Global Panel of Experts Selects Chicago in Competition with 60 U.S. Cities CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced today that Chicago has been named the 2014 Earth Hour Capital of the United States by the World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) Earth Hour City Challenge, a year-long competition among cities to[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Jobless Rates Down in 43 States, Up in 1 in Jan. 2014; Payroll Jobs Down in 27 States, Up in 23
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 17, 2014. Regional and state unemployment rates were generally little changed in January. Forty-three states and the District of Columbia had unemployment rate decreases from December, one state had an increase, and six states had no change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. All 50 states[Read More…]
Senator Kirk Condemns Illegitimate Referendum Held in Crimea
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 16, 2014. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) issued the below statement following the referendum being held today under Russian military occupation: “I join the Ukranian-American community in condemning the illegitimate referendum held in Crimea today that clearly violated Ukraine’s sovereignty and international law. Like the 1956 uprising in Hungary[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on Ukraine, March 17, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2014 – 10:45 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. In recent months, as the citizens of Ukraine have made their voices heard, we have been guided by a fundamental principle — the future of Ukraine must be decided by the people of Ukraine. That means Ukraine’s[Read More…]
Interior Secretary Jewell Highlights Power of Community-Driven Conservation in Visit to Montana Ranch
Cites Blackfoot Challenge as Model of Landscape-Level Conservation OVANDO, MT–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2014. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell on Saturday joined Senator Jon Tester and local ranchers at Rolling Stone Ranch to highlight the successes of the Blackfoot Challenge and the Working Lands Council, public-private partnerships that help conserve the[Read More…]
Hidden Camera Operation Exposes Kentucky Utility LG&E for Dumping Dangerous Coal Ash Pollution into Ohio River
Sierra Club and Earthjustice plan to take legal action after time-capture photography reveals continuous outflow of coal ash wastewater into the Ohio River LOUISVILLE, Ky.–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2014. Time-lapse photography from a camera strapped to a tree has captured a year’s worth of images proving that dangerous coal ash wastewater from[Read More…]
Campaign Launched to Defend the Organic Food Label
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2014. Organic means healthier food production for you, the environment, and those who farm. So, ensuring that the public trusts the organic food label is critical to the growth of organic. Please join our Save Our Organic campaign to defend the organic food label from USDA changes.[Read More…]
Federal Court Strikes Down Arkansas Abortion Ban
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2014. A federal court today struck down an Arkansas law that would ban abortion care starting at 12 weeks of pregnancy. The law was challenged by the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Arkansas, and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The law was passed in[Read More…]
Register for Summer Classes at South Suburban College
SSC to offer 50% discount for summer classes at Oak Forest Center. South Holland, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 17, 2014. Open Registration for the Summer 2014 Semester at South Suburban College (SSC) is now in progress. Summer class sessions begin Monday, June 2nd and Monday, June 9th at the college’s Main Campus and[Read More…]
Statement by the North Atlantic Council on the So-called Referendum in Crimea, March 17, 2014
BELGIUM—(ENEWSPF)—17 March 2014. We consider the so-called referendum held on 16 March in Ukraine’s Autonomous Republic of Crimea to be both illegal and illegitimate. The referendum violated the Ukrainian Constitution and international law, and Allies do not recognise its results. Furthermore, the circumstances under which it was held were deeply[Read More…]
