WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2011. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) today announced the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded a $50 million grant to Chicago O’Hare International Airport for runway construction. This announcement comes after the $1.17 billion agreement in March of this year between the[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, July 7, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2011 – 1:06 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Thank you all. Get set up here. We’ll let that be my topper and I’ll go straight to questions. Mr. Feller. Q Thanks, Jay. The President said that the talks were very constructive but also that they’re[Read More…]
Broad Coalition of Industry, Local Government and Public Interest Groups Support Electric Vehicles and Freedom from Oil
San Francisco, CA–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2011. Today more than 180 local and national companies and organizations joined together to show their support for plug-in electric vehicle (EV) policies and infrastructure –demonstrating the groundswell of support in all regions of the country for EV innovation and the types of policies needed to[Read More…]
Changzhou Globe Tool Group Recalls Electric Log Splitters Due to Laceration or Amputation Hazard – Sold Exclusively at Lowe’s Stores
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2011. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firms named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.[Read More…]
NOAA Ship Fairweather Sets Sail to Map Areas of the Arctic
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2011. Using state-of-the-art echo sounding technology, NOAA Ship Fairweather is detecting navigational dangers in critical Arctic waterways – High resolution (Credit: NOAA) NOAA Ship Fairweather, a 231-foot survey vessel, departed Kodiak, Alaska, today on a mission to conduct hydrographic surveys in remote areas of the Arctic where depths[Read More…]
Widespread Flood Threat to Continue Through Summer
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2011. Many rivers in the upper Midwest and northern Plains remain above flood stage, and the threat for more flooding will continue through the summer, forecasters at NOAA’s National Weather Service said yesterday. With rivers running high and soils completely saturated, just a small amount of rain[Read More…]
First Short-tailed Albatross Chick Born in USA Survives Tsunami, Wings It
Pete Leary/USFWS New York NY–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2011. A Short-tailed Albatross chick has fledged on Midway Atoll in the Hawaiian Archipelago, the first time this globally Vulnerable species has been known to breed outside Japanese territory. Swept out of its nest by the[Read More…]
OSHA Drags Its Feet on Study Regarding Workers’ Exposure to Toxic Substance
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–July 7 – The release of the Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s (OSHA) regulatory agenda today reveals that the agency has failed to take any concrete steps since last year on limiting workers’ exposure to the toxic substance beryllium and has no plans to do so anytime soon. OSHA is[Read More…]
Racial Disparity in School Funding Is No Myth
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2011. This week the Center for American Progress released a new issue brief that debunks a recent backgrounder by Jason Richwine of the Heritage Foundation. Richwine’s report, titled “The Myth of Racial Disparities in Public School Financing,” suggests that public education spending is broadly similar across racial[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on the Status of Efforts to Find a Balanced Approach to Deficit Reduction
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2011 – 1:02 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. I’m going to make a very brief statement. I just completed a meeting with all the congressional leaders from both chambers, from both parties, and I have to say that I thought it was a very constructive meeting. [Read More…]
