Day: August 16, 2013

Environmental Justice Activists Meet with Obama Administration over EPA Startup, Shutdown, Malfunction Rule

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…]

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…]

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