Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2015 Good Cook Jumbo Roaster roasting pan top Recall Summary Name of product: Roasting pan Hazard: The roaster rim is incorrectly finished and can have sharp edges, posing a laceration hazard. Remedy: View Details Replace Consumer Contact: Bradshaw International at 877-614-9571 from 8 a.m. to[Read More…]
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August 2015 Jobless Rates Down in 29 States, Up in 10; Payroll Jobs Up in 32 States, Down in 18
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 18, 2015. Regional and state unemployment rates were little changed in August. Twenty-nine states had unemployment rate decreases from July, 10 states had increases, and 11 states and the District of Columbia had no change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Forty-one states and the District[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky: Are you on the Do Not Call Registry?
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2015. Many of us are distrubed by telemarketers, but as you may know there is a way to stop getting these calls — the Do Not Call Registry.This week I gave a speech on the registry. Please see my speech below: “Hi, I’m Congresswoman Schakowsky, the Ranking Member[Read More…]
Roosevelt University Schaumburg Campus Receives National Recognition for Unique Wildlife Habitat
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2015. Roosevelt University’s Schaumburg Campus has been singled out this month by the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) as one of the nation’s premiere college campuses where a wildlife habitat is thriving. With a maturing prairie, half-mile walking trail, dozens of community garden plots and an edible forest with[Read More…]
Sustainable Development Goals Are an Opportunity to Ensure That We Leave No One Behind
A young boy flies a kite on a garbage heap in Mumbai, India. Source: AP/Rafiq Maqbool Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2015. Next week, at a U.N. Summit that is likely to be the largest gathering of global leaders ever convened, nations will adopt the Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs, a[Read More…]
New Center for American Progress Report Makes Case for Public- and Private-Sector Reforms to Curb Rising Drug Costs
Luillia Van Lanen is seen with some of her prescription medication in her apartment, March 2007, in Madison, Wisconsin. Source: AP/Morry Gash Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2015. In a new report published today, the Center for American Progress addresses the rising costs of prescription drugs and challenges policymakers to enact[Read More…]
College Scorecard Data Show Federal Student Aid System Is Heading in the Wrong Direction
Members of the graduating class and faculty attend a college commencement on May 31, 2014. Source: AP/John Amis Washington D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2015. On Saturday, the Obama administration released new detailed data on the earnings and loan repayment rates of undergraduate students receiving federal aid at thousands of colleges across[Read More…]
Sublethal Glyphosate (Roundup) Exposure Harms Bees
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2015. Glyphosate’s harmful effects continue to accumulate, this time with evidence pointing to toxic and sublethal effects on bees. According to a new study conducted by German and Argentinian researchers, honey bees exposed to low levels of glyphosate have a hard time returning home. Glyphosate, the controversial and[Read More…]
Opposition Mounts Over Obama Administration Proposal Making It Harder to Protect Species From Extinction
Proposed Regulations Set Dangerous Precedent for All Types of Citizen Petitions Seeking Stronger Environmental Standards WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2015. One hundred and seventy-five environmental and social justice organizations sent a letter to the Obama administration today opposing a set of proposed regulations that would place crippling burdens on citizens who petition[Read More…]
Lexington, South Carolina, Man Indicted for Misprision of a Felony and Making False Statements Relating to Mother Emanuel AME Church Shooting
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 18, 2015. Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta, head of the Civil Rights Division, and U. S. Attorney Bill Nettles of the District of South Carolina announced today an indictment charging Joseph Carlton Meek, 21, of Lexington, South Carolina, with misprision of a felony and making false[Read More…]
