Archive for February, 2010
THOMAS BUILT BUSES ( 10V058000 )
Dated: FEB 15, 2010 DAIMLER TRUCKS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 SAF-T-LINER C2, HDX, MVP-EF, AND MINOTOUR SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 21, 2009 THROUGH JANUARY 19, 2010. THE BUSES FAIL TO CONFORM TO TH…
KEYSTONE ( 10V063000 )
Dated: FEB 08, 2010 KEYSTONE IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2010 COUGAR AND LAREDO TRAILERS AND FIFTH WHEEL VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES HAVE EXPERIENCED A LIMITED NUMBER OF FAILURES WITH ITS SPARE TIRE CARRIERS IN P…
HYUNDAI ( 10V061000 )
Dated: FEB 12, 2010 HYUNDAI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 TUCSON VEHICLES. PROPERLY SEATED ADULT RIGHT FRONT SEAT PASSENGERS WEIGHING OVER APPROXIMATELY 240 POUNDS CAUSE THE PASSIVE OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM (POD…
GENERAL COACH ( 10V062000 )
Dated: FEB 05, 2010 GENERAL COACH IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2003-2010 EZ-TRANS AND MODEL YEAR 2006-2010 BUSES BUILT ON INTERNATIONAL 3200IM CHASSIS. WHEN THE BUSES ARE USED IN A SEVERE DUTY APPLICATION THE BRAKES…
HONDA ( 10V055000 )
Dated: FEB 18, 2010 HONDA IS CONDUCTING A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN INVOLVING MODEL YEAR 2005 ODYSSEY TOURING VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH POWER OPERATED REAR LIFTGATE. THE POWER LIFTGATE GAS STRUTS MAY DETERIORATE UNEXPECT…
MAZDA ( 10V051000 )
Dated: FEB 19, 2010 MAZDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 CX-9 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRICALLY HEATED FRONT SEATS. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY UNDER EXTREMELY COLD CONDITIONS FOR THE SEAT HEATER CONTROL CIRCUIT TO O…
NPR Broadcasts First Of Four Reports On College Rape, Sexual Assault
“Morning Edition” on Wednesday aired the first segment in a four-part series examining sexual assault and rape on U.S. college campuses. The series, which was produced in partnership with the Center for Public Integrity, focuses on the “failure” of colleges and the Department of Education “to prevent these assaults and then to resolve these cases…
Connecticut Based Landlord Pays Fine for Failing to Warn Tenants about Lead Paint (CT)
(Boston—February 25, 2010) A property management company based in Meriden, CT has agreed to pay a $276,000 penalty for violating federal lead-based paint disclosure requirements
EPA Administrator Names Dr. James H. Johnson, Jr. as Chair of Policy Advisory Group (HQ)
WASHINGTON – U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson has appointed Dr. James H. Johnson, Jr
EPA Orders Caribbean Petroleum Refining L.P. To Resume Cleanup of Its Facility (PR)
(San Juan, P.R.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered Caribbean Petroleum Refinery L.P. (CAPECO) to resume cleanup work in the aftermath of the October 2009 explosion and fire at it’s facility in Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Clemson University, University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill and Georgia Institute of Technology receive Grants to Support Research on the Impacts of Climate Change (GA, NC, SC)
(ATLANTA – February 25, 2010) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded nearly $17 million in Science to Achieve Results (STAR) grants to universities across the country to study the consequences of climate change on the air we breathe and the water we drink
