Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2013. Today as Gina McCarthy was nominated as the next Environmental Protection Agency administrator, the Center for American Progress released the following statement from CAP Distinguished Senior Fellow Carol M. Browner, former EPA administrator and former director of the White House Office of Energy and Climate Change[Read More…]
Day: March 4, 2013
John Podesta on the Nomination of Sylvia Mathews Burwell as OMB Director
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2013. With today’s nomination by President Barack Obama of Sylvia Mathews Burwell to be the director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Center for American Progress released the following statement by CAP Chair and former White House Chief of Staff John Podesta: I applaud[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan, Department of Revenue: Arrest of Chicago Gas Station Owner Made in Larges Sales Tax Fraud Case
Ongoing Operation Nets Nearly $75 Million from Gas Station Owners in Unpaid Sales Tax Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan and the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) on Friday announced the arrest of a Chicago area gas station owner for defrauding the state of more than $975,000 in gasoline[Read More…]
Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the Edmund Pettus Bridge Crossing Jubilee
Selma, Alabama–(ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2013. Thank you – and thank you all for being here today. It’s an honor for Sharon and me to join so many friends, colleagues, and national civil rights leaders for this important celebration. And it’s a pleasure to be back in Selma today. Each year,[Read More…]
Former Commander of Mexican State Police and Member of the Gulf Cartel Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy Charges
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2013. Gilberto Lerma Plata, a former commander of the Mexican State Police and member of the Gulf Cartel, pleaded guilty on Friday to conspiracy to import multi-ton quantities of marijuana into the United States, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division[Read More…]
Multiple Studies Stress the Importance of Wild Pollinators
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2013. Two studies released on February 28th in the journal Science detail the dramatic decline of wild pollinators and their effectiveness in producing seeds and fruit on crops in comparison to domesticated honey bees. The study conducted on the effectiveness of wild pollinators, which was led by[Read More…]