Day: August 20, 2013

Children’s Pajamas Recalled by Klever Kids Due to Violation of Federal Flammability Standard

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2013.  Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: August 20, 2013 Recall number: 13-270 Klever Kids Short-Sleeved Allover Shark Pajama Set Recall Summary Name of product:  Children’s Pajamas and Nightgowns[Read More…]

Wilton Industries Recalls Chefmate Tea Kettles Due to Burn Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Target

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2013.  Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: August 20, 2013 Recall number: 13-269 Chefmate 2-quart tea kettle Recall Summary Name of product:  Chefmate 2-Quart Tea KettlesHazard: Steam can travel up[Read More…]

Apple Park Recalls Children’s Loungewear Due to Violation of Federal Flammability Standard

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2013. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: August 20, 2013 Recall number: 13-268 Recalled children’s pajamas Recall Summary Name of product:  Children’s two-piece loungewear sets   Hazard:  The loungewear[Read More…]

Federal Agencies Remapping Coastal Areas Damaged by Hurricane Sandy

In a Sandy-response project earlier this spring, a NOAA navigation response team — equipped with high-tech surveying equipment — searched for underwater storm debris and mapped the depths surrounding Liberty Island and Ellis Island. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2013.  A day after the administration released the Hurricane[Read More…]

New Federal Highway Administration Report Reveals States with the Busiest Highways

California, Texas and Florida Highways Among Nation’s Most Heavily Traveled WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2013.  The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today released a new report on the nation’s busiest interstates that shows people drove more than 84.7 billion miles on California highways in 2011 – more than 900[Read More…]

Center for American Progress Proposes Reforming Bankruptcy Laws to Include Student Debt

Qualified Student Loans could assist troubled borrowers, foster better student loans and stronger academic programs Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2013.  With student-loan debt skyrocketing and youth unemployment continuing to struggle in the wake of the Great Recession, a new report released today by the Center for American Progress puts forth a[Read More…]

EPA Kicks Off Fourth-Annual Energy Star National Building Competition with More Than 3,000 Buildings

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2013.  Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched the 2013 Energy Star National Building Competition: Battle of the Buildings. Teams from more than 3,000 buildings across the country are competing to see who can most reduce their buildings’ energy use. In support of President Obama’s Climate Action[Read More…]

ACLU Challenges Oklahoma State Capitol Ten Commandments Monument

OKLAHOMA CITY –(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2013.  The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Oklahoma Foundation filed a lawsuit today on behalf of several Oklahomans challenging the constitutionality of the state’s Ten Commandments Monument. “The monument’s placement at the Capitol has created a more divisive and hostile state for many Oklahomans,”[Read More…]

Evicted Homeowners, Labor and Housing Groups Demand Change in Loan, Mortgage Foreclosure Policies

Chicago, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 20, 2013. Challenging the conventional narrative of a housing market recovery, labor unions and community groups from across the Midwest will gather in downtown Chicago to launch their push to change the lending and mortgage foreclosure policies of Bank of America and Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac. These[Read More…]

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