WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2016. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today it will extend the healthcare enrollment application period for one year to approximately 545,000 living Veterans that have pending incomplete enrollment applications. “Fixing the Veterans enrollment system is a top priority for VA. This is an important[Read More…]
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Syria: Water Restored in Aleppo After a 48-day Shutdown, UNICEF Reports
In the Tishreen camp for displaced persons in Aleppo, Syria, a boy carries a jerrycan he filled at a water tank built by OXFAM with UNICEF support. Photo: UNICEF/Razan Rashidi GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–7 March 2016 – A facility that provides drinking water to more than two million people in and around the[Read More…]
Perdue Foods LLC, Recalls Chicken Nugget Products Due To Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2016 – Perdue Foods LLC, a Gainesville, Ga. establishment, is recalling approximately 4,530 pounds of chicken nugget products (produced for Applegate Farms) that may be contaminated with extraneous plastic materials, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The Applegate Naturals Chicken Nuggets[Read More…]
Spring Clean Up Day at Thorn Creek Nature Center on Sunday, March 13
Join naturalists, volunteers, families and groups at Thorn Creek Nature Center for Spring Clean Up Day, Sunday, March 13 from noon to 4 p.m. Photograph by Mark Petnuch Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 7, 2016. Shake the winter blahs and come help in the annual Spring Clean Up Day, Sunday, March 13,[Read More…]
Benefits of Peanut Allergy Prevention Strategy Persist After One-year Peanut Avoidance
NIH-funded study suggests early peanut consumption will offer lasting protection. Researchers designed the LEAP study based on observations that Israeli children have lower rates of peanut allergy than Jewish children of similar ancestry residing in the United Kingdom. Israeli children typically start consuming peanut-containing foods, including this snack made from[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Flint Contrast is Clear: Clinton, Sanders Adopt Solutions While Republican Candidates Ignore the Problem & Defend GOP Politicians
Flint, MI –(ENEWSPF)–March 6, 2016. At tonight’s Democratic Debate in Flint, Michigan, the two candidates began a candid conversation about how to address systematic environmental injustice in America, including proposing solutions for the Flint water crisis that echo those laid out by a coalition including the Sierra Club, the[Read More…]
TeachStrong Campaign Launches New Ambassador Program, Convenes Educators From Around the Country to Advise on Teacher Pipeline Policies
The TeachStrong campaign brings together teachers unions; teacher voice organizations; and education reform, civil rights, and education policy leaders to make modernizing and elevating the teaching profession the top education policy issue of 2016. Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2016. This weekend, the TeachStrong campaign—a coalition of 57 leading education groups aimed at[Read More…]
Green Climate Fund Must Say No to Partnerships with HSBC, Crédit Agricole
SONGDO, SOUTH KOREA —(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2016. The Green Climate Fund must not channel its money through two scandal-ridden international commercial banks that are leading funders of the coal industry, say civil society groups at a meeting of the GCF’s Board in Songdo, South Korea. The groups say that the GCF must[Read More…]
Supreme Court Rejects Apple’s Request to Review E-Books Antitrust Conspiracy Findings
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2016. The U.S. Supreme Court today denied Apple’s petition for certiorari in United States v. Apple Inc., making final lower court decisions that Apple orchestrated a price-fixing conspiracy with five major e-book publishers and substantially raised e-book prices. The Supreme Court’s action triggers Apple’s obligation to pay[Read More…]
Statement by the Vice President and Dr. Jill Biden On the Passing of Nancy Reagan
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 6, 2016 Nancy Reagan defined grace, courage, and loyalty. An accomplished actress, First Lady of California, and First Lady of the United States, she understood public service is a noble endeavor. She was a strong voice to keep children safe from drugs, and she reached out to give comfort[Read More…]
