Record EPA Penalty Calls for Action, Not Celebration
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency closed 2005 by celebrating a $16.5 million settlement with chemical giant DuPont as a victory for public health. DuPont agreed to pay the record administrative penalty for keeping secret its knowledge that a chemical used to make Teflon® had seeped into the water supply of communities in Ohio and West […]
Read More →Moussaoui Cert. Denied
The U.S. Supreme Court denied the writ of certiorari filed January 10, 2005 by Moussaoui’s federal attorney, Frank W. Dunham Jr.. The denial by the Supreme Court means that the ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit stands. The appellate court ruled that the government could seek the death penalty […]
Read More →UN Acts on Sudan but Ignores Darfur
With the mandate of the United Nations Advance Mission to Sudan (UNAMIS) (resolution 1547) expiring today after the second extension this month, the UN Security Council voted unanimously in support of the US introduced resolution calling for 10,000 peacekeepers in Southern Sudan. The vote comes after more than five weeks of stalled debate on a […]
Read More →World’s First Public Health Treaty
The world’s first public health treaty becomes international law today in 40 countries and will take effect in an additional 17 countries in the near future. The World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC, resolution WHA56.1), aims to reduce tobacco consumption worldwide, thereby decreasing the health and economic impacts of tobacco products.
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