Americans spend more than 1 million days in the hospital each year from crash injuries Full impact of motor vehicle crashes. Entire Infographic Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–October 7, 2014. More than 2.5 million people went to the emergency department (ED) – and nearly 200,000 of them were hospitalized – because of motor[Read More…]
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NASA Aeronautics Research Tests New Tool for Early Wildfire Detection
NASA researcher Mike Logan plans to use this small unmanned aerial vehicle to check for fires at a Virginia-North Carolina wildlife refuge as part of an agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Image Credit: NASA Langley/David C. Bowman Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 7, 2014. NASA’s research in unmanned aerial systems[Read More…]
NOAA and Coast Guard Join to Preserve Historic World War I Shipwreck
Lightship sunk off North Carolina by German U-Boat Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 7, 2014. NOAA, with assistance from the U.S. Coast Guard, will manage the historic wreck of Diamond Shoal Lightship No. 71, the only American lightship to be sunk by enemy action during World War I. The two agencies signed a[Read More…]
After Six Years of Inaction, Consumer Organizations Urge Feds to Implement Catfish Inspection Program
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—October 7, 2014. Today, a coalition of consumer and advocacy organizations including Food & Water Watch, the Center for Foodborne Illness Research & Prevention, Consumer Federation of America, National Consumers League and United Food & Commercial Workers International Union called on the Office of Management and Budget to create[Read More…]
Job Openings Increase to 4.8 Million in August, 2014; Hires Decrease and Separations Steady
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 7, 2014. There were 4.8 million job openings on the last business day of August, up from 4.6 million in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The hires rate (3.3 percent) was down and the separations rate (3.2 percent) was essentially unchanged in August. Within[Read More…]
Senator Kirk Launches Suburban Anti-Heroin Task Force
1 Death Every 3 Days on Average Since 2012; Using Narcan During an Overdose was 100% Effective in DuPage County CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 7, 2014. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) yesterday launched the Suburban Anti-Heroin Task Force to tackle the rampant problem of heroin abuse by Illinois teenagers in suburban Chicago along[Read More…]
Marking Upcoming Second Anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, Interior Secretary Jewell Tours Coastal Resiliency Projects in New Jersey
Partnerships restore and strengthen beaches and tidal marshes that provide fish and wildlife habitat, storm protection, economic opportunities CAPE MAY, NJ–(ENEWSPF)–October 7, 2014. On the cusp of the second anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today toured restoration projects at Reed’s Beach and Cape May National[Read More…]
Energy Department Recognizes Cities of Beaverton and Hillsboro, Oregon, Portland Public Schools in Better Buildings Challenge
PORTLAND, ORE. –(ENEWSPF)—October 7, 2014. As a part of the Administration’s effort to support greater energy efficiency through the Better Buildings Challenge, the Energy Department today recognized the cities of Beaverton and Hillsboro, as well as the Portland Public School District for their leadership in reducing energy use. As Better[Read More…]
Sierra Club Calls on eBay to Leave ALEC
San Francisco, CA –(ENEWSPF)—October 7, 2014. Today, the Sierra Club joined a broad coalition of organizations in urging eBay to join other high tech companies that have pulled their support from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a fossil-fuel funded clearinghouse for dangerous legislation to attack worker’s rights, civil rights,[Read More…]
‘Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor’ Report Released by US Labor Secretary Thomas E. Perez
$7M in funding for global project to combat child labor also announced WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 7, 2014. U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez today announced the 13th edition of the “Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor” report, prepared annually by the Department of Labor’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs.[Read More…]
