Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2011. U.S. exports supported an estimated 9.2 million jobs in 2010, up from 8.7 million in 2009, according to a report issued today by the Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration. For every billion dollars of exports, over 5,000 jobs are supported. “The exports surge in 2010[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Long-Term Plan Launched for Managing Glen Canyon Dam and Water Flows Through the Grand Canyon
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2011. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced that the Bureau of Reclamation and the National Park Service are starting the development of a Long-Term Experimental and Management Plan (LTEMP) for Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River. The public process being launched today will be[Read More…]
Dollar Tree Recalls Glass Votive Candle Holders Due to Fire and Laceration Hazards
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2011. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm 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…]
DOE Announces 6 New Corporate Partners Join the National Clean Fleets Partnership
Companies to work with DOE to significantly reduce gasoline and diesel use in commercial vehicles Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2011. Furthering the Obama Administration’s goal to cut U.S. oil imports by one-third by 2025, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced that six new corporate partners have joined the National Clean[Read More…]
Durbin: Senate Appropriations Committee Approves More Than $146 Million for Military Construction Projects in Illinois
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2011. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that the Senate Appropriations Committee, of which he is a member, has approved $146,742,000 in federal funding for military construction projects in Illinois. These projects were included in President Obama’s FY2012 Budget and supported by Durbin. The Fiscal Year 2012[Read More…]
Three Nabbed in Alleged Storage Break-Ins
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2011. Three men have been arrested in connection with the theft of property from a south suburban storage facility, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced Tuesday. David Yate, 40, of the 3200 block of Kinne in Robbins, received a $30,000 bond; Bennie Jackson, 26, of the 400[Read More…]
Colorectal Cancer: Second Most Deadly Cancer Can Be Stopped Before It Starts
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2011. The No. 2 cancer killer in the United States, colorectal cancer, could get bumped down from its ranking if more people get screened. The rate of adults developing and dying from colorectal cancer has decreased, according to a new Vital Signs report released today by the[Read More…]
FDA Issues Anti-Smuggling Strategy and Draft Guidance on New Dietary Ingredients
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2011. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that it has completed two tasks required by the new Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). FDA has issued an anti-smuggling strategy, and issued draft guidance clarifying agency expectations on new dietary ingredients. The FDA issued an anti-smuggling[Read More…]
NIH Findings in Mice Have Potential to Curb Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2011. Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have uncovered a pathway in mice that allows white fat — a contributor to obesity and type 2 diabetes — to burn calories in a way that’s normally found in brown fat and muscle. The findings are in the[Read More…]
Balance Tips Toward Environment as Heritability Ebbs in Autism
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2011. The largest and most rigorous twin study of its kind to date has found that shared environment influences susceptibility to autism more than previously thought. The study, supported by the National Institutes of Health, found that shared environmental factors — experiences and exposures common to both[Read More…]
