Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 10, 2015. Model PTKG-4420 (Green) Recall Summary Name of product: Glass Whistle Kettle Hazard: The bottom portion of glass vessel can break when heated and the contents can spill, posing laceration and burn hazards. Remedy: View Details Refund Consumer Contact: Epoca International at (800) 241-7940 anytime or online[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Administration Issues Final Rules on Coverage of Certain Recommended Preventive Services Without Cost Sharing
Final rules secure women’s access to contraceptive services while respecting religious beliefs Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 10, 2015. Today, the Administration took important steps to make sure women have access to recommended preventive services, including contraceptive services, at no additional cost as required by the Affordable Care Act. The first action announced[Read More…]
Federal Report Shows Drop in Preterm Birth Rate
Annual statistics compilation also shows increase in adolescent depression Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 10, 2015. The number of American infants born before the 37th week of pregnancy dropped slightly in 2013, as did the percentage of children with asthma under the age of 17. The percentage of teens who experienced a major[Read More…]
President Obama Designates New National Monuments
Photo: Berryessa Snow Mountain (California). Credit: Jim Rose. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 10, 2015. As part of the Administration’s commitment to protect our country’s significant outdoor spaces for the benefit of future generations, today President Obama will announce the creation of three new national monuments that demonstrate the wide range of historic[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Basin and Range, Berryessa Snow Mountain, and Waco Mammoth to Become Nation’s Next National Monuments
Three New Monuments Total Over One Million Acres Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–July 10, 2015. The Sierra Club praised today’s news that President Obama will designate three new national monuments: Basin and Range in Nevada, Berryessa Snow Mountain in California, and Waco Mammoth in Texas. Basin and Range, composed of 704,000 acres,[Read More…]
Friends of the Earth: House Leadership Pulls Interior, EPA Spending Bill Over Confederate Flag
WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—July 9, 2015. This morning House Republican leadership pulled HR 2822, The Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Act, 2016, over a controversial amendment that would have stripped a provision barring the Confederate flag from being displayed in cemeteries and sold in stores operated by the National Park Service.[Read More…]
Army National Guard Official Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for Accepting $30,000 Bribe
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 10, 2015. An Army National Guard official was sentenced today to 42 months in prison for accepting a $30,000 bribe in exchange for steering a $3.6 million contract to a retired sergeant major of the Minnesota Army National Guard and his consulting company. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R.[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, July 9, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 9, 2015 – 12:55 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. Let me start today by briefly noting that legislators in South Carolina came together in bipartisan fashion to vote overwhelmingly to remove the Confederate battle flag from the grounds of the state capitol. I understand that Governor[Read More…]
St. Irenaeus Community Garden Group to Host Free Community Workshop on July 11
Nancy Kreith, Master Gardener and Horticultural Educator at the University of Illinois Extension to present ‘Composting Basics’ on Saturday, July 11 Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—July 10, 2015. The St. Irenaeus Community Garden Group will host a free community workshop on ‘Composting Basics.’ The workshop will take place on Saturday, July 11[Read More…]
U.S. State Dept. Updates Worldwide Caution, July 9, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 9, 2015. The Department of State is updating the Worldwide Caution to provide information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions and violence against U.S. citizens and interests throughout the world. Recent terrorist attacks, whether by those affiliated with terrorist entities, copycats, or individual perpetrators, serve as a[Read More…]
