Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2010. Today Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Henry A. Waxman and Subcommittee Chairman Bart Stupak sent letters to BP America Inc. and Transocean Ltd. regarding recent reports on the failure of the blowout preventer on the Deepwater Horizon rig to shut off the flow[Read More…]
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Yamaha Recalls ATVs Due to Crash Hazard
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2010. The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: Yamaha All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) Units: About 20,000 Manufacturer: Yamaha Motor Corporation U.S.A., of Cypress, Calif. Hazard: The[Read More…]
Senate Democrats Unveil Legislation to Limit Fallout from Supreme Court Ruling that Allows Unlimited Special Interest Spending on Elections
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2010. U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Russ Feingold (D-WI), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Evan Bayh (D-IN) and Al Franken (D-MN) announced new legislation Thursday to blunt the harmful impacts from the Supreme Court’s decision allowing corporations and other special interests to spend unlimited sums to influence elections. The[Read More…]
SEIU: We Need Balanced, Practical Immigration Solutions More Than Ever
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 29 – Today, Senators Charles Schumer, Robert Menendez and Harry Reid will introduce an immigration reform outline. In anticipation, SEIU Executive Vice President Eliseo Medina issued the following statement: “As the eyes of the world focus on Arizona, it is clear that we need balanced, practical immigration solutions more[Read More…]
Proposed Immigration Bill Raises Civil Liberties Concerns, Says ACLU
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 29 – The American Civil Liberties Union has serious reservations about a draft version of a comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) bill summary posted on Politico late Wednesday. Although the ACLU has not seen the full legislative language of the bill, the published draft raises serious civil liberties concerns, including[Read More…]
DOL’s MSHA Notified of Roof Collapse at Dotiki Mine in Hopkins County, Ky.
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2010. U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration spokesperson Amy Louviere today issued the following statement regarding a roof collapse at Dotiki Mine in Hopkins County, Ky.: “On April 28, at approximately 10:40 p.m. CDT, MSHA received word of a roof collapse at the Dotiki Mine[Read More…]
Sudan: UN Mission to Remain for Another Year to Support North-South Peace Pact
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–29 April 2010 – The Security Council today extended for another year the mandate of the United Nations mission supporting the 2005 agreement that ended the decades-long north-south civil war in Sudan, stressing the need to complete all remaining tasks under the peace pact. In a unanimously adopted resolution,[Read More…]
Durbin Announces a Nearly $1 Million FEMA Grant for Fire Prevention and Safety Research at University of Illinois
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2010. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced yesterday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has awarded a $999,801 grant to the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for fire prevention and safety research. “Our[Read More…]
U.S. Inaugurated $25 Million Peshawar Ring Road
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2010. On April, 27, 2010, U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Anne Patterson inaugurated a project to reconstruct 25 kilometers of the Peshawar Southern Ring Road at a ceremony in Peshawar, Pakistan. The project, overseen by the State Department’s Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) in[Read More…]
IL High Schools To Host ‘Decision Day 2010’ Events
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2010. At eight high schools in five cities throughout the state, students and faculty will be participating in Illinois College Advising Corps (ICAC) “Decision Day” festivities over the next month. The events honor graduating high school seniors and their decision to continue their education. Through a partnership between[Read More…]
