Sens. Boxer, Blumenthal and Rep. DeFazio Reintroduce Right-to-Know Bill Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2015. Chef Tom Colicchio joined Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) today as they reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would give Americans more information about what’s in their food and how[Read More…]
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KTM North America Recalls KTM Brand and Husqvarna Brand Enduro Motorcycles Due to a Crash Hazard
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2015 2015 KTM brand Enduro off-road motorcycles Recall Summary Name of product: Off-road motorcycles Hazard: The front fork pistons can become stuck within the fork leg and cause the operator to lose control of the motorcycle and crash. Remedy: View Details Repair Consumer Contact: KTM North America[Read More…]
Kidde Recalls Disposable Plastic Fire Extinguishers Due to Failure to Discharge
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2015 Kidde Disposable Fire Extinguisher with plastic valve Recall Summary Name of product: Kidde plastic valve disposable fire extinguishers Hazard: A faulty valve component can cause the disposable fire extinguishers not to fully discharge when the lever is repeatedly pressed and released during a fire emergency, posing[Read More…]
System Sensor Recalls Combination Carbon Monoxide and Smoke Detectors Due to Carbon Monoxide Hazard
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2015 System Sensor i4 Series CO/smoke detector Recall Summary Name of product: i4 Series System Sensor combination carbon monoxide (CO)/smoke detectors Hazard: The detectors can fail to detect carbon monoxide gas in the home, posing a risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. Remedy: View Details Replace Consumer Contact: [Read More…]
Rep. Duckworth Cosponsors Legislation to Fund DHS and Keep Americans Safe
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2015. Yesterday, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) cosponsored H.R. 861, legislation that will fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through the end of Fiscal Year 2015. H.R. 861 was introduced by Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) and Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY) and avoids the poison pill amendments that[Read More…]
Roosevelt University to Host Forum on Uses and Abuses of Tax Increment Financing to be Held on Feb. 18
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—February 12, 2015. Roosevelt University will host a forum on the uses and abuses of Tax Increment Financing in Chicago from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 18 in room 418 of the University’s Wabash Building, 425 South Wabash Ave., Chicago. During the forum, Tom Tresser of the[Read More…]
NCCIH Working Group Recommends Large-Scale Collaborative Research Into Pain Management
Proposed research to focus on nondrug approaches to help active military and veterans Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2015. The feasibility of conducting larger-scale research studies on nondrug approaches for pain management in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) should be assessed[Read More…]
Clean Power Plan Poses No Problems for Electric Reliability, New Report Says
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2015—A new consultants’ report says the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan to cut climate-altering carbon pollution from power plants should pose no problems for maintaining the reliability of the electric grid. The report for the Advanced Energy Economy Institute by the highly respected Brattle Group, issued today, said[Read More…]
Sierra Club Statement on Latest House KXL Vote
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2015. Today, the House of Representatives voted 270-152 to pass the Senate’s version of legislation that would force approval of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, falling short of the votes needed to overturn an expected Presidential veto. In response, Michael Brune, Executive Director of the[Read More…]
Center for American Progress: House Elementary and Secondary Education Act Bill Shifts Support Away from Low-Income and At-Risk Students and Provides No Accountability for Federal Funds
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2015. Carmel Martin, Executive Vice President for Policy at the Center for American Progress, released the following statement today after the House Education and the Workforce Committee passed the Student Success Act, legislation to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, or ESEA: Partisan legislation endorsed today by[Read More…]
