Program Is a Direct Result of The Mayor’s Budget Commitment CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2013. Today Mayor Emanuel was joined by Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) Commissioner Dr. Bechara Choucair to announce the expansion of a school-based vision program in CPS starting next week thanks to a $1 million investment made[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Mayor Emanuel Supports Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive in Chicago
Mayor Rallies Residents to Donate More Than 634,000 Pounds of Food to Beat Last Year’s Donations Mayor Emanuel Donates Food In Support of the Stamp Out Hunger food drive. Photo Credit: Patrick Pyszka // City of Chicago CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2013. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today donated food to the Stamp Out[Read More…]
Study: No Association Between The Cumulative Consumption Of Cannabis Smoke And The Risk Of Lung Cancer
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2013. by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director In a recent presentation given at the annual meeting of the American Association of Cancer Research, investigators from the university of California, Los Angeles provided the latest data reaffirming that cannabis consumption is not associated with an elevated risk of[Read More…]
Statement from the U.S. Department of Transportation on the Reducing Flight Delays Act of 2013
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 10, 2013. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced today that USDOT has determined that the recently enacted Reducing Flight Delays Act of 2013 will allow the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to transfer sufficient funds to end employee furloughs and keep the 149 low activity contract towers originally slated[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Announces Illinois Control Towers Previously Slated for Closure Will Remain Open
DOT confirms Congressional action will protect contract tower operations in Alton, Carbondale, Decatur, Bloomington & Waukegan WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2013. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has confirmed to him that control towers at five Illinois airports – St. Louis Regional Airport,[Read More…]
New National Arctic Strategy Adopts Integrated Arctic Management
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2013. Today the White House announced the release of the National Strategy for the Arctic Region, a broad framework that lays out the U.S. Government’s strategic priorities in the Arctic for the next 10 years. The National Strategy, developed to coordinate and prioritize federal actions in the[Read More…]
Federal Agencies Expand Urban Waterway Revitalization Efforts in Communities Across the Nation
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2013. Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Quality, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and other federal partners, announced that the Urban Waters[Read More…]
Meijer Recalls Touch Point Baseboard Convection Heaters Due to a Fire Hazard
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2013. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: May 10, 2013 – Recall number: 13-189 Touch Point Baseboard Convection Heater – Model BBC-1500 – Front Recall Summary Name of[Read More…]
Breakthrough Industrial Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Project Begins Full-Scale Operations
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2013. The Energy Department’s Acting Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy Christopher Smith today attended a dedication ceremony at the Air Products and Chemicals hydrogen production facilities in Port Arthur, Texas. Supported by a $284 million Energy Department investment, the company has successfully begun capturing carbon dioxide from industrial[Read More…]
Energy Department Employee Recognized for Eliminating One Million Tons of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2013. The Energy Department is pleased to announce that Dr. Josh Silverman, Director of the Office of Sustainability Support, has been selected as a finalist for the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal from the Partnership for Public Service. Silverman was selected for his dedication to reducing[Read More…]
