Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2014. Recalled Leatherman Leap multi-tool Recall Summary Name of product: Leatherman® Leap™ multi-tool Hazard: The lock mechanism on the optional knife blade can inadvertently release the blade, posing a laceration hazard. Remedy: View Details Replace Consumer Contact: Leatherman toll-free at (888) 212-2438 from 7 a.m. to 5[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Executive Action on Immigration Will Improve the Finances of Social Security and Medicare
Protection of Millions from Deportation is Not the Only Benefit Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2014. The following statement was issued today by Barbara J. Easterling, President of the Alliance for Retired Americans, and Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, in response to President Obama’s unveiling of executive[Read More…]
October 2014 Jobless Rates Down in 34 States, Up in 5; Payroll Jobs Up in 38 States, Down in 12
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 21, 2014. Regional and state unemployment rates were generally little changed in October. Thirty-four states and the District of Columbia had unemployment rate decreases from September, 5 states had increases, and 11 states had no change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Forty-two states and the[Read More…]
Donations Needed for Roosevelt University Student-led UN Campaign for Worldwide Immunizations
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2014. A Roosevelt University professor and a student group are teaming up to fight the threat of contagious diseases like measles and polio by raising awareness and donations for increased immunization of children all over the world. As the Chicago area’s representative for a global United Nations immunization[Read More…]
Mouse Study Reveals Potential Clue to Extra Fingers or Toes
NIH-funded study finds that gene appears to regulate protein signals inside the cell The fibroblast growth factors are a family of proteins known as cell signaling molecules. View expanded caption. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2014. Researchers working with mice have uncovered a potential clue to polydactyly a birth defect involving extra[Read More…]
Coalition Files Lawsuit To Protect Endangered Sea Turtles, Whales, and Aquatic Species
Endangered Species Nationwide Threatened By Dangerous Cooling Water Intake Structures SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2014. Yesterday, a coalition of environmental groups filed a lawsuit in the Northern District of California challenging the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service’s (NMFS) opinion of the U.S.[Read More…]
New Post-Election Poll Shows Battleground Voters Want Action to Tackle the Climate Crisis
Survey Shows Strong Support for Clean Energy and the Clean Power Plan Washington, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2014. Today, the Sierra Club released the results of a new post-election poll conducted by Hart Research Associates showing that, regardless of whom they supported, voters in six key states in the 2014 midterm[Read More…]
Sierra Club Statement on President Obama’s Executive Action on Immigration Reform
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2014. Last night, President Obama announced executive action to provide temporary immigration relief to millions of undocumented immigrants. Michael Brune, Sierra Club executive director, issued the following statement in response: “This is what leadership looks like. In the wake of Republican obstruction on immigration reform, President[Read More…]
Statement of Earthjustice’s President Trip Van Noppen on the President’s Immigration Announcement Last Evening
Immigrants, like many of our nation’s farmworkers who will have put the food on our Thanksgiving tables, play a fundamental role in our country Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2014. The following is a statement by Earthjustice president Trip Van Noppen on President Obama’s immigration announcement on the evening of Thursday,[Read More…]
Center for Constitutional Rights Executive Director Responds to NYPD Killing of Akai Gurley
New York –-(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2014. Today, Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) Executive Director Vincent Warren released the following statement in response to reports that a rookie NYPD officer fatally shot an unarmed black man in Brooklyn last night. The man, 28-year-old Akai Gurley, was shot in a stairwell in the[Read More…]
