Nurses phone banking against Fast Track Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2015. The House of Representatives passage of Fast Track trade authority was a betrayal of public health, American workers, and our very democracy—and nurses will be standing their ground as it moves on to the Senate, National Nurses United (NNU)[Read More…]
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Cassini Sends Back Views After Zooming Past Dione
NASA’s Cassini imaging scientists processed this view of Saturn’s moon Dione, taken during a close flyby on June 16, 2015.Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute NASA’s Cassini imaging scientists processed this view of Saturn’s moon Dione, taken during a close flyby on June 16, 2015. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, May 19, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2015. In a Setback for America’s Retirees, Fast Track Passes U.S. House After a temporary victory on trade for retirees last week, the House of Representatives brought up Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) again, this time using special maneuvers to ensure Trade Adjustment Assistance was attached to a[Read More…]
May 2015 Jobless Rates Up in 25 States, Down in 9; Payroll Jobs Up in 37 States, Down in 12
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 19, 2015. Regional and state unemployment rates were little changed in May. Twenty-five states had unemployment rate increases from April, 9 states and the District of Columbia had decreases, and 16 states had no change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Forty-five states and the District[Read More…]
NRDC: New Truck Efficiency Standards Can Go a Long Way Toward a Cleaner Energy Future
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2015 – The Obama Administration’s proposed fuel-efficiency and carbon pollution standards for heavy trucks announced today will cut fuel bills, curb carbon pollution, and spur manufacturing innovation. The following is a statement by Rhea Suh, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council: “Making our trucks go farther on[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Administration Proposes Standards to Make Freight Trucks More Efficient
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2015. Today the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation proposed the second phase of efficiency and emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks. Coming on the heels of the first-ever fuel efficiency standards for heavy-duty trucks, which went into effect last year, this second phase further[Read More…]
Friends of the Earth: Obama Administration Proposes Improving Fuel Efficiency of Heavy Duty Trucks
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—June 19, 2015. The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation proposed fuel efficiency standards for heavy duty vehicles. While the standards vary depending on vehicle type, the proposed rule would increase fuel economy standards for these vehicles by 2027. The EPA predicts that the proposed rule[Read More…]
FDA Allows Marketing of New Device to Help the Blind Process Visual Signals Via Their Tongues
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2015. The Food and Drug Administration today allowed marketing of a new device that when used along with other assistive devices, like a cane or guide dog, can help orient people who are blind by helping them process visual images with their tongues. The BrainPort V100[Read More…]
EPA, DOT Propose Greenhouse Gas and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Trucks
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—June 19, 2015. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) are jointly proposing standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles that would improve fuel efficiency and cut carbon pollution to reduce the impacts of climate change, while bolstering energy security[Read More…]
Sierra Club Brings Suit to Protect Vital Habitat for Drought-Stricken Species
HOLLISTER, Calif. –(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2015. Today the Sierra Club and Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society challenged the County of San Benito’s certification of its final environmental impact report for the Panoche Valley Solar Project. The lawsuit stated the County failed to consider the dire effect of California’s historic drought on[Read More…]
