NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–28 April 2011 – Unless a major effort is undertaken to replenish food stocks in Libya the country is at risk of a major food crisis within the next two months, a senior United Nations official warned today. Daly Belgasami of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said that[Read More…]
Day: April 28, 2011
Yemen: UN Chief Appeals for Restraint Amid Further Violent Clashes
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–28 April 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today appealed for restraint after more violent clashes during protests in the Yemeni capital reportedly left 12 people dead and several hundred wounded. The clashes that erupted yesterday during demonstrations in Sana’a are the latest incident in the unrest that has gripped[Read More…]
Sierra Club Launches Interactive Map of U.S. Coal-fired Power Plants
SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2011. After recently celebrating the defeat of the 152nd proposed coal-fired power plant prevented or abandoned in the past decade, the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign announced today that it would shift its focus toward replacing the nation’s existing fleet of dirty coal plants with clean energy[Read More…]
Administration Officials Join Millions of Americans in Public Earthquake Drill
ST. LOUIS–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2011. U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today joined leaders from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), state and local officials, and more than three million Americans across the central United States to participate in the Great Central U.S. ShakeOut—the largest-ever,[Read More…]
President Obama to Travel to Alabama to Meet With Governor, Families and View Storm Damage
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2011. At 10:50 a.m. this morning, President Obama spoke via telephone with Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate to discuss the continuing federal disaster relief efforts for areas affected by the devastating severe storms and tornadoes that have impacted[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Marine Casualty. April 28, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Cpl. Adam D. Jones, 29, of Germantown, Ohio, died April 27 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Activates 200 Additional National Guard Troops for Flood
MARION–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today activated an additional 200 Illinois National Guard troops, bringing the total to more than 320 Guard personnel engaged in the state’s efforts to protect citizens and critical facilities from rapidly-rising flood waters. Governor Quinn also commended private companies for donating needed supplies to[Read More…]
Attorney General Intervenes in Federal Case to Allow Army Corps Authority to Alleviate Rising River Waters in Southern Illinois
Cape Girardeau, Mo.–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2011. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today moved to intervene in a lawsuit brought by the state of Missouri that attempts to stop the Army Corps of Engineers from pursuing its plan to save the town of Cairo, Ill., from potential floods due to dangerously high water[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Files Lawsuit for Oil Spill at Jasper County Oil Operation
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2011. Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed suit against an independent oil producer for allowing thousands of gallons of oil, saltwater and other oilfield waste to overflow into ditches and farmland at its Willow Hill unit in Jasper County earlier this month. Capco Offshore of Texas, Inc. is[Read More…]
International Atomic Energy Agency Briefing on Fukushima Nuclear Accident, 28 April 2011 (18:00 UTC)
Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–28 April 2011 — UPDATE 18:00 UTC. Presentation: → Summary of Reactor Status 1. Current situation Overall, the situation at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant remains very serious, but there are signs of recovery in some functions, such as electrical power and instrumentation. Changes to Fukushima Daiichi plant status[Read More…]