President Trump has signed an executive order, asserting “that the entry, during the next 60 days, of certain aliens as immigrants would be detrimental to the interests of the United States”. Suspended entry into the United States of immigrants applies to aliens who “are outside the United States;… do not…
UN Weather Agency says Temporary Fall in Carbon Emissions due to COVID-19 Won’t Halt Climate Change
April 22, 2020
The United Nations’ Weather Agency, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), released a statement today that “COVID-19 may result in a temporary reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, but it is not a substitute for sustained climate action.” As people around the world are confined to their homes, there has been a…
Chipotle Fined $25 Million in Largest-Ever Food Safety Case
April 22, 2020
Chipotle “will pay $25 million to resolve criminal charges” resulting from a foodborne illness outbreak that sickened more than 1,100 people. The $25 million fine is “the largest ever in a food safety case”. Chipotle’s policy allowing “employees who were sick or recently had been sick” to continue working is…
Senate Approves Additional $310 Billion for the CARES Act-Paycheck Protection Program
April 21, 2020
The U.S. Senate has voted unanimously to approve an additional $310 billion for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) created under the CARES Act. Through the Small Business Association (SBA), the CARES Act originally allocated $349 billion to support economic injury disaster loans and emergency grants for small businesses, to be…