Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2011. NOAA is launching a comprehensive initiative to build a “Weather-ready” nation to make America safer by saving more lives and protecting livelihoods as communities across the country become increasingly vulnerable to severe weather events, such as tornado outbreaks, intense heat waves, flooding, active hurricane seasons, and[Read More…]
Latest News
Georgetti: Labor Must Win Class War
Las Vega Nevada–(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2011. Workers in the United States and Canada are in a class war declared by big business and we’re losing, Ken Georgetti, president of the Canadian Labour Congress, told delegates. “It is a war that we must win if the labor movement is to survive,” he[Read More…]
President Obama Balks At Responding To Medical Marijuana Question At Town Hall
Cannon Falls, MN–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2011. President Barack Obama this week refused to offer a substantive reply to an audience member’s question regarding the administration’s failure to take steps to allow for the physician-recommended use of marijuana. During a Town Hall event on Monday the President was asked: “If you can’t[Read More…]
Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor Posts Largest Increase in International Tonnage in 2010 Earning Seaway Pacesetter Award
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2011. The Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor posted the largest increase in international cargo of all the Great Lakes ports during the 2010 navigation season, earning it the prestigious Robert J. Lewis Pacesetter Award from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC). SLSDC Administrator[Read More…]
CAP Analysis Disproves Claims about Economic Effects of Strengthened Ozone Protections
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2011. As the White House completes its interagency review of the Environmental Protection Agency’s updated ground-level ozone standard to protect public health, some of the companies required to reduce their pollution continue to make exaggerated claims that negative economic impacts will occur due to these updated protections.[Read More…]
Statement by the White House Press Secretary on Attacks in Southern Israel
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2011. We condemn the brutal terrorist attacks in southern Israel today in the strongest terms. Our deepest condolences go to the victims, their families and loved ones, and we wish those injured a speedy recovery. The U.S. and Israel stand united against terror and we hope[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Situation in Syria, August 18, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2011. The United States has been inspired by the Syrian peoples’ pursuit of a peaceful transition to democracy. They have braved ferocious brutality at the hands of their government. They have spoken with their peaceful marches, their silent shaming of the Syrian regime, and their courageous persistence[Read More…]
Puerto Rican-based Shipping Company Sentenced to Pay $700,000 Penalty for Intentional Cover-Up of Oil Pollution
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—August 18, 2011. Epps Shipping Company, a Liberian corporation doing business out of Carolina, Puerto Rico, was sentenced in federal court for violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) and making false statements to U.S. Coast Guard inspectors, announced Assistant Attorney General Ignacia S. Moreno and United States[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton on the Situation in Syria, August 18, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2011. SECRETARY CLINTON:Good morning. For months, the world has borne witness to the Asad regime’s contempt for its own people. In peaceful demonstrations across the nation, Syrians are demanding their universal human rights. The regime has answered their demands with empty promises and horrific violence, torturing[Read More…]
Statement by Secretary of State Clinton on Bus Attack in Southern Israel
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2011. The United States condemns today’s attacks in southern Israel and all acts of terrorism in the strongest terms. These brutal and cowardly attacks appear to be premeditated acts of terrorism against innocent civilians. Our deepest condolences go out to the victims, their families and loved[Read More…]
