Archive for April 6th, 2010
Mass. Municipalities Could Be Hard Hit By Cadillac Tax
The Boston Globe: “Massachusetts municipalities that offer employees, retirees, and elected officials the most generous and costly health insurance plans will feel the squeeze of the new national health care law’s tax on ‘Cadillac’ insurance plans. A family health plan that costs more than $27,500 would be subject to a 40 percent tax on every [...]
Ruling In DNA Patent Case Celebrated By The Association For Molecular Pathology
The Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) is an international medical and professional association representing approximately 1,800 physicians, doctoral scientists, and medical laboratory scientists who perform laboratory testing based on knowledge derived from molecular biology, genetics, and genomics…
EPA Begins Recovery Act – Funded Cleanup at Evansville Superfund Site (IN)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 10-OPA036 (CHICAGO – April 6, 2010) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 this week begins cleanup of 300 lead-contaminated properties in Evansville’s Jacobsville neighborhood
U.S. EPA, UC Riverside, to engage students in agency’s green agenda through a new partnership (CA)
(04/06/10) LOS ANGELES – The U.S
Smart Polymers Research Corporation in Belleair Beach, FL Awarded $70,000 for Biothreat Sensor research (FL)
(ATLANTA – April 6, 2010) — Smart Polymers Research Corporation in Belleair Beach, Fla
EPA to Begin Full Investigation at Raritan Bay Slag Superfund Site (NJ)
(New York, NY– Apr. 6, 2010)— EPA Regional Administrator Judith Enck will be joined by Representative Frank Pallone, Jr., as she tours EPA’s Raritan Bay Slag Superfund site in Old Bridge, New Jersey
Wetland Grant Applications Sought Through May 20 (IA, KS, MO, NE)
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., April 6, 2010) – Proposals for Wetland Program Development grants to develop effective, comprehensive programs for wetland protection and management will be accepted through May 20, 2010, from states, tribes and local governments
EPA Proposes Adding More Chemicals to Toxics Release Inventory List First program chemical expansion in more than a decade (HQ)
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to add 16 chemicals to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) list of reportable chemicals, the first expansion of the program in more than a decade
Gund Recalls to Replace Baby Books Due to Choking Hazard
The styrofoam used to fill the book binding can detach, posing a choking/aspiration hazard to infants and young children.
