi) WSW of Arcata,[Read More…]
CEO Of Publicly Traded Company Along With Two Others Sent To Federal Prison
Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- United States Attorney Josh Minkler and Assistant Attorney General John C. Cruden for the Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division announced today the sentencing to federal prison of two individuals who defrauded investors and biodiesel purchasers of millions of dollars. “Indiana is not the place to try[Read More…]
Advocacy Groups Tout Product Hazards Database to Give Consumers a Fair Warning
By Brian Joseph FiarWarning.org In the years since the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission launched SaferProducts.gov in March 2011, more than 29,000 reports of potentially dangerous products and product hazards have been filed with the searchable database. Now, five leading consumer groups, have analyzed the data collected on the site,[Read More…]
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