NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–14 June 2011. The United Nations has reported heavy bombardment by Sudanese warplanes during the past week in areas surrounding the towns of Kadugli and Kauda in the troubled state of Southern Kordofan, with planes early today dropping at least 11 bombs on an airfield close to a UN[Read More…]
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New Commerce Department Report Shows Foreign Direct Investment Supports Millions of High-Paying Jobs
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2011. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economics and Statistics Administration (ESA) today reported that foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United States over the past decade has supported more than five million U.S. jobs that, on average, paid 30 percent more than other jobs. The findings, presented[Read More…]
Harbinger Fitness Recalls Ab Straps Due to Fall Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 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…]
Major Flooding on the Mississippi River Predicted to Cause Largest Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone Ever Recorded
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2011. The Gulf of Mexico’s hypoxic zone is predicted to be the largest ever recorded due to extreme flooding of the Mississippi River this spring, according to an annual forecast by a team of NOAA-supported scientists from the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, Louisiana State University and the[Read More…]
New Analysis Finds that Hispanics Face Disproportionate Health Threat from Coal Plant’s Toxic Mercury Pollution
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 14 – An analysis of several studies conducted among Latinos reveal that this community faces a disproportionate risk from toxic mercury pollution because of a combination of cultural, economic and linguistic factors. The analysis – based largely on previously unreleased data from the polling firm Bendixen & Amandi’s 2008[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at a Welcome Event in San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2011 – 11:43 A.M. AST THE PRESIDENT: Buenas tardes! (Applause.) It is good to be back in Puerto Rico. (Applause.) It is great to see so many familiar faces, so many advocates for the island. First of all, I want to acknowledge Congressman Pierluisi[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Jay Carney aboard Air Force One en route Puerto Rico, June 14, 2011
Aboard Air Force One En Route San Juan, Puerto Rico–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2011 – 10:57 A.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Everyone ready? Good morning. Thanks for being here. Before I take your questions I just wanted to let you know that the President not long ago finished a phone call with[Read More…]
USDA Loans, Grants Can Defray Cost for Radon Mitigation in Rural Low-Income Homes
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2011. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) strongly encourages everyone in Illinois to test their home for radon, a naturally occurring radioactive gas known to cause lung cancer. Thousands of people have tested their homes, and nearly 40 percent were found to have high levels of radon. Those[Read More…]
Department of Education Reinforces Students’ Right to Form Gay-Straight Alliances
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2011. The Department of Education today issued a “dear colleague” letter to school districts around the country reinforcing students’ legal right under the federal Equal Access Act to form gay-straight alliances (GSAs). Under the Equal Access Act, schools are required to treat extracurricular clubs equally. Increasingly, school districts[Read More…]
DOE and The Appraisal Foundation Announce New Partnership to Focus on Energy Performance and Building Appraisals
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2011. As part of the Obama Administration’s efforts to improve commercial building efficiency 20 percent by 2020, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu yesterday announced a partnership with The Appraisal Foundation that will help expand access to energy efficiency and building performance information for commercial buildings and help[Read More…]
