Calls company’s plan to clean up operations “far-fetched” and unrealistic WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2012. In a letter to the owner of the S.S. Badger, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that he will actively oppose the company’s efforts to secure a permit that would allow the S.S. Badger to[Read More…]
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Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton in Honor of World Water Day
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2012. Thank you so much, and welcome, everyone, to the State Department for this World Water Day event. I am delighted to have this opportunity with so many partners and colleagues who care deeply about this essential issue to mark this day, and to talk further about[Read More…]
Coast Guard Issues Ballast Water Discharge Standards: Misses Mark to Protect Nation from Invasive Species
Conservation groups look to states and Environmental Protection Agency to strengthen standards, shortening timeline, and address loopholes CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2012. After more than a decade of debate, the Coast Guard is taking steps to address the scourge of invasive species that have been damaging America’s most vulnerable coastal and inland[Read More…]
NIH Study Finds Interventions to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes Give Good Return on Investment
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2012. Programs to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes in high-risk adults would result in fewer people developing diabetes and lower health care costs over time, researchers conclude in a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health. Prevention programs that apply interventions tested in the[Read More…]
Obama Administration Announces $450 Million to Design and Commercialize U.S. Small Modular Nuclear Reactors
COLUMBUS, Ohio–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2012. Today, as President Obama went to Ohio State University to discuss the all-out, all-of-the-above strategy for American energy, the White House announced new funding to advance the development of American-made small modular reactors (SMRs), an important element of the President’s energy strategy. A total of $450[Read More…]
Obama Administration Announces $14.2 Million in New Funding to Develop Lightweight Materials for Advanced Vehicles
COLUMBUS, Ohio–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2012. Today, as President Obama went to Ohio State University to discuss the all-out, all-of-the-above strategy for American energy, the White House announced a new $14.2 million effort at the Department of Energy to accelerate the development and deployment of stronger and lighter materials for advanced vehicles[Read More…]
Obama Administration Announces New Funding for Biomass Research and Development Initiative
COLUMBUS, Ohio–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2012. Today, as President Obama went to Ohio State University to discuss the Administration’s all-out, all-of-the-above strategy for American energy, the White House announced up to $35 million over three years to support research and development in advanced biofuels, bioenergy and high-value biobased products. The projects funded[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on American-Made Energy
Cushing, Oklahoma–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2012 – 10:22 A.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Oklahoma! (Applause.) Well, it’s good to be here. Everybody, have a seat. Have a seat. AUIDENCE MEMBER: I love you, Mr. President! THE PRESIDENT: I love you back. It’s wonderful to see you. It is good to be back in[Read More…]
Presidential Memorandum — Expediting Review of Pipeline Projects from Cushing, Oklahoma, to Port Arthur, Texas, and Other Domestic Pipeline Infrastructure Projects
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2012. MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES SUBJECT: Expediting Review of Pipeline Projects from Cushing, Oklahoma, to Port Arthur, Texas, and Other Domestic Pipeline Infrastructure Projects In an economy that relies on oil, rising prices at the pump affect all of us. With crude oil[Read More…]
Record Low Tuberculosis Cases in Illinois – But State Cases Remain Among the Highest in the Nation
Tuberculosis numbers continue to drop in Illinois, but increasing worldwide SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2012 The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is recognizing March 24, 2012 as World Tuberculosis Day (TB) by embracing the local theme, “TB: Waves of Change, Oceans of Opportunity” and adopting the global slogan “Stop TB in[Read More…]
