Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 2014. Across the nation, from Florida to Alaska, and in eight countries around the world, events will be held on Saturday, May 17, for the fifth annual “Hands Across the Sand and Land” event, to say no to dirty fossil fuel projects that endanger our local communities,[Read More…]
Day: May 13, 2014
SEIU President Henry: Sixty Years after the Brown v. Board Education Decision, the Struggle for Racial, Education and Economic Justice Continues
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 2014. Mary Kay Henry, President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), issued the following statement marking the 60th anniversary of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education: “Sixty years after the historic Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education,[Read More…]
NOAA Identifies Probable Location of Iconic Civil War-era Steamer
Former slave piloted Planter to freedom Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 2014. Planter at Georgetown, South Carolina. (Credit: Naval History and Heritage Command) NOAA announced today it has determined the probable location of the remains of the Civil War-era sidewheel steamer Planter, which gained national fame in 1862 when a group of[Read More…]
NASA-UCI Study Indicates Loss of West Antarctic Glaciers Appears Unstoppable
Glaciers in West Antarctica’s Amundsen Sea Embayment have “passed the point of no return” according to new research based on three different lines of evidence. Image Credit: NASA/Eric Rignot Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 2014. A new study by researchers at NASA and the University of California, Irvine, finds a rapidly melting[Read More…]
NHTSA Launches TireWise Consumer Education Campaign
Provides advice to consumers, retailers for the entire life of a tire WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 2014. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today launched its TireWise campaign that provides consumers and retailers with essential information about choosing and caring for tires. NHTSA estimates that each year[Read More…]
Secretary of State Services at Governors State University on May 20
University Park, Illinois—(ENEWSPF)—May 13, 2014. The Secretary of State’s Mobile Service Unit will be at Governors State University on Tuesday, May 20, from 1 to 7 p.m., in the Hall of Governors. Services available at the mobile service unit include driver’s license and State ID renewal, replacement, and corrections; vehicle[Read More…]
Drug Policy Alliance Hires Dr. Malik Burnett to Advance Marijuana Legalization in the District of Columbia
Duke University-Trained Medical Doctor To Build Community Support for Ballot Initiative 71 that Would Legalize Marijuana Possession; Organizing Focus Will Be on Racial Disparities and Societal Harms Not Resolved by Marijuana Decriminalization WASHINGTON, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 13, 2014. Former surgeon, Dr. Malik Burnett has joined Drug Policy Alliance as a full-time[Read More…]
Strong America Limited Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Egg in ‘Golden Smell Hotpot Meat Ball Medley’
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 2014. Strong America Limited of Long Island City, New York is recalling its 1 pound package of “Golden Smell Hotpot Meat Ball Medley” food treats because they may contain undeclared eggs. People who have allergies to eggs run the risk of serious or life threatening allergic[Read More…]
Fish and Wildlife Service Adopts Biological Mosquito Management
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 2014. After pressure from environmental organizations, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) dropped plans to spray the synthetic insecticide methoprene in favor of a biological control material to kill mosquitoes breeding on a national wildlife refuge on the southern Oregon Coast. Several states have banned methoprene due[Read More…]
Federal Appeals Court Hears Arguments against Virginia Marriage Ban
Court Will Hear From Lawyers Representing Class of All Same-Sex Couples in the State RICHMOND, Va.–(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 2014. A federal appeals court will hear extended arguments today in a challenge to Virginia’s constitutional and statutory bans on marriage for same-sex couples. A federal judge struck down the bans in February[Read More…]
