Emergency legal filing to the NRC demands reactor 2 not restart, immediate shut down of reactor 3 WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2016. The disappearance and disintegration of more than 1 in 4 critical bolts holding the Indian Point nuclear reactor cooling system together is far more serious than owner[Read More…]
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Four U.S. Freshwater Turtles Receive International Trade Protection
WASHINGTON— (ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2016. Coinciding with World Turtle Day, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a final rule today to regulate and monitor international trade of common snapping turtles and three softshell turtles. The rule, which responds in part to a 2011 request from the Center for Biological Diversity documenting the[Read More…]
ACLU Sues to Obtain Federal Complaints Against Catholic Hospitals That Refuse Women Care
Growing Concern About Prevalence of Catholic Hospitals After Report Finds 1 in 6 Hospital Beds Are in Facilities Bound by Religious Directives WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2016. The American Civil Liberties Union today filed suit to obtain complaints from the federal government about women refused emergency care because of the religious[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Known Gang Member Indicted on Gunrunning Charges
Defendant Charged in Gunrunning Scheme with Stolen Firearms Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced charges against a Romeoville man for gunrunning and money laundering following a joint investigation by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Illinois State Police Metropolitan Area Narcotics[Read More…]
Protesters to Urge Federal Officials Not to OK Offshore Fracking in California
Camarillo, CA-(ENEWSPF)- Coastal residents and members of three conservation organizations will rally today outside the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management office in Camarillo against a federal proposal to let oil companies resume offshore fracking near the California coast. The protest — organized by the Center for Biological Diversity, Food &[Read More…]
Emergency Petition Filed to Save Plummeting Red Wolf Population
Stronger Regulations Needed to Stem Illegal Shootings, Expand Where Wild Wolves Can Roam Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Conservation groups submitted an emergency petition today calling on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to take immediate steps to bolster flagging protections for the world’s only wild population of red wolves, which has declined by[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama in Discussion at Vietnam Business and Entrepreneurship Event
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2016 – 5:20 P.M. ICT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Thank you. Zin chào. (Applause.) Thank you very much. Thank you. Well, it’s wonderful to be here in Ho Chi Minh City. Please have a seat. I just had the opportunity to visit the Jade Emperor Pagoda.[Read More…]
El Niño Triggers Legal Requirement to Close Swordfish Drift Gillnet Fishery
Measure Will Protect Endangered Loggerhead Sea Turtles From Nets Montery, CA-(ENEWSPF)- Environmental groups this week requested NOAA Fisheries meet its legal responsibility to close Southern California waters from swordfish drift gillnets to protect endangered loggerhead sea turtles. Southern California waters are teeming with pelagic red crabs — a favorite prey of[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama in Address to the People of Vietnam
Hanoi, Vietnam–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2016 – 12:11 P.M. ICT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Xin chào! (Applause.) Xin chào Vietnam! (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you so much. To the government and the people of Vietnam, thank you for this very warm welcome and the hospitality that you have shown to me on this visit. [Read More…]
Four U.S. Freshwater Turtles Receive International Trade Protection
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Coinciding with World Turtle Day, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a final rule today to regulate and monitor international trade of common snapping turtles and three softshell turtles. The rule, which responds in part to a 2011 request from the Center for Biological Diversity documenting the harms of the[Read More…]
