Environmental groups take legal action to protect clean water Nashville, TN–(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2012. Community and environmental groups appealed a pollution permit issued to Tennessee Valley Authority (“TVA”) for its Gallatin coal-fired power plant to prevent toxic discharges of heavy metals and other harmful waste byproducts of burning coal. The plant’s[Read More…]
Month: July 2012
3,500 Bay Area Sutter Nurses to Strike Tuesday
CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2012. Registered nurses at seven Alameda and San Mateo county hospitals operated by the Sutter corporation will begin a one-day strike Tuesday morning, once again protesting a long list of concession demands that they say would undermine patient care protections as well as health and living standards for[Read More…]
Leader of the IAEA Fact-Finding Mission to Japan Shares Lessons Learned from Fukushima
Mike Weightman tours Fukushima Daiichi (Click to enlarge.) Global Nuclear Industry Takes Steps to Improve Safety at Facilities Worldwide AUSTRIA–(ENEWSPF)–2 July 2012. As a leader in creating and promoting standards for nuclear safety, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) spearheaded the global response to the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi[Read More…]
Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, July 2, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2012. Japanese Shareholders Uphold Utilities’ Nuclear Use; Ohi 3 Starts Up Industry/Regulatory/Political At shareholder meetings last week of all nine Japanese nuclear utilities, proposals to reduce or eliminate the use of nuclear energy were voted down. Tokyo Electric Power Co. shareholders approved the government taking over 75[Read More…]
Senators Kirk, Cardin, Mikulski Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Prioritize Social Services For Holocaust Survivors
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2012. U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-IL), Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) have introduced a bill that would ensure that Holocaust survivors can better access needed services, such as health care and nutrition services, without having to live in a nursing or assisted living facility. S.[Read More…]
New York Court Denies Twitter Motion to Quash Occupy Protester Subpoena
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2012. A New York criminal court judge today denied Twitter’s motion to quash a court order requiring it to produce information about one of its users, an Occupy Wall Street protester. The District Attorney’s Office in Manhattan had issued a subpoena for the Twitter records in connection[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Two Army Casualties, July 2, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2012. The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died June 24, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. They were assigned to the 96th Transportation Company, 180th Transportation Battalion, 4th Sustainment Brigade, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), Fort Hood, Texas. Killed[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, July 2, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2012. Index for Today’s Briefing PAKISTAN Deputy Secretary Nide’s Trip / GLOCs SYRIA Opposition / Annan Plan / Political Transition / Geneva Meeting / Cairo Conference / Chapter 7 MEXICO Presidential Election / Pena Nieto PHILIPPINES Maritime Domain Awareness / South China Sea NORTH KOREA Food Assistance[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on Last Night’s Crash of North Carolina Air National Guard C-130
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2012. Yesterday, a military C-130 from the North Carolina Air National Guard crashed while supporting firefighting efforts in South Dakota. The full details are still under investigation, but the crew of this flight – along with their families and loved ones – are in our thoughts and[Read More…]
2012 NOW Conference Sends Attendees Home Inspired to Defeat War on Women
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2012. This past weekend, more than 500 women’s rights activists descended on Baltimore, Md., for the 2012 National NOW Conference. After an exciting weekend that featured a moving address from Eve Ensler, Tony award-winning playwright of the Vagina Monologues, conference attendees left the event informed, empowered and[Read More…]
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