Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 6, 2015 SUMMARY: Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) is recalling certain model year 2007-2014 CX-9 vehicles manufactured October 24, 2006, to December 28, 2013. The affected vehicles have front suspension ball joints that may corrode from water leaking into the fitting. CONSEQUENCE: Over time, the ball joint corrosion[Read More…]
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The Children’s Place Recalls Boys’ Varsity Jackets Due to Choking Hazard
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2015 Recalled Children’s Place varsity jacket Recall Summary Name of product: Boys’ varsity jackets Hazard: The metal snaps on the jackets could detach, posing a choking hazard to young children. Remedy: View Details Refund Consumer Contact: The Children’s Place toll free at (877) 752 2387 from 9[Read More…]
Precious Cargo Recalls Infant One-Piece Garments Due to Choking Hazard
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2015 Recalled Precious Cargo one-piece garment Recall Summary Name of product: Precious Cargo infant one-piece garments Hazard: The snaps on the one-piece garments can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children. Remedy: View Details Refund Consumer Contact: Precious Cargo toll free at (888) 770-7018 from 7[Read More…]
MZB Recalls Children’s Watches Due to Risk of Skin Irritation
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2015 Generic watches in multiple colors and designs Recall Summary Name of product: MZB Children’s “Light Up” Watches Hazard: The case-back of the watch can detach and expose the interior to water, posing a risk of skin irritation, redness, rashes or chemical burns. Remedy: View Details Refund[Read More…]
John Deere Recalls Riding Lawn Tractors Due to Crash Hazard
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2015. John Deere lawn tractor Recall Summary Name of product: John Deere lawn tractors Hazard: The brake arm on the lawn tractor can fail, posing a crash hazard that could result in serious injury or death. Remedy: View Details Repair Consumer Contact: Deere & Company at (800)[Read More…]
Food & Water Watch: Ignominious 10th Anniversary of Fracking’s ‘Halliburton Loophole’ This Weekend
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2015. Statement of Wenonah Hauter, Executive Director, Food & Water Watch: This Saturday, August 8 marks the 10th anniversary of what largely enabled America’s oil and gas fracking boom: the Energy Policy Act of 2005, and a key provision of it known commonly as the “Halliburton Loophole.” The provision[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Park District Announce Spaces Still Available For Late and Specialty Summer Camps
More than 1,800 spaces open for summer camps starting on or after August 10 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Park District yesterday announced that more than 1,800 spaces are still available in the Park District’s late and specialty summer camps. Late and specialty camps begin Monday,[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces City Health Care Benefits To Cover Gender Reassignment Services
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel yesterday announced that the City of Chicago is poised to remove the exclusion of gender reassignment services from city health care benefits; the change will be implemented for all non-union employees, and the city is working with labor partners to also remove the exclusion[Read More…]
Increased Likelihood of Below-normal Atlantic Hurricane Season
Updated outlook calls for 90 percent probability of below-normal season (Credit: NOAA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2015. The NOAA Climate Prediction Center’s updated 2015 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook calls for a 90 percent chance of a below-normal hurricane season. A below-normal season is now even more likely than predicted in May,[Read More…]
NASA’s Hubble Finds Evidence of Galaxy Star Birth Regulated by Black-Hole Fountain
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2015. Astronomers have uncovered a unique process for how the universe’s largest elliptical galaxies continue making stars long after their peak years of star birth. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope’s exquisite high resolution and ultraviolet-light sensitivity allowed the astronomers to see brilliant knots of hot, blue stars forming[Read More…]
