Radon kills 21,000 Americans each year; readily available tests can warn of high levels in homes WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2016. January is National Radon Action Month and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) encourages Americans around the country to test their homes for radon, the second leading cause of[Read More…]
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Taxicab Operator Sentenced To 12 Months And A Day For Falsifying Titles Of Salvaged Cars And Re-Using Them As Taxis On Chicago Streets
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2016. A Northbrook man was sentenced today to 12 months and a day in federal prison for illegally obtaining clean titles for salvaged and rebuilt vehicles and using them as taxicabs on the streets of Chicago. As the owner of Seven Amigos Used Cars Inc., ALEXANDER[Read More…]
Energy Department Announces New Investments in Advanced Nuclear Power Reactors to Help Meet America’s Carbon Emission Reduction Goal
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2016. In support of the Administration’s goal to produce more carbon-free energy, today the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the selection of two companies, X-energy and Southern Company, to further develop advanced nuclear reactor designs. These awards, with a multi-year cost share of up to $80[Read More…]
New Guidance Highlights High Impact Opportunities to Support Healthy Students
U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services release joint letter and toolkit addressing critical link between health and education Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2016. In a new letter sent today to governors, chief state school officers, state health officials and state Medicaid directors, the U.S. Departments of Education (ED)[Read More…]
Dengue Vaccine Enters Phase 3 Trial in Brazil
Investigational vaccine to prevent ‘breakbone fever’ developed at NIH Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2016. A large-scale clinical trial to evaluate whether a candidate vaccine can prevent the mosquito-borne illness dengue fever has been launched in Brazil. The vaccine, TV003, was developed by scientists in the laboratory of Stephen Whitehead, Ph.D., at[Read More…]
NRDC: Coal Leasing Moratorium is Good for Taxpayers and Climate
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2016 –The following is a statement by Rhea Suh, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council, on the Obama Administration’s moratorium on issuing new leases for coal extraction on federal lands: “The president is right to stop this handout to big coal companies, which has cost American taxpayers[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Obama Administration Makes Historic Change To Coal Leasing Program on America’s Public Lands
The President Continues to Build His Climate Legacy by Placing a Suspension on Coal Leasing on Public Lands Albuquerque, NM –(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2016. Today, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced that the Obama Administration will be compiling a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement on coal leasing on public lands and[Read More…]
Earthjustice Files Challenge to Utility-Sponsored Solar Amendment
Misleading measure should not go before voters Florida International University Solar House at Engineering Campus. Junior Henry / CC BY 2.0 Tallahassee, FL —(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2016. Earthjustice has filed a legal brief with the Florida Supreme Court, which argues that the utility-backed “Smart Solar” amendment should be removed from the[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Proposes a National Service Automatic Stabilization Plan to Re-Engage Americans Facing Long-Term Unemployment
AmeriCorps volunteer John Harris III helps coordinate a jobs fair program for job seekers in Washington on July 31, 2013. Source: AP/Manuel Balce Centa Washington D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2016. More than 2 million Americans who are currently out of work have been looking for a job for 27[Read More…]
Sales of Organic Pest Controls Growing
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2016. A new analysis finds that sales of organic pest control products are now on par with their traditional chemical pest controls for U.S. garden retailers, with retailers reporting that the organic options have a higher increase in sales than their chemical counterpart each year. The report,[Read More…]
