CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2014. The Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA) theatre season kicks off in September with the following productions being staged in the University’s Patrick O’Malley Theatre , 431 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago. William Shakespeare’s comedy, As You Like It, begins the season on Sept. 26-28. The production will[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Planned Parenthood: Governor Bentley Puts Alabama Women at Risk with Two New ‘Absolutely Unacceptable’ Laws
MONTGOMERY, AL–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2014. Planned Parenthood condemned new legislation signed by Alabama Governor Robert Bentley that will interfere with the deeply personal decision to end a pregnancy. One new law will force women to wait longer to access a safe and legal abortion by doubling the government-imposed mandatory delay for[Read More…]
Ten Times More Solar Power Coming to New York With Expansion of State Program
Governor’s Extension of NY-Sun Initiative Will Mean Thousands of Jobs, Less Climate Pollution NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2014 — The Cuomo administration today took the final step in approving a major expansion of the state’s NY-Sun Initiative—a program that is successfully boosting solar power across the state—extending it through 2023 and[Read More…]
Senators Durbin, Warren, Harkin, & Congressman Miller Join Colleagues To Call On Call Education Department To Prohibit Harmful Banking Practices Targeting College Campuses
Bicameral Group of Lawmakers Sends Letter to Dept. of Education Standing up for College Students WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2014. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Tom Harkin (D-Iowa.) and Congressman George Miller (D-Calif.), and their colleagues in the House and Senate yesterday sent a bicameral letter to Secretary[Read More…]
Senator Kirk Joins with Local Illinois Brewers to Encourage Business Growth
Small BREW Act will Save Small Brewers Up to 50 Percent Per Barrel Manufactured; Expected to Inject $183 Million into Economy in First Year CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2014. U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) yesterday joined with Josh Deth, Managing Partner of Revolution Brewing—a Chicago-based craft brewing company—to announce his support for[Read More…]
Hubble Celebrates Its 24th Anniversary with an Infrared Look at a Nearby Star Factory
Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) NASA/ESA-(ENEWSPF)- This colorful Hubble Space Telescope mosaic of a small portion of the Monkey Head Nebula unveils a collection of carved knots of gas and dust silhouetted against glowing gas. The cloud is sculpted by ultraviolet light eating into the cool hydrogen gas. As the[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky Statement on Northwestern Football Players Vote on Unionization
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—April 24, 2014. On Friday, April 25th, Northwestern Football players will vote whether they would like to join a union in order to bargain collectively with the University. Rep. Jan Schakowsky issued the following statement about the vote: “I support Northwestern football players’ right to unionize. These athletes dedicate[Read More…]
Interior Dept. Designates Four New National Landmarks to Honor Nation’s Unique Cultural Heritage & History
New Landmarks include: Adlai Stevenson II Farm in Illinois, The Detroit Industry Murals in Michigan, George Nakashima Woodworker Complex in Pennsylvania, and 1956 Grand Canyon TWA-United Airlines Aviation Accident Site in Arizona WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2014. U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and National Park Service Director Jonathan B.[Read More…]
Faith, Health and Environmental Leaders Call for Clean Energy and Curbing Coal Pollution at Ameren Shareholders’ Meeting
Current Ameren Business Model Depends on Dirty Coal, Lacks Investment in Local Clean Energy ST. LOUIS–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2014. Today, local faith, health and environmental leaders attended Ameren’s annual shareholders’ meeting to call on the utility company to reduce its dependence on coal-fired power plants and make significant investments in clean[Read More…]
Georgia Power Must Clean Up Dangerous Coal Dust at Five Power Plants
State Regulators Allowed Company to Pollute Beyond Safe Levels ATLANTA, GA–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2014. Environmental and public health advocates won a clean air victory today when the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ruled that state regulators allowed Georgia Power Company to operate outside the bounds of the Clean Air Act[Read More…]
