This Hubble Space Telescope image shows one of the galaxies in the survey to refine the measurement for how fast the universe expands with time, called the Hubble constant. Credits: NASA, ESA and A. Riess (STScI/JHU) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2016. Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have discovered that[Read More…]
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NOAA Issues Proposed Rules Designating Atlantic Sturgeon Critical Habitat
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2016. NOAA Fisheries today announced two proposed rules to designate critical habitat for five distinct population segments of federally listed Atlantic sturgeon. NOAA Fisheries is proposing to protect important river habitat for the threatened Gulf of Maine population segment and the endangered population segments of the New[Read More…]
Former Winnebago County Purchasing Director Sally Claassen Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges of Stealing over $400,000
ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–June 1, 2016. The former Winnebago County Purchasing Director pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala to two counts of theft from a program receiving federal funds. SALLY A. CLAASSEN, 57, of Roscoe, Ill., was an employee of Winnebago County from March 3, 1997, until she[Read More…]
FDA Issues Draft Guidance to Food Industry for Voluntarily Reducing Sodium in Processed and Commercially Prepared Food
Action aims to empower consumers and reduce sodium consumption to prevent premature illnesses and deaths Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 1, 2016. Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued draft guidance for public comment that provides practical, voluntary sodium reduction targets for the food industry. Average sodium intake in the U.S.[Read More…]
$36 Million in Job Training Grants will Help More than 17,000 Veterans Overcome Homelessness, Secure Meaningful Employment
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2016. U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez announced the award of $36 million in Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program grants yesterday to help an estimated 17,000 veterans successfully transition to sustainable housing and good civilian jobs. The grants will fund a variety of services to assist homeless[Read More…]
US Labor Department Announces $10.4M in Grants to Expand, Expedite Apprenticeships in 51 States and Territories, and District of Columbia
Part of $90M in apprenticeship funds to further growth of apprenticeships nationwide WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2016. The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $10.4 million in ApprenticeshipUSA State Accelerator Grants to expand and expedite registered apprenticeship programs nationwide. The grants – awarded to 51 states and territories,[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending May 28, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2016 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending May 28, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 267,000, a decrease of 1,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 268,000. The 4-week moving average was 276,750, a decrease of 1,750 from the previous week’s unrevised[Read More…]
Obama Administration Announces New Restrictions on Ivory Sales to Save Elephants
African savannah elephant courtesy Flickr/Bernard Dupont. WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2016. President Obama announced new regulations today that restrict the trade of ivory across state lines and expand limits on ivory exports. The regulations are part of an ongoing effort to crackdown on wildlife trade through President Obama’s National Strategy on Wildlife[Read More…]
Midwest Moose Move Toward Endangered Species Act Protection
Climate Change Driving Alarming Declines in Moose Across Minnesota, North Dakota, Michigan Including Nearly 60 Percent Drop in Minnesota Photo by Ryan Hagerty, USFWS. MINNEAPOLIS—(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2016. In response to a petition by the Center for Biological Diversity and Honor the Earth, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today[Read More…]
Lawsuit Challenges Monterey County’s Contract With Federal Wildlife-killing Program
Wildlife Services’ Indiscriminate Trapping Endangers Family Pets Bobcat photo © Robin Silver, Center for Biological Diversity. SALINAS, Calif.— (ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2016. Animal protection and conservation organizations filed a lawsuit today challenging Monterey County’s contract renewal with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services — a notorious federal wildlife-killing program that[Read More…]
