DETROIT–(ENEWSPF)–June 27, 2014. General Motors (GM: NYSE) today announced four safety recalls covering 428,211 vehicles in the United States. Dealers will replace the driver’s side air bag inflator in 29,019 2013-2014 model year Chevrolet Cruze sedans in the U.S. and 4,066 in Canada. The inflator in the driver’s front air[Read More…]
Day: June 27, 2014
Home Depot and BJ’s Wholesale Club Agree to Curb Bee-Killing Pesticides
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 27, 2014. Less than a week after the White House announced a new task force to better protect our pollinating species, Center for Food Safety is pleased to announce that Home Depot and BJ’s Wholesale Club are taking steps to better protect pollinators like bees. After hundreds of[Read More…]
Department of Defense Press Briefing by Rear Adm. Kirby, June 27, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSFP)–June 27, 2014. REAR ADMIRAL JOHN KIRBY: Afternoon, everybody. I don’t have any announcements today, but I do want to note that today’s the last day for two of our stalwart reporters here in the Pentagon, Mathieu Rabechault from AFP (Agence France-Presse) and Pauline Jelinek from the Associated Press.[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel and Oak Street Health Announce Opening of Ashburn Medical Center
Neighborhood-Based Primary Care and Dental Centers for Medicare Recipients to Hire 100 Employees This Year; Investing in Neighborhoods is a Key Component of the Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 27, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Oak Street Health today celebrated the opening of the organization’s third neighborhood medical[Read More…]
Senators Kirk, Blunt Introduce Bill to Protect Work College Scholarships from the IRS
Blackburn College in Illinois Spent $25K on Audit Due to Ambiguous Tax Provision; Bill Would Protect Scholarships for More Than 5,000 Students Who Attend Work Colleges WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 27, 2014. U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) this week introduced legislation to protect Work Colleges and their students’ scholarships[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky Joins Rep. Cicilline and other Lawmakers in Seeking Meeting with Majority Leader-Elect to Discuss Extending Unemployment Insurance
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 27, 2014. During a press conference on Wednesday highlighting the harm Congress’s failure to renew unemployment insurance has on America’s veterans, U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-RI) unveiled a letter to House Majority Leader-elect Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and signed by Representatives Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Joe[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky Joins Rep. Grijalva to Fight Cuts to Social Security Services
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 27, 2014. Last Friday, Representatives Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) led 121 of their Congressional colleagues in sending a letter to Social Security Administration (SSA) Acting Administrator Carolyn W. Colvin, urging her to reconsider impending cutbacks that will severely restrict access to SSA services. Those cutbacks[Read More…]
Citing Climate Change Impacts, Court Decision Protects Colorado Backcountry From Bulldozing, Mining
Conservationists force agencies to take a new look at environmental impacts of coal mine expansion Construction of road and methane venting pad above the West Elk coal mine. Source: U.S. Forest Service Gunnison County, CO–(ENEWSPF)–June 27, 2014. Citing agencies’ neglect to consider climate change impacts, a federal court ruling today[Read More…]
Governor Quinn, Senator Durbin, Union Pacific Announce $90 Million Investment in West Line, Celebrate End of $82 Million CREATE Project
Improvements to Create Jobs, Make Rail Movements More Efficient BELLWOOD–(ENEWSPF)–June 27, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today was joined by U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Union Pacific Railroad President and COO Lance Fritz to announce that the Union Pacific (UP) and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) are making a[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Marie Harf, June 27, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 27, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Secretary Kerry Travel Update / Meetings in Saudi Arabia Welcome to Visiting Pakistani Journalists / ECA Exchange Program SUDAN Meriam Ibrahim Released on Bail SYRIA/SAUDI ARABIA Meeting with President Jarba / Syria / ISIL Threat Meeting with King Abdullah / Syria[Read More…]