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HSBC’s Money Laundering Lapses, By the Numbers(0)
July 20, 2012
This week a Senate investigation detailed that HSBC had lax controls against money-laundering and often ignored warnings about clients with ties to drug cartels and terrorists. ProPublica has compiled a rundown of the bank’s blunders and blind spots as detailed in the Senate report.
Full Story»Stripping U.S. EPA of Water Quality Regulatory Authority
EarthTalk® E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: The U.S. House of Representatives recently voted to strip the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of its authority over state water quality. Why did they do this, what are the ramifications and what do leading green groups have to say about it? — Joseph Emory, York, PA [...]

