Marine debris found on Seal Beach, Orange County, California. (Credit:NOAA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2014. Southern California residents lose millions of dollars each year avoiding littered, local beaches in favor of choosing cleaner beaches that are farther away and may cost more to reach, according to a new NOAA-funded Marine Debris[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
New Charts Provide Visualization of How Violence Is Causing Children to Flee Central America
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2014. The uptick in the number of children fleeing to the United States has focused attention on the conditions in the Central American countries of Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador. In total, these nations have seen 62,998 kids flee to the United States and other neighboring countries.[Read More…]
Triclosan Found in Pregnant Mothers’ Bodies Transfers to Fetus
Washington, DC–(ENEWSFP)–August 12, 2014,. The presence of triclosan in soaps and consumer products ranging from cutting boards to pencils means constant exposure to a chemical linked to a wide range of adverse health effects. New data to be presented at the 248th National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical[Read More…]
White House Council on Environmental Quality and EPA Honor Student Leaders and Exceptional Teachers with Environmental Education Awards
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2014. Today, the White House Council on Environmental Quality, in conjunction with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, announced the winners of the annual Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators (PIAEE) and President’s Environmental Youth Award, (PEYA) recognizing outstanding student leaders in environmental stewardship and K-12 teachers employing innovative[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Signs Legislation to Support Veterans With Disabilities
New Law Removes Unnecessary Hurdles for Veterans Who Rely On the Use of Accessible Parking Spots VILLA PARK–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today signed legislation to ensure that veterans with disabilities can utilize accessible parking spaces across Illinois without facing unnecessary bureaucratic hurdles. The Governor was joined at today’s[Read More…]
Joint Press Conference by Secretary Hagel, Secretary Kerry, Foreign Minister Bishop, and Minister of Defense Johnston at AUSMIN in Sydney, Australia
Sydney, Australia–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2014. AUSTRALIAN FOREIGN MINISTER JULIE BISHOP: Ladies and gentlemen, today we have welcomed to Sydney and to AUSMIN, Secretaries John Kerry and Chuck Hagel. And this is the second AUSMIN meeting that the four principals here have participated in. The United States alliance is the most important[Read More…]
Statement by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel on the Passing of Robin Williams
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 11, 2014. The entire Department of Defense community mourns the loss of Robin Williams. Robin was a gifted actor and comedian, but he was also a true friend and supporter of our troops. From entertaining thousands of service men and women in war zones, to his philanthropy that[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Passing of Robin Williams
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 11, 2014. Robin Williams was an airman, a doctor, a genie, a nanny, a president, a professor, a bangarang Peter Pan, and everything in between. But he was one of a kind. He arrived in our lives as an alien – but he ended up touching every element[Read More…]
Actor Robin WIlliams Dead in Apparent Suicide
CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—According to the Marin County Police Department, 63 year old actor/comedian Robin Williams was found dead today of an apparent suicide. The matter is currently under investigation. Williams rose to fame playing Mork, an alien from the mythical planet Ork in the television sitcom ‘Mork and Mindy.’ He was known[Read More…]
Three Reasons Arkansas’s Photo ID Law is Unconstitutional
Brennan Center Files Amicus Brief With Arkansas Historians, Political Scientists, and Law Professors Little Rock, Ark.–(ENEWSFP)–August 11, 2014. Arkansas’s restrictive photo ID law violates the state constitution and must be struck down by the state Supreme Court, argued the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law in an[Read More…]
