UK–(ENEWSPF)–13 August 2013. Improvements in care mean that one in 10 young adults will have been born prematurely. Young adults who as babies were born prematurely have smaller hearts with thicker walls than those who were born after full-length pregnancies, an Oxford University study has found. The extent of the[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Largest Federally-Owned Wind Farm Breaks Ground at U.S. Weapons Facility
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 13, 2013. Building on President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, which calls for steady, responsible steps to reduce carbon pollution, the Energy Department today broke ground on the nation’s largest federally-owned wind project at the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas. Once completed, this five-turbine 11.5 megawatt project will power more[Read More…]
ACLU Threatens Legal Action if Kansas Fails to Comply With Federal Voting Law
KANSAS CITY–(ENEWSPF)–August 13, 2013. The American Civil Liberties Union today put Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach on notice that it will take legal action if the state does not comply with federal voting law. ACLU national and the ACLU of Kansas and Western Missouri sent a letter to Kobach[Read More…]
Ninth Individual Sentenced in Connection with Costa Rica-based Business Opportunity Ventures That Defrauded Americans
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 13, 2013. Michael Kerry Deevy, a Canadian citizen, was sentenced today in connection with a series of business opportunity fraud ventures based in Costa Rica, the Justice Department and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service announced. Beginning in 2006, Deevy and his co-conspirators in Costa Rica are alleged to[Read More…]
Head Back to School Safer and Healthier This Year
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–August 13, 2013. Heading back to school is an exciting time of year for students and families. As students go back to school, it is important that they eat healthy and stay active, are up to date on their immunizations, and know the signs of bullying for a healthier[Read More…]
CDC State Data Shows High Costs Due to Excessive Alcohol Use
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–August 13, 2013. Excessive alcohol use causes a large economic burden to states and the District of Columbia, according to a new study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Excessive alcohol use cost states and D.C. a median of $2.9 billion in 2006, ranging from $420[Read More…]
Third Annual Hummingbird Festival to be Held on Saturday, August 17
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 13, 2013. The Third Annual Hummingbird Festival will bring avian ecologist Vernon Kleen back to the Wetland Discover Center at the Park Forest Aqua Center, 30 N. Orchard, on Saturday, August 17 from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. With the help of the Thorn Creek Audubon Society’s[Read More…]
Justice Department Files Antitrust Lawsuit Challenging Proposed Merger Between US Airways and American Airlines
Merger Would Result in U.S. Consumers Paying Higher Airfares and Receiving Less Service; Lawsuit Seeks to Maintain Competition in the Airline Industry Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 13, 2013. The Department of Justice, six state attorneys general and the District of Columbia filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today challenging the proposed $11 billion[Read More…]
Genetically Engineered Food Labeling Supported Widely in Washington State, Industry Pushes Back
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 13, 2013. Despite the defeat of California’s Proposition 37 at the polls last November, it’s evident that advocates of labeling genetically engineered (GE) foods have not let the loss slow them down. In fact, Prop 37 has acted as a rallying point, lifting the issue to national attention[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Three Army Casualties, August 12, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2013. The Department of Defense announced today the death of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Aug. 11, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit with indirect fire. The soldiers were assigned to the 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th[Read More…]
