A woman walks with her 2-year-old daughter in Sullivan City, Texas, on September 16, 2015. Source: AP/Eric Gay Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2016. New analysis by the Center for American Progress finds that if not for the dramatic rise in economic insecurity since 2000, nearly 13 million fewer Americans[Read More…]
Day: June 7, 2016
Better Water System Maintenance Needed to Prevent Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreaks
New toolkit offers practical tips for reducing germ’s growth, spread in building water systems Water Management problems can lead to Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks. Entire infographic Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–June 7 2016. More effective water management might have prevented most of the Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks CDC investigated from 2000 through 2014, according[Read More…]
139-square-mile Fracking Plan in Wyoming Prompts Legal Protest
Groups Call on BLM to Cancel Massive Fossil Fuel Development That Threatens Climate, Water, Greater Sage Grouse JACKSON, Wyo.—(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2016. Conservation groups filed a formal administrative protest on Friday challenging a massive Bureau of Land Management plan to auction off 139 square miles of publicly owned fossil fuels[Read More…]
Conservationists Intervene on Behalf of Gray Wolf Reintroduction Efforts in New Mexico
Releases of Adult Wolves and Puppies Being Blocked by State’s Game and Fish ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2016. Defenders of Wildlife, the Center of Biological Diversity, WildEarth Guardians and the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance filed a motion to intervene on behalf of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (the Service) in[Read More…]
International Dark Sky Designation Illuminates Need for Greater Grand Canyon Heritage National Monument
Preserving Public Land Around America’s Most Iconic National Park Necessary to Protect Grand Canyon’s Night Skies and Wildlife Image of the night sky shows area of the proposed Greater Grand Canyon Heritage National Monument relative to light pollution from cities such as Phoenix and Las Vegas. Map by Curtis Bradley,[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Consumer Alert: Be Informed When Buying Tickets
Purchase Broadway Tickets from Reputable Sellers, Beware of Pre-Sale Offers Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today urged Illinois consumers purchasing tickets for the Broadway hits “Hamilton,” “Aladdin” and other upcoming theater productions to be wary of websites selling speculative theater tickets that have not yet gone[Read More…]
Frito-Lay Issues Voluntary Recall of Select Rold Gold Tiny Twists, Rold Gold Thins, Rold Gold Sticks and Rold Gold Honey Wheat Braided Due to Potential Undeclared Peanut Allergen
PLANO, Texas –(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2016. Frito-Lay today announced a voluntary recall of select Rold Gold Tiny Twists, Rold Gold Thins, Rold Gold Sticks and Rold Gold Honey Wheat Braided due to a potential undeclared peanut allergen. This recall is the direct result of a recent recall by a Frito-Lay[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, June 6, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2016 – 1:22 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. Happy Monday. Before I get to your questions, let me just — I wanted to start today by acknowledging the death of NPR journalist, David Gilkey, and his colleague, Zabihullah Tamanna. Both of them were killed while[Read More…]
Atkins Nutritionals, Inc. Issues Voluntary Recall of Certain Products After Sunflower Seed Supplier Expands Recall Due to Listeria Concerns
DENVER, CO. –(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2016. Atkins Nutritionals, Inc. (“company”) is issuing a voluntary recall of limited lot codes of certain bar products. These products contain or may have come in contact with equipment that processed product containing sunflower seeds distributed by supplier SunOpta, Inc. that have the potential to[Read More…]