Great Falls, MT–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2013. Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ordered BLM to go back and take a harder look at how a new management plan for the Upper Missouri Breaks National Monument may impact cultural and historic properties. In June 2009, the Western Environmental Law Center[Read More…]
Year: 2013
U.S. Breastfeeding Rates Continue to Rise
Keeping moms and babies together during the hospital stay is important to progress Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2013. Breastfeeding rates have continued to rise over the past decade, according to data released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The percent of babies breastfeeding at six months increased from[Read More…]
FDA announces a voluntary recall of Nova Max Blood Glucose Test Strips
Strips sold in retail stores, online and used in health care facilities Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2013. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is working with Nova Diabetes Care to recall 21 lots of glucose test strips marketed under the brand names Nova Max Blood Glucose Test Strips and Nova[Read More…]
Third Time in Three Years – Pesticides Believed to be Cause of Fish Kills in Canada
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2013. Environmental officials are investigating why dozens of dead fish are washing up on the banks of two rivers in western Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.), Canada. For the third time in three years, dead fish have been spotted rising to the surface of Barclay Brook where thousands[Read More…]
Three Men Sentenced in Puerto Rico in Operation Guard Shack Prosecution
131 Defendants Have Pleaded Guilty or Been Convicted After Trial Washinton, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2013. Two former officers with the Police of Puerto Rico and another individual were sentenced to prison late yesterday for their roles in providing security for drug transactions. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice[Read More…]
Brooklyn Clinic Employee Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison in Connection with $77 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2013. Yuri Khandrius, 50, of Brooklyn, N.Y., was sentenced yesterday to eight years in prison for his role in a $77 million Medicare fraud scheme. In addition to the prison term, U.S. District Judge Nina Gershon of the Eastern District of New York sentenced Khandrius to three[Read More…]
Department of Defense Press Briefing on the July 2013 Section 1230 Report, ‘Progress Toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan’
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 30, 2013. ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE PETER LAVOY: It’s a pleasure to be here. It’s a pleasure to talk about this report that is coming out today. And it’s a pleasure to be here joined by my colleague, the deputy SRAP [Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan],[Read More…]
Youth Rally at Cook County Board Meeting to Remember Youth Killed this Summer and Demand Youth Investment
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2013–Youth activists and allies from the Audy Home Campaign will hold a rally and press conference on Wednesday before the Cook County Board Meeting to remember friends lost to violence this summer and demand that Cook County invest in alternatives to juvenile detention. Dressed as prisoners: youth and[Read More…]
Immigrants Demand Medical Care For all, including the Undocumented Community
Chicago IL–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2013. A group of Immigrant rights advocates, families of patients, and supporters of the Hunger Strike for Health will march from Little Village to UIC Medical Center and demand an immediate meeting with hospital administrators. Background: Undocumented families and advocated demand that UIC Medical Center face the[Read More…]
Chicagoans to Respond to ‘Trial of the Century,’ Bradley Manning Verdict & Sentencing Today at Federal Plaza
While rejecting ridiculous “Aiding the Enemy” charge, with other charges, court escalates Obama administration’s war on civil liberties and public’s right to know CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2013 – At 5 PM today at Federal Plaza, Adams & Dearborn Streets, Chicagoans will join people around the world in expressing their anger at[Read More…]
