Company Agrees to Pay $1 Million Criminal Fine WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 28, 2012. Nagoka, Japan-based Nippon Seiki Co. Ltd. has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $1 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices of instrument panel clusters, commonly known as meters, installed in cars[Read More…]
Day: August 28, 2012
Remarks by President Obama at Campaign Event — Ames, Iowa
Ames, Iowa–(ENEWSPF)–August 28, 2012 – 1:11 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Cyclones! Thank you. (Applause.) It is good to be back in Iowa. Please give Mischa a big round of applause for the great introduction. (Applause.) AUDIENCE MEMBER: We love you! THE PRESIDENT: I love you back, and[Read More…]
Obama Administration Finalizes Historic 54.5 MPG Fuel Efficiency Standards
Consumer Savings Comparable to Lowering Price of Gasoline by $1 Per Gallon by 2025 WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 28, 2012. The Obama Administration today finalized groundbreaking standards that will increase fuel economy to the equivalent of 54.5 mpg for cars and light-duty trucks by Model Year 2025. When combined with previous standards[Read More…]
President Obama Signs Mississippi Emergency Declaration
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 28, 2012. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that federal emergency aid has been made available to the state of Mississippi to supplement state and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from Tropical Storm Isaac beginning on August 26, 2012, and[Read More…]
Hurricane Isaac Getting Better Organized as it Nears Southeastern Louisiana, Aug. 28, 2012 – UPDATE 4 pm CDT
Hurricane Isaac Surface Wind Field Click image to zoom in – Download GIS data Click Here for a Printer Friendly Graphic Miami, Florida—(ENEWSPF)—August 28, 2012 – UPDATE 4 pm CDT (2100 UTC). The National Hurricane Center is reporting that Hurricane Isaac getting better organized as it nears southeastern Louisiana, with[Read More…]
EPA Announces 2012 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Grants to Make Beaches Safer in Michigan and Wisconsin
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–August 28, 2012 – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced seven Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grants, totaling over $2.6 million, to improve water quality at Great Lakes beaches in Michigan and Wisconsin. The grants were announced by EPA Regional Administrator and Great Lakes National Program Manager Susan Hedman at[Read More…]
Chicago Sky Staff Puts Huth School Students Through Their Paces During Clinic
MATTESON, IL–(ENEWSPF)–August 28, 2012—Led by Julie Bielawski, Chicago Sky youth basketball coordinator, members of the WNBA team’s staff drilled 25 O. W. Huth Middle School students, ages 7- 14, on the game’s fundamentals during a recent clinic at the school. “We focus on helping students build on the basics—ball handling[Read More…]
Isaac Achieves Hurricane Status, Aug. 28, 2012 UPDATE 11:20 am CDT
Miami, Florida—(ENEWSPF)—August 28, 2012 – UPDATE 11:20 am CDT (1620 UTC). The National Hurricane Center is reporting that Reconnaissance Data indicate Isaac finally achieves hurricane status. Reports from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter Aircraft indicate that maximum winds associated with Isaac have increased to 75 mph (120 km/h). On[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on Tropical Storm Isaac, Aug. 28, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 28, 2012 – 10:10 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. This morning I want to say a few words about tropical storm Isaac and the steps that we’re taking to keep people safe and minimize the damage. I just got an update from Secretary Napolitano, Administrator[Read More…]
Isaac Just Below Hurricane Strength as it Continues Northwestward, Aug. 28, 2012 UPDATE 10 am CDT
Tropical Storm Isaac Surface Wind Field Click image to zoom in – Download GIS data Click Here for a Printer Friendly Graphic Miami, Florida—(ENEWSPF)—August 28, 2012 – UPDATE 10 am CDT (1600 UTC). The National Hurricane Center is reporting that Tropical Storm Isaac is still just below hurricane strength as[Read More…]
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