Lauds Partnership with HHS under Sebelius on Recent Insurance Enrollment Push Successes That Give Many More People a Shot at the Middle Class WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2014. Mary Kay Henry, president of the Service Employees International Union, issued this statement about the news that Secretary of Health and Human Services[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Whalen Recalls Stainless Steel Tool Chests Due to Laceration Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Costco
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2014. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: April 10, 2014 Recall number: 14-729 Whalen 72 inch tool chest Recall Summary Name of product: Stainless steel tool chests Hazard: The[Read More…]
‘Virtual Explorers’ Invited to the Depths of the Gulf of Mexico on NOAA Expedition
Live webcasting from the ocean floor begins Saturday through the end of the month On wreck A, one cannon rests on another in this image from a 2013 expedition. Wreck A was first investigated by NOAA in 2012 and it and two nearby wrecks (B and C) were investigated in[Read More…]
World Meteorological Organization Retires Ingrid and Manuel for Atlantic and Eastern North Pacific Basins
Both storms had deadly impacts on Mexico in 2013 This image from NASA’s MODIS satellite shows Manuel over western Mexico and Ingrid over eastern Mexico on Sept. 15, 2013. (Credit: NASA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2014. The World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) hurricane committee announced yesterday it will no longer use the[Read More…]
FTC Wins Court Judgment Against Immigration Services Scam
Court Bans Baltimore-based Defendants from Providing Immigration Services Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2014. A federal court has ordered the operators of a Baltimore-based immigration services scam to pay as much as $616,000 in refunds to Spanish-speaking immigrants, who were deceived into paying the defendants for immigration services that they were not[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Calls for Improved Consumer Protections to Prevent Retirement Fees from Draining the Middle Class
Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2014. The corrosive effects of high 401(k) fees are costing millions of Americans tens of thousands of dollars, forcing them to work years longer before retirement, according to a new report released today by the Center for American Progress. The report’s authors, CAP economic experts Jennifer Erickson[Read More…]
New Report Finds Poor and Minority Students are More Likely to be Taught by Ineffective Teachers
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2014. Today, the Center for American Progress released a new report that finds that poor and minority students are more likely to be taught by a teacher rated ineffective and less likely to be taught by one who is exemplary. “We’ve known for awhile that poor and[Read More…]
Why International Monetary Fund Reforms Matter for American Leadership on the Global Stage
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2014. As finance ministers and central bankers from the world’s major economies meet today in Washington, D.C., for the annual spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, a new column from the Center for American Progress analyzes the necessity for Congress to adopt much-needed[Read More…]
Connecticut Senate Moves Forward on GE Grass Ban
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2014. Connecticut State Senate bill no.443, an act that bans the sale of genetically engineered (GE) grass seeds, passed the state Senate on Wednesday by a vote of 25-11. The bill shows Connecticut legislators are taking seriously the risks that increased pesticide use in residential areas pose[Read More…]
EPA Awards Over $9 Million to Universities for Research to Help Predict the Implications of Chemicals on Human Health and the Environment
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2014. Yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced research grants to Arizona State University and the University of California, Santa Barbara to better understand the impacts of chemicals and nanomaterials throughout their life cycle—from design, manufacture, use and disposal. “EPA is committed to understanding how chemicals and[Read More…]
