Archive for March 17th, 2010
EPA Hosts Symposium to Strengthen Research and Policy on Environmental Justice The opening session and all plenary sessions will be Webcast live (HQ)
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hold a three-day symposium in Washington, D.C. on March 17-19 to look for opportunities to better assess and address environmental justice in environmental policy and regulatory decision making. EPA Administrator Lisa P
Protect Yourself and Family When Working in Areas Exposed to Contaminated Flood Water – Website Available with Flooding Information (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
(Boston, Mass. – March 15, 2010) – EPA cautions the public and all responders about the potential hazards associated with flood waters
CPSC Approves Final Rule on Civil Penalty Factors
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted to approve (4-1) a final rule interpreting factors to be considered when seeking a civil penalty amount for knowing violations of CPSC laws.
Undercover Inspections of Funeral Homes in Nine States and Washington, D.C. Press Funeral Homes to Comply with Consumer Protection Law
Investigators working undercover in nine states and the District of Columbia found significant violations of Federal Trade Commission consumer protection rules at 52 of 175 funeral homes they visited during 2009.
Former Purchasing Official at a New York City Hospital Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging and Fraud
A former New York Presbyterian Hospital (NYPH) purchasing official pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Manhattan to conspiring to rig bids on re-insulation services contracts, the Department of Justice announced.
