WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2010. The National Incident Commander for the BP oil spill, Admiral Thad Allen, today approved the implementation of a section of Louisiana’s barrier island project proposal that could help stop oil from coming ashore and where work could be completed the fastest—as an integrated part of the federal[Read More…]
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Flow Rate Group Provides Preliminary Best Estimate Of Oil Flowing from BP Oil Well
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2010. USGS Director Dr. Marcia McNutt today announced that the National Incident Command’s Flow Rate Technical Group (FRTG) has developed an independent, preliminary estimate of the amount of oil flowing from BP’s leaking oil well. In making the announcement, Dr. McNutt, who is the chair of the[Read More…]
Bob Kerrey, Montel Williams Join Call for VA to Change Medical Marijuana Stance
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2010. We’ve written previously about the U.S. Veterans Administration’s disgraceful policy of not allowing its doctors to recommend medical marijuana to military veterans, even if they live in a state where medical marijuana is legal or suffer from a condition such as post-traumatic stress disorder, which affects[Read More…]
Senators Baucus, Grassley Praise New Law to Spur Haiti’s Earthquake Recovery
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2010. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today praised the President’s signing of a law to boost recovery efforts in Haiti, following January’s devastating earthquake. Baucus and Grassley introduced the Haiti Economic Lift Program (HELP) Act, which became law yesterday,[Read More…]
Senator Boxer Encouraged by Strong Justice Department Response to BP Oil Spill
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2010. U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today released a letter she received from the United States Department of Justice detailing steps the Department has taken to date to respond to the ongoing Deepwater Horizon oil spill in[Read More…]
Update on Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Response, May 25, 2010
GULF COAST—(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2010. BP today provided an update on developments in the response to the MC252 oil well incident in the Gulf of Mexico. Subsea efforts continue to focus on progressing options to stop the flow of oil from the well through interventions via the MC252 blow out preventer[Read More…]
FDA Clears First 2009 H1N1 Influenza Virus Test Previously Available Under Emergency Use Authorization
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2010. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced it has cleared the Simplexa Influenza A H1N1 (2009), a test for the 2009 H1N1 Influenza Virus in patients with signs and symptoms of respiratory infection. Until this clearance, tests for 2009 H1N1 Influenza were only available[Read More…]
Secretary Chu to Travel to Houston to Continue Engagement on Strategies to Stop Oil Spill
Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2010. The U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu will travel to Houston tonight as part of his ongoing work on strategies to stop the oil spill. Secretary Chu has been working with the Department’s National Laboratories and other top scientists to help BP determine how to[Read More…]
Update on Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Response, May 24, 2010
GULF COAST–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2010. BP today provided an update on developments in the response to the MC252 oil well incident in the Gulf of Mexico. Subsea Source Control and Containment Subsea efforts continue to focus on progressing options to stop the flow of oil from the well through interventions via[Read More…]
BP Reiterates Oil Spill Response Transparency, May 22, 2010
GULFCOAST–(ENEWSPF)–May 22, 2010. BP today reiterated its pledge to be open and transparent in its response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. BP confirmed its continuing commitment to co-operate with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in facilitating access by the[Read More…]
