Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing NEPAL Formation of New Interim Council DEPARTMENT Secretary Kerry’s April Travel to United Kingdom, Republic of Korea, Japan, and China Secretary Kerry’s June Travel to Brunei for ASEAN HOLY SEE Election of His Holiness Pope Francis SYRIA Three Bs Meeting Assistance to[Read More…]
Year: 2013
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, March 14, 2013
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 14, 2013 – 12:53 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Sparse crowd. Must be the weather. How is everyone today? Thanks for being here. Before I take your questions, I would just like to note that earlier today the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to send the full Senate an important[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on Reducing Gun Violence
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2013. I thank the Senate for taking another step forward in our common effort to help reduce gun violence by advancing a bill that would reinstate and strengthen a ban on the sale of military-style assault weapons and set a 10-round limit for magazines. These weapons of[Read More…]
Readout of President Obama’s Phone Call with Chinese President Xi Jinping
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2013. The President called Chinese President Xi Jinping today to congratulate him on his new position and to discuss the future of the U.S.-China relationship. The President underscored his firm commitment to increasing practical cooperation to address Asia’s and the world’s most pressing economic and security challenges.[Read More…]
Bipartisan, Bicameral Group Introduces Legislation to End Dumping in Great Lakes
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2013. Illinois’ two Senators Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) along with Illinois’ Representatives Daniel Lipinski (D-Western Springs) and Randy Hultgren (R-Winfield) unveiled legislation today that would end sewage dumping in the Great Lakes by 2033. The Great Lakes Water Protection Act increases fines to up to[Read More…]
Durbin, Kirk, Bustos, Davis Bill Would Promote Public-Private Partnerships for Lock & Dam Modernization
Legislation would help clear $60 billion backlog in Army Corps projects, including water infrastructure upgrades along the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2013. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL), U.S. Representative Cheri Bustos (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Rodney Davis (R-IL) today introduced bipartisan, bicameral[Read More…]
Study: At Home Marijuana Gardens Not Associated With Adverse Health Effects Among Children
Vancouver, British Columbia–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2013. Children residing in homes where marijuana is cultivated do not suffer from adverse health effects at any greater rate than do comparable children in cannabis-free environments, according to a study in press in the International Journal of Drug Policy. A pair of investigators with the[Read More…]
Oil and Gas Industry Loopholes Targeted By Congress
Reps. Polis and Cartwright seek common sense safeguards Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2013. Members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced legislation today to close two of the loopholes that exempt the oil and gas industry from environmental laws. The BREATHE Act, introduced by Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) would close a[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Hundreds of Playgrounds To Be Rebuilt as Part of New Investments in Parks, Playgrounds and Recreational Areas Througout the City
Rebuilding Effort to Take Place Throughout the City Within Five Years; Every Child Will Have Access to a Clean, Safe, and Vibrant Playground in Their Neighborhood; Most Comprehensive Strategy of Any City to Invest in Public Spaces CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2013. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced a comprehensive strategy to invest[Read More…]
EPA Orders Enbridge to Perform Additional Dredging to Remove Oil from Kalamazoo River
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2013 – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today issued an administrative order that requires Enbridge to do additional dredging in Michigan’s Kalamazoo River to clean up oil from the company’s July 2010 pipeline spill. EPA’s order requires dredging in sections of the river above Ceresco Dam, upstream of[Read More…]
