Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2013. by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director The imposition of so-called per se drugged driving laws, which create new traffic safety violations for drivers who operate a vehicle with the presence of trace amounts of certain controlled substances and/or their inert metabolites (byproducts) in their blood or[Read More…]
Year: 2013
IL Department of Employment Security Offices to be Closed in Honor of Martin Luther King Jr.
Customers Should Certify; Services Available on Internet; Banking Holiday Might Delay Payments CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2013. Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) offices will close Monday, Jan. 21, in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Regular office hours of 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. will resume Tuesday. Dr. King was born[Read More…]
Illinois Department of Transportation Receives State’s Highest Environmental Award
IDOT Sustainability Efforts Recognized with Green Government Honor SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2013. Illinois Transportation Secretary Ann L. Schneider announced today that the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) received a Green Government Award from the Illinois Green Government Coordinating Council, recognizing the department’s achievements in the fields of education and outreach, transportation[Read More…]
Illinois Seniors Warned About a Scam to Get Cash
Dept on Aging offers clues that someone may be victim of financial exploitation SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2013. Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) Director John K. Holton, Ph.D., is warning seniors about an attempt to scam seniors and steal their money. IDoA is acting to alert Illinois seniors based on a report[Read More…]
Press Gaggle by Secretary Panetta en route to Lisbon, Portugal
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 14, 2013. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE LEON E. PANETTA: How you doing? Good. All right. Are we ready? (UNKNOWN): We’re ready. SEC. PANETTA: Okay. Let me just — let me say a few words about the trip and then just open it up to your questions. (Laughter.) Maybe. (Laughter.) [Read More…]
News Conference by President Obama, January 14, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2013 – 11:39 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Please have a seat, everybody. Good morning. I thought it might make sense to take some questions this week, as my first term comes to an end. It’s been a busy and productive four years. And I expect the same[Read More…]
Sierra Club Launches New Campaign: Obama Climate Legacy
Kicks off 100 Days of Action for climate solutions and clean energy WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2013. Today the Sierra Club launched a new campaign demanding that President Obama make the fight against climate disruption a priority in his second term. The “Obama Climate and Clean Energy Legacy Campaign” will bring[Read More…]
State of the Climate
2012 was warmest and second most extreme year on record for the contiguous U.S. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2013. 2012 was a historic year for extreme weather that included drought, wildfires, hurricanes and storms; however, tornado activity was below average 2012 marked the warmest year on record for the contiguous United[Read More…]
A first: Audubon To Jointly Award New Environmental prize and Audubon Medal Jan. 17
New $100,000 Dan W. Lufkin Prize for Environmental Leadership Is Among Largest of Its Kind Worldwide Sandhill Crane New York, NY –(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2013. For the first time, the National Audubon Society will award two of the nation’s most prestigious environmental honors on the same night: the inaugural Dan[Read More…]
Improving Road Safety: Lessons from Europe
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2013. Tougher drunk driving laws, lower speed limits and stricter seat belt laws are the best ways to reduce traffic deaths in the United States, say researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. “Despite recent major improvements in road safety in the U.S., the[Read More…]
