Day: December 23, 2013

Fed To Require Strengthened State Protection from Nonpoint Pesticide Pollution

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 23, 2013.  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in a Federal Register notice has found that the state of Oregon’s program to reduce nonpoint coastal pollution is inadequate. Both federal agencies state that Oregon’s program does not adequately protect streams that provide habitat for[Read More…]

Governor Quinn and Captain James Lovell Honor 45th Anniversary of Apollo 8 ‘Christmas Eve Broadcast to Earth’

Reenactment of Inspirational Reading at Museum of Science & Industry Features “Heroes of Downers Grove North” CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—December 23, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today joined retired astronaut Captain James A. Lovell, Jr., for a reenactment of Lovell’s famous 1968 “Christmas Eve Broadcast to Earth.” Standing in front of Lovell’s Apollo 8[Read More…]

U.S. Citizen Evacuation in South Sudan

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 23, 2013.  Yesterday, the United States — in coordination with the United Nations and in consultation with the South Sudanese government — safely evacuated American citizens from Bor, South Sudan. U.S. citizens and citizens from our partner nations were flown from Bor to Juba on UN and U.S.[Read More…]

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