Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2014. Recall date: October 10, 2014 Recall number: 15-705 Sling Fabric Café Set Recall Summary Name of product: Sling Fabric Café Sets Hazard: The recalled chairs can break due to a missing metal washer plate, posing a fall hazard to consumers. Remedy: View Details Repair Refund Consumer[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, October 10, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2014. Astronomical Prices of Some Cancer Drugs Hit Vulnerable Patients Hard 60 Minutes reported last Sunday on the high price of cancer drugs in the U.S. Lesley Stahl’s piece shed light on the fact that Medicare has to pay the price determined by the drug companies, since[Read More…]
University of Oregon Research Looks to Tame Food Cravings, Reverse Early Adversity
Grants from the National Institutes of Health will enable UO psychology professor to complete a pair of two-year research projects EUGENE, Ore. –(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2014 — Why do we find it so hard to say no to fatty, processed foods? How do we reverse the spiral of negative outcomes that[Read More…]
NRDC: Obama’s San Gabriel Monument Designation a Good Step Toward a Lasting Conservation Legacy
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2014 – With today’s planned declaration of Los Angeles’ San Gabriel Mountains as a national monument, President Obama is providing permanent federal protection for the area’s towering peaks, mature forests and dramatic waterfalls, which retain much of their natural splendor. Frances Beinecke, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council,[Read More…]
Sierra Club Praises Designation of San Gabriels National Monument
San Francisco, CA–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2014. President Obama today will designate California’s San Gabriel Mountains as a national monument. The designation will be followed by a community celebration, with hundreds expected in attendance. As part of the community celebration, the San Gabriel Mountains Forever coalition will announce a new San Gabriel[Read More…]
Texas, Wisconsin Photo ID Wins Could Help Nearly 1 Million Registered Voters
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2014. Two key court decisions striking down photo ID laws in Texas and Wisconsin could help nearly 1 million registered voters this November. Last night, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked implementation of Wisconsin’s photo ID law. Yesterday, a federal judge also struck down Texas’s strict photo ID[Read More…]
Neonicotinoids Called ‘Bigger Threat’ to Environment than DDT
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2014. Many officials are no longer mincing words as they tie the global decline in bee populations with mounting evidence pointing to neonicotinoid pesticides. “All the science is not done, but everything that I have before me. . . suggests to me that this is the biggest threat to the[Read More…]
ACLU Comment on U.S. Supreme Court Action on Wisconsin Voter ID Law
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2014. By a 6-3 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court today vacated an appeals court order that had allowed Wisconsin’s voter ID law to take effect. The ACLU is challenging the law, which had been declared unconstitutional by a federal judge in April. The Supreme Court did not consider[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Issues Warning About Ebola Scams
Attorney General’s Office Reports of Possible Email Scams Tied to Ebola Outbreak Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—October 10, 2014. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today alerted Illinois residents of several possible email scams tied to the Ebola outbreak. Madigan’s office has received emails titled “People being quarantined” that purport to be an “Ebola Pandemic Update”[Read More…]
South Pacific Tropical Cyclone Season – 2014 – 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2014. The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens residing in or traveling to the South Pacific region about the ongoing threat of tropical cyclones affecting the area. While tropical cyclones in the South Pacific may occur throughout the year, the current South Pacific Tropical Cyclone Season begins on[Read More…]
