WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–May 5, 2015. Panera Bread’s announcement today to remove EWG’s ‘dirty dozen’ food additives and other ingredients from its food by 2016 is the latest sign that more and more companies are stepping up in support of healthier food made with ‘cleaner’ ingredients, EWG said in a statement. Ken[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
New Demos Report Shows State Disinvestment in Public Higher Education is Driving Tuition Increases
Decreased State Funding is Responsible for Nearly 80 Percent of the Rise in Public Education Tuition NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–May 5, 2015. Recently, there has been much debate about the real cause of tuition increases, which have risen by nearly $3,000 at public four-year universities in the last decade alone. To meet[Read More…]
NASA’s LRO Moves Closer to the Lunar Surface
The image is a visualization of the LRO spacecraft as it passes low over the moon¹s surface near the lunar South Pole. From this vantage point LRO will continue to make detailed measurements of the lunar surface, and now from its lower orbit near the South Pole will make unique[Read More…]
NOAA Announces New Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Searchable Database Web Tool
Brings together multiple scientific data and analysis sets for public, researchers in one location In this photo taken in June 2010, NOAA veterinarian Dr. Brian Stacy prepares to clean an oiled Kemp’s Ridley turtle. Veterinarians and scientists from NOAA, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, and other partners working under[Read More…]
GM Recalls 3,690 Chevrolet Malibu Vehicles, May 5, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 5, 2015 SUMMARY: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles manufactured April 10, 2012, to August 2, 2012. In the affected vehicles, the console transmission gear selection indicator may not illuminate the shift position selected. As such, these vehicles fail to comply[Read More…]
Chrysler Recalls 43,750 Vehicles, May 5, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 5, 2015 SUMMARY: Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2006 Dodge Viper and Jeep Wrangler and Liberty vehicles manufactured July 1, 2005, to July 31, 2006. In the affected vehicles, the springs within the clutch pedal position switch that prevents the vehicle from starting unless[Read More…]
EPA’s Energy Star Battle of the Buildings Competition Saves $50 Million, Prevents 250,000 Metric Tons of GHG Emissions
The agency recognizes competitors in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–May 5, 2015. More than 5,500 individual buildings across the United States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico competed in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s fifth-annual Energy Star Battle of the Buildings Competition:[Read More…]
Prairie State College Hosting Two Civic Leadership Academy Workshops on Campus
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–May 5, 2015. Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting two Civic Leadership Academy (CLA) workshops on campus this summer. Workshops offer specialization tracks for elected and appointed leaders and managers in government and nonprofit agencies. The first, “Leadership for Newly Elected or Appointed Officials,” is scheduled from 8:30 a.m.[Read More…]
On World Asthma Day, Sierra Club Launches Smog Pollution Text Alert System for 2015
Bilingual Product Sends Alerts on Bad Air Days to Help Reduce Asthma Attacks Triggered by Smog Pollution Users can sign-up online at sc.org/airalert or simply by texting AIRALERTS to 69866. WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–May 5, 2015. Today, the Sierra Club launched its free smog pollution text alert system for 2015, which[Read More…]
By Two-to-One Margin, Americans Want to End Coal Subsidies on U.S. Public Lands
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–May 5, 2015. According to new public opinion research released today, a majority of Americans from across the ideological spectrum would support reforms to the U.S. Department of the Interior’s coal-leasing program, including to change how royalties are assessed and to end federal subsidies to coal companies that[Read More…]
