WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2014. In an announcement today at A National Symposium: Veterans’ Employment in Construction, hosted by the U.S. Department of Labor and Joining Forces, First Lady Michelle Obama and U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez celebrated a broad coalition of construction employers and associations that have collectively pledged[Read More…]
Day: February 10, 2014
Environmental Protection Agency Failed To Enforce Vital Clean Air Protections
Sierra Club Warns EPA over Sulfur Pollution Enforcement Failures; Future Challenges Likely WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—February 10, 2014. Today the Sierra Club delivered a notice of intent to file a legal challenge against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), citing failures to protect clean air and public health by not enforcing critical sulfur pollution components[Read More…]
Chrysler Recall of Certain Model Year 2014 Ram ProMaster Vehicles
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 10, 2014. SUMMARY: Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2014 Ram ProMaster vehicles manufactured July 1, 2013, through December 10, 2013. In the affected vehicles, if the accelerator pedal is pushed downward at a certain angle, the pedal may get stuck in the wide open[Read More…]
Analysis Reveals Majority of Schools Lack Access to Adequate Bandwidth
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2014. A large majority of educators report that their schools lack adequate bandwidth and technological capacity, according to a new analysis released today by the Center for American Progress. This finding illustrates the importance of the Federal Communications Commission’s recent announcement to devote $2 billion to help[Read More…]
Children Exposed to Increasing Concentrations of Pyrethroid Insecticides
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2014. A recent study has found that exposure to pyrethroids is increasing among children and adults. The study also finds that children are still widely exposure to chlorpyrifos, an organophosphate chemical that has been banned for household use for over 12 years. This is not the first[Read More…]
U.S. Considering Targeted Killing of American
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2014. The U.S. government is considering whether to kill an American abroad suspected of planning terrorist attacks, according to an article published today by The Associated Press. A separate story by The Intercept reported that the U.S. government is using primarily NSA surveillance to target people for[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Encourages Illinois Residents to Consider Rescuing a Pet
Governor and Comptroller Topinka Hope to Make 2014 the Year of Animal Rescue; First Dog of Illinois Rescued from PAWS CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2014. Governor Quinn was joined yesterday by Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka at Pets Are Worth Saving (PAWS) Chicago to encourage all Illinois residents to consider adopting a pet[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Opens Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge Over Mississippi River
Monumental Bridge Will Improve Safety and Reduce Traffic Congestion EAST ST. LOUIS–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn on Saturday was joined by U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon and a number of local officials to open the Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge. The[Read More…]
Attorney General Eric Holder Delivers Remarks at the Human Rights Campaign Greater New York Gala
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—February 9, 2014. Thank you, Chad [Griffin], for those kind words; for your visionary leadership of this organization; and for the indelible – and truly historic – role that you and your colleagues have played in advancing the fight for civil rights and LGBT equality – in our courts,[Read More…]
Sanborn Map Co. Pays $2.1 Million to Resolve Allegations of False Claims for Map Work Related to U. S. Military Convoy Routes in Iraq and Marine Corps Bases in U.S.
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 10, 2014. Sanborn Map Company Inc. has agreed to pay $2.1 million to the U.S. government to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims in connection with U. S. Army Corps of Engineers contracts, the Justice Department announced on Friday. Sanborn, headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colo., provides photogrammetric[Read More…]
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