Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2014. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: May 01, 2014 Recall number: 14-732 J.Crew Classic Stripe Baby Coveralls Recall Summary Name of product: Baby Coveralls Hazard: Snaps on[Read More…]
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Altria Group Distribution Company Recalls Flashlight Due to Burn, Injury Hazards; Distributed Exclusively through Marlboro Promotion
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2014. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: May 01, 2014 Recall number: 14-733 Recalled Marlboro promotional 3-in-1 flashlight Recall Summary Name of product: 3-in-1 flashlight, compass and match holder[Read More…]
Hubble Astronomers Use Supernovae to Gauge Power of Cosmic Lenses
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2014. Distant exploding stars observed by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope are providing astronomers with a powerful tool to determine the strength of naturally-occurring “cosmic lenses” that are used to magnify objects in the remote universe. Two teams of astronomers, working independently, observed three such exploding stars, called[Read More…]
New Report Documents Black and Latino Communities at Higher Risk for Chemical Catastrophe
Yesterday’s Lynchburg, Virginia explosion is one of potentially thousands of chemical disasters that may occur in residential communities, contaminating the water we drink and the air that we breathe WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2014—The Environmental Justice and Health Alliance (EJHA), a national coalition of grassroots groups working on toxic chemical exposures that[Read More…]
Review Links Glyphosate to non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2014. A recent review, published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, examines the interaction between widely used agricultural herbicides, like glyphosate, the active ingredient of Roundup products, and the risk of developing non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL). The study represents one of the most comprehensive[Read More…]
Energy Department Announces First Regional Gasoline Reserve to Strengthen Fuel Resiliency
Refined Petroleum Product Reserve Will Ease Potential Fuel Supply Disruptions in Northeast U.S. WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2014. As part of the Obama Administration’s response to Superstorm Sandy, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz today announced the creation of the first federal regional refined petroleum product reserve containing gasoline. Based on the Energy Department’s[Read More…]
NOH Foods Of Hawaii Issues Allergy Alert On Undeclared Milk In Hawaiian Coconut Pudding Haupia (LUAU Dessert)
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2014. NOH FOODS OF HAWAII, of Honolulu, HI and Gardena, CA is voluntarily recalling its 2 ounce, 4 ounce, and 3 lb. (48 oz) packages of “Hawaiian Coconut Pudding” because they may contain undeclared dairy product. People who have allergies to milk or dairy products run[Read More…]
Payroll Employment Rises 288,000 in April 2014; Unemployment Rate Falls to 6.3%
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 2, 2014. Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 288,000, and the unemployment rate fell by 0.4 percentage point to 6.3 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment gains were widespread, led by job growth in professional and business services, retail trade, food services[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, May 1, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2014 – 11:47 A.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Hey, everybody. No announcements. I’ll go to your questions. Jon, are you ready? (Laughter.) But I’ll start with Nedra. Go ahead. Q Thanks, Jay. The Pentagon is releasing a report today showing a 50 percent increase in military sexual assaults. [Read More…]
Mayor From Okinawa to Bring Surprising Message to Washington
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 1, 2014. By David Swanson http://warisacrime.org/content/mayor-okinawa-bring-surprising-message-washington Imagine if China were stationing large numbers of troops in the United States. Imagine that most of them were based in a small rural county in Mississippi. Imagine — this shouldn’t be hard — that their presence was problematic, that nations they[Read More…]
