Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2015. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a DoD civilian who was supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel in Afghanistan. Krissie K. Davis, 54, of Talladega, Alabama, a member of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) at Anniston, Alabama, and deployed to DLA Disposition Services Bagram as[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Friends of the Earth: House Prepares Frontal Assault Against EPA, Interior
WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—June 9, 2015. The House Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee proposed steep cuts to key environmental programs within the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Interior. The proposal, which moves next to the full Appropriations Committee, amounts to a $246 million cut from the committee’s[Read More…]
House Bill to Fund Interior Department Would Strip Protections From Gray Wolves
Rider Would End Protections for Wolves in Wyoming and Great Lakes, Undermine Integrity of Endangered Species Act WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2015. Legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives today to fund the Interior Department contains a rider that would end Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves in Wyoming and[Read More…]
Two More Banks Reach Resolutions under Justice Department’s Swiss Bank Program
Société Générale Private Banking Will Pay $17.807 Million Penalty and Berner Kantonalbank AG Will Pay $4.619 Million Penalty; Both Continue to Cooperate With Department of Justice Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 9, 2015. The Department of Justice announced today that two banks, Société Générale Private Banking (Suisse) SA (SGPB-Suisse) and Berner Kantonalbank AG[Read More…]
White House Fact Sheet: Health Care Reform, a Reality for America – What the Affordable Care Act is doing for American Families, June 9, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 9, 2015. The Affordable Care Act has already covered one in four uninsured Americans – more than ten million – and improved coverage for virtually everyone with health coverage. Insurers can no longer discriminate against preexisting conditions, charge women more just for being women, or put caps on[Read More…]
Community Alert: Multiple Cars Burglarized in Early Morning Hours
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest police have issued a statement relating to multiple burglaries to automobiles over the past two days. The burglaries occurred in the early morning hours, and almost all the vehicles were unlocked. The statement follows: “In the past two days, approximately 20 cars have been burglarized[Read More…]
Record-breaking Petition Against TTIP Reaches Two Million Signatures
LONDON–(ENEWSPF)–8 June 2015. The European Citizens’ Initiative “Stop TTIP” has reached a new record number of signatures two days ahead of a critical vote on TTIP in the European parliament. TTIP is a dangerous trade deal between the EU and the US that is set to transfer vast amounts of[Read More…]
280+ Groups Urge Congress to Reject Effort to Repeal COOL
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)–June 8, 2015. Today, a coalition of 283 farm, rural, consumer, manufacturer, labor, faith and environmental groups from across the United States delivered a letter to the House of Representatives urging Congress to reject the effort to repeal the country of origin labeling (COOL) law for beef, pork and[Read More…]
Kansas Man Pleads Guilty in Plot to Explode Car Bomb at Airport
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 8, 2015. A Wichita, Kansas, man pleaded guilty to attempting to explode a car bomb at the airport in Wichita, announced Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin and U.S. Attorney Barry R. Grissom of the District of Kansas. Terry Lee Loewen, 59, of Wichita, pleaded[Read More…]
Enbridge Must Restore Environment Injured by 2010 Pipeline Rupture and Oil Spill in Michigan’s Kalamazoo River
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 8, 2015. The United States filed today a proposed consent decree that will resolve claims of federal, state and tribal resource trustees for natural resource damages (NRD) caused by the 2010 rupture of Enbridge’s Line 6B pipeline in Michigan that resulted in one of the largest inland oil[Read More…]
