New Law Simplifies and Streamlines Environmental Permit Process to Help Illinois’ Employers Create More Jobs CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–July 12, 2011. As part of his aggressive business agenda, Governor Pat Quinn today signed legislation that will make it easier to open and expand a business in Illinois. House Bill 1297 will help employers[Read More…]
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High Sodium, Low Potassium Diet Linked to Increased Risk of Death
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–July 12, 2011. Americans who eat a diet high in sodium and low in potassium have a 50 percent increased risk of death from any cause, and about twice the risk of death from heart attacks, according to a study published yesterday in the Archives of Internal Medicine. The[Read More…]
AARP to the President and Congressional Leaders: Don’t Cut Social Security and Medicare to Reduce the Deficit
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 12, 2011. AARP CEO A. Barry Rand offered the following statement yesterday as key congressional leaders meet with the President today to discuss a framework for a deal to raise the debt ceiling and to address deficit reduction. AARP is focused on protecting Social Security and Medicare for the[Read More…]
Will Sulfuryl Fluoride Phase-Out Shift Market Away from Toxic Fumigants
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 12, 2011. Following the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) denial of Dow AgroSciences’ request for an administrative hearing to keep sulfuryl fluoride on the market, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) sent a letter to the agency on June 29, 2011 opposing EPA’s phase-out of the toxic fumigant pesticide,[Read More…]
ACLU Appears in Court on Behalf of American Citizen Illegally Detained And Allegedly Mistreated By U.S. Officials
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 12, 2011. The American Civil Liberties Union will appear in court today on behalf of a New Jersey man who was illegally detained and mistreated by U.S. officials in Kenya and Ethiopia. After fleeing hostilities in Somalia in 2006, Amir Meshal of Tinton Falls, New Jersey was arrested, secretly[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Marine Casualty, July 11, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Lance Cpl. Norberto Mendez Hernandez, 22, of Logan, Utah, died July 10 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment,[Read More…]
UN Envoy Calls for Redoubled Efforts Towards Political Solution to Libyan Conflict
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–11 July 2011. Special Envoy Abdul Elah Al-Khatib With the conflict in Libya entering its fifth month and showing no signs of waning, it is critical for the parties to redouble efforts towards a political solution as well as to alleviate the suffering caused to the people of[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Second Army Casualty, July 11, 2011
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2011. The Department of Defense also announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Spc. Rafael A. Nieves Jr., 22, of Albany, N.Y., died July 10 in Paktika province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with small-arms and[Read More…]
Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, July 11, 2011
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 11, 2011. No Problems at Fukushima From Weekend Quake Plant Status An earthquake of magnitude 7.3 struck northeast Japan Sunday morning, prompting tsunami warnings for the coast, including Fukushima prefecture. Tokyo Electric Power Co. ordered workers at the Fukushima Daiichi plant to move to higher ground and suspended[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, July 11, 2011
Wshington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2011. Index for Today’s Briefing GEORGIA Arrest of Journalists SYRIA Mobs at the U.S. Embassy / Ambassador’s Residence Today / Hold Syrian Government Accountable for the Damage Ambassador Ford’s Meeting with Syrian Foreign Minister Muallim Sunday / Embassy Security Syrian Chargé Called into the State Department[Read More…]
