Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 19, 2013. Boston-based Cabot Corporation, the second largest carbon black manufacturer in the United States, has agreed to pay a $975,000 civil penalty and spend an estimated $84 million on state of the art technology to control harmful air pollution, resolving alleged violations of the New Source Review[Read More…]
Year: 2013
White House Fact Sheet: Youth CareerConnect Grants
Building America’s Next Generation Workforce Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2013. To compete in today’s global economy, America’s students need deep knowledge and skills that will prepare them for college and the jobs of the future. Yet far too many of America’s students are not meaningfully engaged or motivated in their academic[Read More…]
Readout of President Obama’s Meeting with a Bipartisan Group of Senators to Discuss Iran
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2013. Today, the President hosted a meeting at the White House with chairmen, ranking members, and other members of the Senate Banking Committee, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senate Armed Services Committees, and Senate Select Committee on Intelligence to discuss Iran. The President was joined by members of[Read More…]
Making the Enrollment Process Easier on HealthCare.gov, Nov. 19, 2013
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 19, 2013. By Julie Bataille, Director of Communications, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services We continue to make measurable progress to improve HealthCare.gov, and to clear items from our punch list that will have a positive impact on consumers applying for and enrolling in quality health coverage. As[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Letter to Illinois EPA Regarding KCBX Permit Application to Expand Pet Coke Operation
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 19, 2013. The following is a letter from Congresswoman Robin Kelly to the Illinois EPA expressing her concerns with a pending application submitted by KCBX Terminals Company to expand its pet coke operation. The IEPA is expected to rule on the application Wednesday. November 18, 2013 Ms. Lisa[Read More…]
Video: McDonald’s to Employees: Quit Complaining, Break Food Into Small Pieces To Feel Full
From Low Pay Is Not Okay: McDonald’s knows that they don’t pay their employees enough to make ends meet – and they want to “help.” But instead of paying us enough to get by, they made a McRescources website that’s chock full of CLUELESS (and offensive!) tips. Check it out.[Read More…]
Upworthy: Something Really Insane Just Happened In Congress, And You Probably Haven’t Heard A Word About It (Video)
From Upworthy: SOURCES: The bill referenced in this video is called H.R. 992 — the Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act. You can find out how your representative voted on 992 here. You can find New York Times reports on how Citigroup literally wrote its own bill here and here. You can see how Wall Street dumps money[Read More…]
Nursing Home Operator to Pay $48 Million to Resolve Allegations That Six California Facilities Billed for Unnecessary Therapy
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 19, 2013. The Ensign Group Inc., a skilled nursing provider based in Mission Viejo, Calif., that operates nursing homes across the western U.S. has agreed to pay $48 million to resolve allegations that it knowingly submitted to Medicare false claims for medically unnecessary rehabilitation therapy services, the Justice[Read More…]
Six Investors Indicted for Their Roles in Bid-Rigging Scheme at Municipal Tax Lien Auctions in New Jersey
Investigation Has Yielded 20 Charges to Date Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 19, 2013. A federal grand jury in Newark, N.J., returned an indictment against six investors for their roles in a conspiracy to rig bids at auctions conducted by New Jersey municipalities for the sale of tax liens, the Department of Justice[Read More…]
Representatives DeLauro, Kind, Blumenauer Request GAO Report on Crop Insurance
Currently No Transparency on Where Taxpayer Dollars Are Going WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2013. Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Ron Kind (D-WI) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) yesterday continued their effort for more transparency in the crop insurance program. They are asking the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a review of crop[Read More…]
