Archive for March 27th, 2010
Health Care Reform Legislation Highlights Value Of Medication Management Therapy (MTM)
Arcadia Resources, Inc. (NYSE Amex: KAD), a leading provider of innovative consumer health care services under the Arcadia HealthCare(SM) and DailyMed Pharmacy program, announced the healthcare reform bill advanced in the U.S. House of Representatives on March 21st contains important provisions related to medication therapy management (MTM) including a series of grant and pilot programs…
Legislatures In Kan., Okla., S.C., Tenn., Advance Abortion-Related Bills
State legislatures in Kansas, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Tennessee recently acted on several abortion-related measures. Summaries appear below. ~ Kansas: The state House on Tuesday voted 89-33 to give final approval to a bill (HB 2166) that would alter state law to eliminate mental health as a reason for an abortion later in pregnancy, the [...]
States Challenge Health Insurance Coverage Mandate As Leaders Decide On Participation
Attorneys general in 14 states have filed lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of a health insurance coverage mandate in the new federal health law, and more may follow…
Fresh and Clean Restrooms LLC of Park Hills, Mo., Faces Clean Water Act Violations (MO)
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., March 26, 2010) – EPA has issued an administrative compliance order to Fresh and Clean Restrooms LLC of Park Hills, Mo., for failure to apply sewage sludge in compliance with Clean Water Act (CWA) regulations
EPA Settles with Drug and Laboratory Disposal on Hazardous Waste Violations (MI)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 10-OPA31 CHICAGO (March 26, 2010) — U.S
Chicago Fifth on EPA List of Cities with Most Energy-Efficient Buildings (IL, IN, MI, MN)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 10-OPA032 CHICAGO (March 26, 2009) – Chicago ranks fifth on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s list of U.S. metropolitan areas with the largest number of energy-efficient buildings that earned EPA’s Energy Star in 2009
IMO Adopts Proposal for Emission Control Area/Move safeguards health of port communities and those beyond (HQ)
WASHINGTON – The International Maritime Organization (IMO) today officially accepted the proposal to designate waters off the North American coasts as an Emission Control Area (ECA) – a move that will result in cleaner air for millions of Americans
EPA Proposes Veto of Mine Permit Under the Clean Water Act (HQ)
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced its proposal under the Clean Water Act to significantly restrict or prohibit mountain top mining at the Spruce No. 1 surface mine in Logan County, W. Va
EPA Brownfields Grants help economic development in Valley, Alabama (AL)
(ATLANTA – March 26, 2010) As a direct result of federal dollars, Valley, AL will soon have jobs at Langdale Mill, a closed textile facility previously operated by Westpoint Pepperell
Monday: EPA and the State of Kentucky to Recognize $1.95 Million Recovery Act Clean Water Project in Lexington, Ky. (KY)
(ATLANTA – Mar. 26, 2010) On Monday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will join the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority (KIA) to recognize a $1.95 million project funded in part through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 in Lexington, Ky
FTC Order Preserves Competition That Would Have Been Eliminated by SCI’s Acquisition of Keystone North America Inc.
SCI Must Sell 22 Funeral Homes and Four Cemeteries in 19 Geographic Markets
