Forest Service Pushes to Mine Next to West Elk Wilderness, Giving Arch Coal Access to More Than 17 Million Tons of Coal DENVER—(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2017. Just days after announcing the U.S. will exit the Paris climate agreement, the Trump administration yesterday pushed ahead with plans for another damaging action: a[Read More…]
Day: June 9, 2017
Officials Provide Details of Latest Strikes Against ISIS, June 9, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 19 strikes consisting of 48 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are[Read More…]
Illinois Citizens in Need Address Legislators, Call on Governor Rauner to End Budget Impasse
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—June 9, 2017. Survivors of domestic violence, parents of children with developmental disabilities, breast cancer survivors, and many other recipients of social services expressed outrage over the lack of a state budget and called on Governor Bruce Rauner to return to the negotiating table and pass a budget that[Read More…]
University of Chicago Student Library Employees Win Election to Unionize
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–June 8. 2017. University of Chicago student library employees have won an election today to unionize, with over 80% of voters supporting affiliation with Teamsters Local 743. This collective, organized by the Student Library Employee Union (SLEU), will be the first nationally recognized undergraduate and graduate student union at[Read More…]