Alexandria, Egypt–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2011. On March 15, as the fighting in Libya intensified and moved further east, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams left Benghazi due to increased insecurity. From Alexandria, Egypt, MSF emergency coordinator Simon Burroughs talks about the team’s efforts to get back into Libya and the[Read More…]
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Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, March 22, 2011 (2:30 PM EDT)
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2011 – 2:30 P.M. EDT. According to the South Coast Air Quality Management District, which manages three radiation measurement areas for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, radiation levels in the United States have not exceeded natural background levels since before the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. These levels[Read More…]
International Atomic Energy Agency Japan Earthquake Update, 22 March (18:00 UTC)
Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–22 March 2011 -18:00 UTC. Spent Fuel Pools at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant – Updated Spent fuel removed from a nuclear reactor is highly radioactive and generates intense heat. This irradiated fuel needs to be actively cooled for one to three years in pools that cool the fuel,[Read More…]
Durbin Announces More than $800,000 in FEMA Grants to IL Fire Departments
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2011. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has awarded eight grants totaling $834,272 to fire departments and municipalities throughout Illinois. “Our nation’s firefighters are called upon day after day to protect America’s[Read More…]
Nearly 4 Million Medicare Beneficiaries Receive Help With Prescription Drug Cost Under Affordable Care Act
Savings From New Drug Discounts in 2011 Already Total $38 Million Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2011. Through provisions of the Affordable Care Act, nearly 4 million people with Medicare who reached the program’s Part D coverage gap in 2010 have received a one-time, tax-free $250 rebate check. U.S. Department of Health[Read More…]
Thorn Creek Audubon Society’s Annual Dinner – Tickets Now on Sale
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 21, 2011. Thorn Creek Audubon Society’s Annual dinner will be held on Tuesday, April 5th at 6p.m. at Faith United Protestant Church, 10 Hemlock, Park Forest, IL. In addition to dinner, storyteller and actor Brian “Fox” Ellis portrays John James Audubon in a “one man show” drawn[Read More…]
UN Human Rights Office Voices Concern at Recent Events in Yemen, Bahrain and Syria
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–22 March 2011 – The United Nations human rights office today voiced its deep concern at recent events in Yemen, Bahrain and Syria, including the excessive use of force and killing of protesters, while stressing the responsibility of Governments to uphold basic freedoms, even in times of instability. Rupert[Read More…]
Thousands Flee Abidjan as Violence Intensifies in Côte d’Ivoire – UN
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–22 March 2011 – Thousands of residents of Côte d’Ivoire’s commercial capital, Abidjan, have been flocking to bus stations seeking transport out of the city fearing that an all-out war is in the offing after an escalation of violence, the United Nations refugee agency reported today. As many as[Read More…]
Delta Enterprise ‘Safety Peg’ Drop-Side Crib Recall
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2011. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Delta Enterprise Corp., of New York, N.Y. are re-announcing the 2008 recall of more than 985,000 drop-side cribs with “Crib Trigger Lock and Safety Peg” hardware. In January 2011, CPSC and Delta learned of a 2009 death in[Read More…]
Scotch Corporation Recalls Instant Power Toilet Bowl Restorer
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 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…]
