Day: February 24, 2015

Will White House Help Bees, as Declines Threaten to Sting Consumers’ Wallets, and States Respond?

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2015. According to recent reports from local California news outlets, Honey Bees are in Short Supply In Central Valley, with the risk that consumers across the United States will be seeing higher prices on fruits, nuts, and vegetables this year as a consequence of declining honey bee[Read More…]

Lawsuit Filed to Protect People, Wildlife From Toxic Soot Pollution, Feb. 24, 2015

Toxic Soot Threatens Iowa, Puerto Rico and Washington WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2015.  The Center for Biological Diversity sued the Environmental Protection Agency today for failing to enforce air-quality standards that limit dangerous particulate pollution from coal-fired power plants, cars and other sources. Soot pollution causes serious health problems for people and[Read More…]

New Report Shows Lender Abuses and Feeble Enforcement Cause Minority Homeowners to Lose Homes

NEW YORK —(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2015.  The American Civil Liberties Union and MFY Legal Services today released a report indicating that homeowners in communities of color are at greater risk of losing their homes due to loan servicers’ modification failures, with lax response from government regulators. “Here We Go Again: Communities of Color,[Read More…]

White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, Feb. 23, 2015

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2015 – 12:44 P.M. EST MR. EARNEST:  Good afternoon, everybody.  Appreciate you being patient through some of the technical difficulties we’ve had today, but hopefully we’ll make it through here.  I do want to do one thing at the top before I go to your questions.  This[Read More…]

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