Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 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: November 19, 2013 Recall number: 14-024 Baja Mini Bike – MB200 Recall Summary Name of product: Mini Bike Hazard: The front fork[Read More…]
Year: 2013
New Solar Instrument Reaches Orbit
Low-cost mission will ensure uninterrupted solar energy data used in climate research Minotaur I, Nov. 19. Download here. (Credit: NASA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 20, 2013. An instrument that measures the sun’s energy output is in orbit after it was launched last night on the U.S. Air Force’s Space Test Program Satellite-3.[Read More…]
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Announces Final Rule Requiring Seat Belts on Motorcoaches
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—November 21, 2013. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) yesterday issued a final rule requiring lap and shoulder seat belts for each passenger and driver seat on new motorcoaches and other large buses. This new rule enhances the safety of these vehicles by significantly reducing[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Brief Examines Proposals to Reset the Trillion-Dollar Student-Debt Problem
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2013. With a rising number of graduates becoming financially delinquent under massive student-loan debt, the Center for American Progress released a report today examining problems in the federal student-loan system and the economic implications of a Millennial generation unable to recover from higher-education costs. The report also reviews pending congressional proposals[Read More…]
Four Reasons Why Sequestration Will Get Worse in 2014
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2013. Sequestration is already a disaster for the American people, but according to a new report released today by the Center for American Progress, a number of factors will make the impact of sequestration worse in 2014. “Sequestration cuts have already damaged our economy and eliminated hundreds[Read More…]
South Carolina Opens Nation’s Largest Wind Drivetrain Testing Facility
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2013. Today, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman joined with officials from Clemson University to dedicate the nation’s largest and one of the world’s most advanced wind energy testing facilities in North Charleston, S.C. Led by Clemson University’s Restoration Institute, the facility will help test[Read More…]
EPA Study: Mercury Levels in Women of Childbearing Age Drop 34 Percent
Data suggest women making more informed seafood choices WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 20, 2013. Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a study showing that blood mercury levels in women of childbearing age dropped 34 percent from a survey conducted in 1999-2000 to follow-up surveys conducted from 2001 to 2010. Additionally, the[Read More…]
ACLU Comment on GAO Report on Sexual Abuse in Immigration Detention
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 20, 2013. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report today entitled, “Additional Actions Could Strengthen DHS Efforts to Address Sexual Abuse.” Among the noteworthy report findings are that only 7 percent of 215 allegations of sexual assault in immigration detention facilities from 2010 to 2012 were substantiated, which[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Calls on U.S. House of Representatives to Pass Employment Non-Discrimination Act
Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—November 20, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today called on U.S. House Speaker John Boehner to bring to a vote the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) and extend anti-discrimination protections to the millions of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans across the country. Madigan and 13 other attorneys general sent a[Read More…]
Do It For One Day – It Could Become A Habit
The Great American Smokeout – November 21, 2013 SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2013. Make a commitment to quit smoking on Thursday, November 21, as part of the Great American Smokeout. This is a day when smokers across the nation quit smoking or make a plan to quit. “Smoking is the number one[Read More…]
