WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2016. U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today released the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Economic Report for Fiscal Year 2015. The report highlights that Interior investments in recreation, conservation, water and renewable energy led to $106 billion in economic output, and supported 862,000 jobs. Interior’s[Read More…]
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Lumber Liquidators Agrees To Not Resume Sales of Inventory of Chinese-Made Laminate Flooring, Continue Comprehensive Testing Program As Part of a Recall to Test
Floors from 1,300 homes tested to date were below remediation guideline level; affected consumers encouraged to request free test kit WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2016. In cooperation with Lumber Liquidators, of Toano, Va., the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is announcing that Lumber Liquidators has agreed to not resume sales[Read More…]
For Father’s Day, Candidates for U.S. Senate and U.S. Congress, #MenForChoice Call on Fathers and Men to Say No to Trump
Seven members of congress, 18 state elected officials join NARAL to call out Trump for misogyny and unpresidential temperament Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2016. NARAL Pro-Choice America today released an open letter signed by 29 Men for Choice to the fathers, brothers, and husbands of America explaining why they will not[Read More…]
The Drug War Started 45 Years Ago Today – Here’s How to End It For Good
No matter how much money we spend and how many people get arrested, drugs have been around for thousands of years and they always will be. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2016. By Derek Rosenfeld Former President Richard Nixon officially declared a “war on drugs” 45 years ago today. His primary motivation was[Read More…]
NASA Hybrid Electric Research Plane Gets X Number, New Name
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2016. With 14 electric motors turning propellers and all of them integrated into a uniquely-designed wing, NASA will test new propulsion technology using an experimental airplane now designated the X-57 and nicknamed “Maxwell.” NASA Administrator Charles Bolden highlighted the agency’s first X-plane designation in a decade during[Read More…]
American Academy of Pediatrics Supports Senate Gun Violence Prevention Measures
Now is the time to take meaningful action to keep children, families and communities safe Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2016. Beginning last evening and extending to early this morning, more than 35 members of the United States Senate filibustered an appropriations bill in order to bring two amendments to a vote[Read More…]
May 2016 Jobless Rates Up in 5 States, Down in 4; Payroll Jobs Down in 4 States, Up in 3
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2016 Unemployment rates were significantly higher in May in 5 states, lower in 4 states and the District of Columbia, and stable in 41 states, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Sixteen states and the District had notable unemployment rate decreases from a year earlier,[Read More…]
HelloFresh Recalls Frozen Peas Because of Possible Health Risk
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2016. HelloFresh of New York, N.Y. is recalling frozen peas due to notification from a supplier that the peas have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The peas were included in HelloFresh recipe kits delivered the week of June 11-15, 2016 and the weeks[Read More…]
Kashi Company Expands Date Codes of Two Products Related to Previously Announced Recall of Snack Bars and Bear Naked Granola
SOLANA BEACH, Calif. –(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2016. Kashi Company is amending the date codes for Kashi GOLEAN® Honey Pecan Baklava Bars and Bear Naked® Soft Baked Granola, Cinnamon + Sunflower Butter related to its previously announced recall of snack bars and granola that contain ingredients made from sunflower seeds distributed by[Read More…]
Analysis: U.S. Pet Trade Imports 6 Million Tropical Fish Exposed to Cyanide Poisoning Each Year
‘Finding Dory’ Expected to Fuel Consumer Demand for Royal Blue Tangs, Other Wild-caught Fish OAKLAND, Calif.—(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2016. A new analysis by the Center for Biological Diversity and For the Fishes finds that 6 million fish tropical marine fish imported into the United States each year for the pet[Read More…]
