Day: August 10, 2012

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Proposes Rules to Protect Mortgage Borrowers

Rules Would Establish Standards to Prevent Servicer Mistakes and Surprises WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2012.  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today proposed two notices containing rules to protect homeowners from surprises and costly mistakes by their mortgage servicers. “Millions of homeowners are struggling to pay their mortgages, often through no[Read More…]

Department of Interior Announces Consultation Policy for Alaska Native Corporations

Framework provides greater consultation role for Alaska Native Corporations in federal decisions affecting them WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2012.  Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Acting Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Del Laverdure today announced a new framework for meaningful consultation with Alaska Native Corporations, the entities created by the Alaska Native Claims[Read More…]

Newest Member of the Sierra Club Foundation Board of Directors is Notable Advocate for Offshore Wind in the Great Lakes

Chicagoan Shirley Weese Young Joins Sierra Club Foundation Board SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2012.  The Sierra Club Foundation is pleased to announce that Shirley Weese Young, Chicago graphic designer and land conservationist, is the newest member to join the Board of Directors. Young’s resolve to see Chicago become a leader in[Read More…]

United Steelworkers Says that Siemens’ ‘Sweet Talk’ Doesn’t Conceal Its Union-Busting Efforts

Workers at Siemens Maryland Plant Being Targeted Pittsburgh–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2012.  The United Steelworkers (USW) said today that workers in a North East, Maryland Siemens’ plant who recently signed affiliation cards with the (USW) have become targets of the company’s anti-union philosophy. The company has launched a full-blown union-busting campaign, hiring[Read More…]

Flightless Fridays – Option B to Closing Airports Due to Congressional Sequestration Antics

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2012.  Read the analysis. Today, Center for American Progress Senior Fellow Scott Lilly released a column responding to criticisms of his “Oops, I Lost the Airport” report on the consequences of a looming 9 percent budget cut at the Federal Aviation Administration. Released last Wednesday Lilly’s report[Read More…]

Researcher Addresses Rise in Whooping Cough, Possible Reasons

Ann Arbor, Mich.–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2012.  Pejman Rohani, a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology in the U-M College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, and professor of epidemiology in the School of Public Health, explains the resurgence of pertussis in the United States, and some of the likely causes for[Read More…]

Sacramento Hearing, Rally to Shine Spotlight – Aug. 15th

Sutter RNs fight cuts. What Do Hospitals Return to Community for Non-Profit Status? CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2012.  Do California not-for-profit hospitals return an equitable benefit to the state and local communities for the huge tax privileges they receive for their non-profit status? Do they provide sufficient levels of charity care? Are[Read More…]

Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, August 10, 2012

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2012. Coyle Slams ‘Morning Joe’ for Social Security Falsehoods Edward F. Coyle, Executive Director of the Alliance, issued a response this week to a Monday segment on MSNBC’s Morning Joe filled with half-truths and outright lies about Social Security’s future.  In the segment, host Joe Scarborough perpetuated[Read More…]

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