Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2011. For millions of Americans, the heartbreak of watching a loved one struggle with Alzheimer’s disease is a pain they know all too well. Alzheimer’s disease burdens an increasing number of our Nation’s elders and their families, and it is essential that we confront the challenge it[Read More…]
Day: November 1, 2011
Tracking 20 Years of Environmental Change, UN Report Lays Out Challenges Ahead
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–1 November 2011. New UNEP report tracks the changing global environment over the past two decades Concerted and rapid action is urgently needed to curb resource depletion and ensure human activities do not destroy the very environment that supports economies and sustains life, warned a United Nations report[Read More…]
UN Security Council Calls on Libyan Authorities to Stem Proliferation of Arms
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–1 November 2011. The Security Council has called on interim authorities in Libya to take action to prevent the proliferation of arms, missiles and related materiel, warning of the danger they pose to the newly liberated North African country and the wider region. In a resolution adopted unanimously yesterday,[Read More…]
Rep. Schakowsky Backs White House Action to Reduce Drug Shortages
WASHINGTON D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2011. Yesterday, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) released the following statement in response to an executive order signed by the President directing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to broaden reporting of shortages of certain prescription drugs and expedite regulatory reviews that can help prevent shortage. A study[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Toxic Coal Ash from We Energies Coal Plant Pours into Lake Michigan
Disastrous collapse comes just weeks after House votes against strong coal ash protections – will the Senate vote to protect Americans? LAKE MICHIGAN –(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2011. A partial retaining bluff collapse Monday at the We Energies Oak Creek Power Plant in Wisconsin sent toxic coal ash spewing into Lake Michigan.[Read More…]
SEIU: U.S. Department of Justice Rightly Challenges South Carolina Immigration Law
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2011. The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Monday against South Carolina’s harsh immigration law on the grounds that it violates the U.S. Constitution by interfering with the federal government’s jurisdiction over immigration law. The South Carolina law would require law enforcement to demand “papers” demonstrating[Read More…]
Illinois Residents Take Weed Spray Issue Into Their Own Hands
MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2011. As reported here last month, a group of Illinois residents successfully fought a plan to spray local playing fields for weeds. To show they’re serious, those same folks are offering to pull the weeds by hand to satisfying the aesthetic expectations of the community at large: http://highlandpark.suntimes.com/news/8526419-418/park-board-rounds-up-volunteers-to-weed-fields.html. [Read More…]
Purity Cosmetics Conducting Voluntary Product Recall of 100% Pure Fruit Pigmented Cocoa Plum Eye Shadow Lot #11B1
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2011. This recall has been initiated due to Pseudomonas Luteola found in Lot #1B11 of the 100% Pure Cocoa Plum Eye Shadow. Use of this item can cause peritonitis, cellulitis, and bacteremia. This cosmetic item was produced at Radical Cosmetics, located at New Brunswick, New Jersey[Read More…]
Gerber Legendary Blades Recalls Hunting Knife Sets Due to Laceration Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 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…]
Change Clocks, Change Batteries; Dead Batteries Can Lead to Deaths
WASHINGTON, D. C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2011. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is reminding consumers when changing clocks this weekend to change the batteries in smoke alarms and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms, too. Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, November 6 this year. “Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms save lives[Read More…]
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