ITALY–(ENEWSPF)–16 August 2011. An Italian coastguard vessel, carrying 142 people rescued at sea after fleeing Tripoli, prepares to dock at Lampedusa harbour. (May 2011) People are continuing to flee Libya and Tunisia for a variety of reasons, the United Nations refugee agency reported today, noting that almost 2,000 people arrived[Read More…]
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Riding Toy Recalled by Radio Flyer Due to Fall Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2011. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.[Read More…]
ACLU Challenges Kansas Ban on Insurance Coverage for Abortions
TOPEKA, Kansas–(ENEWSPF)–August 16 – The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Kansas and Western Missouri filed a lawsuit today challenging a Kansas law that prohibits insurance companies from including coverage for abortion in their comprehensive plans. Since 2010, 13 states have enacted laws that prohibit some or all[Read More…]
President Obama Announces Major Initiative to Spur Biofuels Industry and Enhance America’s Energy Security
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–Aug. 16, 2011 – President Obama today announced that the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Energy and Navy will invest up to $510 million during the next three years in partnership with the private sector to produce advanced drop-in aviation and marine biofuels to power military and commercial transportation. The initiative[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Signs Legislation to Create Environmental Justice Commission
Law Sponsored by Sen. Toi Hutchinson (D-Chicago Heights) and Rep. Will Davis (D-East Hazel Crest) Helps Protect Communities from Environmental Harm CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today signed legislation calling for an assessment of Illinois’ environmental laws and policies to ensure that no segment of the population will disproportionately[Read More…]
Oprah Winfrey Network to Air Documentary on Cook County Sheriff’s Office Approach in Handling Prostitution Cases
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2011 —A two-hour documentary set to air Thursday night on the Oprah Winfrey Network details the unique approach the Cook County Sheriff’s Office uses when handling prostitution cases and the efforts made to help those women turn their lives around. “Prostitution: Leaving The Life” is set to air[Read More…]
Umarex USA Recalls to Repair Browning 800 Mag Air Pistols; Pistols May Fire Unexpectedly
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENWESPF)–August 16, 2011. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.[Read More…]
New Research Shows Evidence of Early Oxygen On Our Planet
Cambridge, MA–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2011. Today, oxygen takes up a hefty portion of Earth’s atmosphere: Life-sustaining O2 molecules make up 21 percent of the air we breathe. However, very early in Earth’s history, O2 was a rare — if not completely absent — player in the turbulent mix of primordial gases.[Read More…]
Groups Sue to Halt Genetically Engineered Crops on Southeastern National Wildlife Refuges
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2011. A lawsuit filed in federal court against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) seeks to end cultivation of genetically engineered (GE) crops on twenty-five national wildlife refuges across the U.S. Southeast. The suit is the latest step in a campaign to banish GE crops from[Read More…]
President Obama Announces New Jobs Initiatives for Rural America
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2011. On August 16, at the White House Rural Economic Forum, President Obama will announce new jobs initiatives recommended by the White House Rural Council for growing the economy and creating jobs in rural America. The Council’s recommendations focus on key areas of need in rural communities, including[Read More…]
