Calls On Banks Large and Small to Adopt Easy-To-Read Fee Disclosure Form WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2012. Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement today after Bank of America announced new monthly fees for its checking account holders unless they bank online, buy more products or maintain[Read More…]
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Sierra Club Accepting Applications for The Best Internship on Earth
An exceptional opportunity blending job experience with adventure, young adults vie to participate in meaningful outdoor experiences with Sierra Club’s youth outings programs around the country SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2012. Internships and real-world experience continue to be a valued component in the competitive job market. For the third year, the Sierra[Read More…]
Environmental Groups Continue Fight against LNG Fracking
Asks Federal Environmental Agencies to Protest Export Facilities Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2012. Today multiple environmental organizations called on the President’s chief environmental advisor asking for a full environmental analysis of plans to export liquefied natural gas (LNG). The letter to the Council on Environmental Quality and the Environmental Protection Agency[Read More…]
LED Night Lights Recalled by AmerTac Due to Fire and Burn Hazards
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2012. 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…]
NOW: One Victory Down, How Many More to Go in Ongoing Attack on Birth Control Coverage?
Statement of NOW President Terry O’Neill Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2012. The Senate’s defeat of the so-called “Respect for Rights of Conscience Act” today saved countless U.S. women from being denied contraception coverage in their employee health plans. The amendment, which Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) tried to force through as an[Read More…]
Job Fair to be Held in Park Forest on March 6
Employers from Education, Finance, Health Care, Retail, Service, Transportation and Utility Industries to Participate Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 1, 2012. The National Congress of Black Women, Metro Chicago Chapter (NCBW-MCC) and the Village of Park Forest will host a job fair on Tuesday, March 6 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Jay Carney Aboard Air Force One, March 1, 2012
En Route Nashua, New Hampshire–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2012 – 11:23 A.M. EST MR. CARNEY: Well, welcome aboard Air Force One as we make our way from sunny, warm Washington, D.C. to snowy, cold Nashua, New Hampshire. The President looks forward to the event today where he will discuss again his all-of-the-above approach[Read More…]
Asbestos Confirmed at Chiddix Junior High
Abatement plan needed SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2012. At the request of Community Unit School District #5, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) investigated Chiddix Junior High in Normal after independent air tests confirmed the presence of asbestos in 10 classrooms. To protect the health and safety of students, teachers and[Read More…]
Clean Energy Legislation Is Important Step in Right Direction
NRDC: “Sen. Bingaman has established strong cornerstone for cleaner future” WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2012. Legislation introduced today by Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) is a long overdue step toward reducing life-threatening carbon pollution and expediting our progress toward a cleaner energy future, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council. The following is[Read More…]
Vitamin D Shrinks Fibroid Tumors in Rats
NIH-funded study suggests possible treatment for common condition Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2012. Treatment with vitamin D reduced the size of uterine fibroids in laboratory rats predisposed to developing the benign tumors, reported researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health. Uterine fibroids are the most common noncancerous tumors in women[Read More…]
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