Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2014. A recent review, published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, examines the interaction between widely used agricultural herbicides, like glyphosate, the active ingredient of Roundup products, and the risk of developing non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL). The study represents one of the most comprehensive[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Energy Department Announces First Regional Gasoline Reserve to Strengthen Fuel Resiliency
Refined Petroleum Product Reserve Will Ease Potential Fuel Supply Disruptions in Northeast U.S. WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2014. As part of the Obama Administration’s response to Superstorm Sandy, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz today announced the creation of the first federal regional refined petroleum product reserve containing gasoline. Based on the Energy Department’s[Read More…]
NOH Foods Of Hawaii Issues Allergy Alert On Undeclared Milk In Hawaiian Coconut Pudding Haupia (LUAU Dessert)
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2014. NOH FOODS OF HAWAII, of Honolulu, HI and Gardena, CA is voluntarily recalling its 2 ounce, 4 ounce, and 3 lb. (48 oz) packages of “Hawaiian Coconut Pudding” because they may contain undeclared dairy product. People who have allergies to milk or dairy products run[Read More…]
Payroll Employment Rises 288,000 in April 2014; Unemployment Rate Falls to 6.3%
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 2, 2014. Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 288,000, and the unemployment rate fell by 0.4 percentage point to 6.3 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment gains were widespread, led by job growth in professional and business services, retail trade, food services[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, May 1, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2014 – 11:47 A.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Hey, everybody. No announcements. I’ll go to your questions. Jon, are you ready? (Laughter.) But I’ll start with Nedra. Go ahead. Q Thanks, Jay. The Pentagon is releasing a report today showing a 50 percent increase in military sexual assaults. [Read More…]
Mayor From Okinawa to Bring Surprising Message to Washington
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 1, 2014. By David Swanson http://warisacrime.org/content/mayor-okinawa-bring-surprising-message-washington Imagine if China were stationing large numbers of troops in the United States. Imagine that most of them were based in a small rural county in Mississippi. Imagine — this shouldn’t be hard — that their presence was problematic, that nations they[Read More…]
EPA Set to Approve Increased Use of Toxic 2,4-D on Dow’s ‘Agent Orange’ Crops
Time is Running Out to Keep Hundreds of Millions of Pounds of Toxic Herbicide off American Fields and Out of our Environment Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2014. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a proposal to approve the direct spraying of the toxic herbicide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) on genetically engineered[Read More…]
Citizens’ Review Backs Ballot Initiative to Ban GE Crops from Jackson County, Oregon
Center for Food Safety Testifies Before Panel OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2014. A twenty-person Citizens’ Initiative Review (CIR) has concluded its review of Jackson County’s ballot initiative to ban genetically engineered (GE) crops from the county. The state-sanctioned review’s “Key Findings” concluded that farms in Jackson County are at “serious” risk of[Read More…]
Meet Jessica Nixon, Rich East Stellar Student
Jessica Nixon, Rich East Stellar Student. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- This is another in a series of stellar students from "The Class of 2014" at Rich East High School in Park Forest, Ill. All students were given a series of the same questions. All responses are in their exact[Read More…]
Department of Defense Press Briefing on Sexual Assault in the Military, May 1, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2014. Presenters: Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel; Major General Jeffrey Snow, director, Department of Defense Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office; Nate Galbreath, senior executive advisor, Department of Defense Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CHUCK HAGEL: Good afternoon. Happy May Day. Last week,[Read More…]
