MIAMI–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2010. The Florida Peninsula Command Post initiated severe weather response plans Thursday in preparation for Tropical Depression Three. The FPCP is tracking the progress of the storm continuously and is taking all necessary steps to ensure the safety of personnel and assets involved in the response. Two Sentry[Read More…]
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BP Update on Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, July 23, 2010
HOUSTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2010. BP today provided an update on developments in the response to the MC252 oil well incident in the Gulf of Mexico. Subsea Source Control and Containment With the guidance and approval of the National Incident Commander (NIC) and the leadership and direction of federal government, relief well[Read More…]
Second Federal Analysis Gives Further Clues about Location and Movement of Subsurface Oil
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2010. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) today released its second peer-reviewed, analytical summary report about subsurface oil monitoring in the Gulf of Mexico. The report contains preliminary data[Read More…]
Remarks by the First Lady at a Coast Guard Gulf Coast Oil Spill Briefing in Pascagoula, Mississippi
Pascagoula, Mississippi–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2010 – 9:40 A.M. CDT MRS. OBAMA: I am pleased and honored to be here in Pascagoula and back in Mississippi. My first visit was to Jackson, and the Governor and the First Lady were so warm and gracious, and our time at that school I’ll never[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Clears the Senate; Durbin Asserts ‘Millions Will Get Help They Desperately Need’
Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Senator Dick Durbin issued a statement today on the passage of extension of unemployment insurance, which provides "much needed financial assistance to over 2.5 million unemployed Americans who have seen their benefits expire because of Republican obstruction," according to the senator: "The extension of unemployment benefits literally means[Read More…]
DeBoles® Nutritional Foods, Inc. Voluntarily Recalls One Lot Code of DeBoles® Kids Only! Gluten Free Tubettini Corn Pasta
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2010. DeBoles Nutritional Foods, Inc. announced that it is recalling one lot code of DeBoles® Kids Only! Gluten Free Tubettini Corn Pasta because it may contain undeclared whole wheat alphabet pasta. People who are allergic to wheat run the risk of an allergic reaction, which may[Read More…]
Statement by National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen on Tropical Storm Bonnie, July 22, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2010. “Due to the risk that Tropical Storm Bonnie poses to the safety of the nearly 2,000 people responding to the BP oil spill at the well site, many of the vessels and rigs will be preparing to move out of harm’s way beginning tonight. This includes[Read More…]
NOAA to Re-open One-Third of Closed Gulf Fishing Area, July 22, 2010
NEW ORLEANS–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2010. NOAA will re-open 26,388 square miles of Gulf waters to commercial and recreational fishing on Thursday. The reopening of a third of the overall closed area was announced after consultation with FDA and under a re-opening protocol agreed to by NOAA, the FDA, and the Gulf states. Since[Read More…]
Hunters in Illinois Reminded to Sign up for Safety Education Courses
SPRINGFIELD, IL–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2010. Hunters are encouraged to sign up this summer for a free Illinois Hunter Safety Education Course coordinated by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), or take one of the web-based hunter safety study course/field day options that are available to earn a hunter safety certificate.[Read More…]
& H Besta Corp. Issues a Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Joyful Slim Herb Supplement
Hicksville, NY–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2010. J & H Besta Corp. has been informed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that FDA lab analysis of Joyful Slim Herb Supplement distributed by the company was found to contain undeclared Desmethyl Sibutramine. Sibutramine is an FDA-approved drug used as an appetite suppressant for[Read More…]
