WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2011. A report released today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that the benefits of reducing fine particle and ground level ozone pollution under the 1990 Clean Air Act amendments will reach approximately $2 trillion in 2020 while saving 230,000 people from early death in that[Read More…]
Day: March 1, 2011
GuLF STUDY to Follow 55,000 Cleanup Workers and Volunteers for Up to 10 Years
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2011. A new study that will look at possible health effects of the Gulf of Mexico’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill on 55,000 cleanup workers and volunteers began yesterday in towns across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. The GuLF STUDY (Gulf Long-term Follow-up Study) is the largest health[Read More…]
UN Rights Chief Warns Against Repression of Planned Protests in Yemen
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–1 March 2011 – The United Nations human rights chief today warned Yemeni authorities against violent repression of planned mass peaceful protests, and called on the government to protect the rights of demonstrators and journalists under international law. “People have the legitimate right to express their grievances and demands[Read More…]
UN Secretary General Ban Discusses Libya with President Obama
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–1 March 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon held talks on Libya with United States President Barack Obama in Washington, D.C., yesterday, later stating that Muammar Al-Qadhafi’s regime had declared war on its own people and must be brought to account for possible crimes against humanity. “We agreed that the[Read More…]
FAB/Starpoint Recalls Circo Beaded Door Curtains; Sold Exclusively at Target
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 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…]
Baby Jogger LLC Recalls Baby Jogger Jump Seats Due to Fall Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2011. 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…]
White House Releases First Comprehensive Federal Report on the Status of American Women in Almost 50 Years
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2011. Today, the White House released a new report entitled Women in America: Indicators of Social and Economic Well-Being, a statistical portrait showing how women are faring in the United States today and how their lives have changed over time. This is the first comprehensive federal report on[Read More…]
Presidential Proclamation–Women’s History Month, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 28, 2011. During Women’s History Month, we reflect on the extraordinary accomplishments of women and honor their role in shaping the course of our Nation’s history. Today, women have reached heights their mothers and grandmothers might only have imagined. Women now comprise nearly half of our workforce[Read More…]
Presidential Proclamation–50th Anniversary of the Peace Corps
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 28, 2011. In 1961, President John F. Kennedy signed an Executive Order establishing the Peace Corps, forever changing the way America sees the world and the world sees us. Today, one of President Kennedy’s most enduring legacies can be found in the over 200,000 current and returned[Read More…]
Presidential Proclamation–Death of Army Corporal Frank W. Buckles, the Last Surviving American Veteran of World War I
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 28, 2011. As a mark of respect for the memory of Army Corporal Frank W. Buckles, the last surviving American veteran of World War I, and in remembrance of the generation of American veterans of World War I, I hereby order, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and[Read More…]
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