WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 3, 2010. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan today highlighted the Connecting Kids to Coverage Challenge to enroll five million children in Medicaid and CHIP within five years. Since Sebelius announced the Challenge last February, the Centers[Read More…]
Month: September 2010
Haiti: UN Mission Launches Projects to Provide Jobs and Cut Violence
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–3 September 2010 – The United Nations peacekeeping force in Haiti has unveiled three drainage and canal rehabilitation projects that it hopes will boost employment and reduce violence in troubled neighbourhoods of a major city. The projects will benefit the districts of Goya, Petite Anse and Ti Riviere in[Read More…]
Audubon: Another Gulf Fire—Another Reason to Demand Safety
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 3, 2010 – – Statement of Mike Daulton, Audubon Public Policy Director, following the September 2 fire at an offshore oil platform 90 miles off Vermillion Bay. “For the second time in less than six months, we’re reminded that off-shore energy extraction can have tragic consequences for people,[Read More…]
BP Update on Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, September 3, 2010
GULF COAST–(ENEWSPF)–September 3, 2010. BP today provided an update on developments in the response to the MC252 oil well incident in the Gulf of Mexico. BP continues to work with the guidance and approval of the National Incident Commander and the leadership and direction of the federal government. Subsea Source[Read More…]
NOAA Reopens More than 3,000 Square Miles in the Gulf to Fishing, September 3, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 3, 2010. Today NOAA reopened 3,114 square miles of Gulf waters offshore of the western Florida panhandle to commercial and recreational fishing. The reopening was announced after consultation with FDA and under a re-opening protocol agreed to by NOAA, the FDA, and the Gulf states. Trajectory models show[Read More…]
Southtown Star: Mayor Lopez Will Be ‘Eternal Ray of Light’
Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– From Casey Toner at the Southtown Star: Friends, family, coworkers and politicians filled the pews of St. Agnes Church in Chicago Heights on Thursday for a funeral service honoring the late mayor Alex Lopez. The balcony and every aisle were filled, with rows of people 10-deep in[Read More…]
Ongoing Administration-Wide Response to the Deepwater BP Oil Spill, September 2, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2010. PAST 24 HOURS Capping Stack Successfully Removed National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen released the following statement on the successful removal of the capping stack: “Under the direction of the federal science team and U.S. government engineers, BP has completed the capping stack removal procedure – an[Read More…]
Statement from Admiral Allen on the Successful Removal of the Capping Stack
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—September 2, 2010 “Under the direction of the federal science team and U.S. government engineers, BP has completed the capping stack removal procedure – an important step in the process to remove and preserve the damaged BOP. This procedure was undertaken in accordance with specific conditions I set forth[Read More…]
NOAA Reopens More than 5,000 Square Miles in the Gulf to Fishing, September 2, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2010. NOAA today reopened to commercial and recreational fishing 5,130 square miles of Gulf waters stretching from the far eastern coast of Louisiana, through Mississippi, Alabama, and the western Florida panhandle. The reopening was announced after consultation with FDA and under a re-opening protocol agreed to by[Read More…]
Toshiba Recalls T Series Notebook Computers Due to Burn Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2010. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, 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[Read More…]
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