WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2013. Today, nearly a dozen environmental justice and community activists are set to meet with Obama Administration officials to discuss the critical need for a strong “Startup, Shutdown and Malfunction” (SSM) standard from the EPA. The organizers and activists represent communities in Detroit, Michigan and Birmingham, Alabama[Read More…]
Day: August 16, 2013
BMW Recall of Certain Model Year 2009 – 2010 X5 xDrive35d Vehicles
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 16, 2013. SUMMARY: BMW is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 X5 xDrive35d vehicles equipped with a diesel engine and manufactured from June 13, 2009, through November 9, 2009. The fuel filter heater, which is used for warming up the diesel fuel during vehicle operation at low outside temperatures,[Read More…]
Hyundai Recall of Certain Model Year 2006 – 2010 Sonata and 2006 – 2011 Azera Vehicles
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 16, 2013. SUMMARY: Hyundai is recalling certain model year 2006-2010 Sonata vehicles manufactured March 1, 2005, through January 21, 2010; and model year 2006-2011 Azera vehicles manufactured September 27, 2005, through November 22, 2010 originally sold in, or currently registered in, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland,[Read More…]
Hyundai Recall of Certain Model Year 2013 Santa Fe Sport Vehicles
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 16, 2013. SUMMARY: Hyundai is recalling certain model year 2013 Santa Fe Sport vehicles manufactured July 13, 2012, through March 12, 2013; and equipped with 2.4 liter engines. Due to a manufacturing issue, the right front axle shaft may fracture. CONSEQUENCE: A fractured front axle may result in[Read More…]
New Rechargeable Flow Battery Enables Cheaper, Large-scale Energy Storage
Design may support widespread use of solar and wind energy CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2013. MIT researchers have engineered a new rechargeable flow battery that doesn’t rely on expensive membranes to generate and store electricity. The device, they say, may one day enable cheaper, large-scale energy storage. The palm-sized prototype generates[Read More…]
NSA Violated Surveillance Restrictions Thousands of Times, Documents Show
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2013. The intelligence community violated restrictions on surveillance powers thousands of times a year in the past five years, according to a new report in The Washington Post. “The number of ‘compliance incidents’ is jaw-dropping. The rules around government surveillance are so permissive that it is difficult[Read More…]
Fourteen More Army National Guard Recruiters and Soldiers Charged in Ongoing Bribery and Fraud Investigation
To Date, 25 Individuals Charged in San Antonio and Houston Areas Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2013. Fourteen current and former recruiters and soldiers of the U.S. Army National Guard have been charged in the Southern District of Texas for engaging in a multi-year scheme to defraud the U.S. Army National Guard[Read More…]
Dollar General Set to Open Park Forest Store Later This Year
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Chicago area developer Millco Investments acquired 1.25 acres of a 3.5 acre site July 23, 2013 in south suburban Park Forest. The acreage, located at 10 Main Street marks the gateway to Park Forest’s four-block central business district and is slated to become the site of a[Read More…]
If You Don’t Like a Story on ENEWSPF, Don’t Call the Village of Park Forest!
Commentary By Gary Kopycinski If you don’t like a story on eNews Park Forest, don’t call the Village of Park Forest! Look, folks. eNews Park Forest, Inc., is an independently owned news media organization. eNews Park Forest is certainly not a government-published, or even Village of Park Forest-endorsed news Web[Read More…]