COLLINSVILLE –(ENEWSPF)—May 29, 2015. In response to safety concerns raised by the rapid increase of trains carrying volatile crude oil and ethanol across the country, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today stood with local mayors and first responders to call for stronger safety measures to strengthen tank cars and prevent[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, May 29, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2015 The Alliance Releases Annual Congressional Voting Record On Tuesday, the Alliance released its annual report detailing the voting record of every U.S. Representative and Senator on issues important to current and future retirees. The voting record looks at ten key votes in both the Senate and[Read More…]
Scores Tell FEC: Ban on Political Contributions by Government Contractors Should Apply to All Entities of the Contractor
Philadelphia Mayor, Connecticut and New York Elections Officials Are Among Those Urging the Agency to Close the ‘Many Faces of Chevron’ Loophole WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2015. A federal contractor should not be able to evade the law by making campaign contributions through one corporate entity while handing over ownership[Read More…]
Public Citizen Files Emergency Complaint Alleging Possible Market Manipulation by Dynegy, Urges Investigation of Midwest Power Auction
Auction Led to Electricity Rate Spike for Illinois Consumers; FERC Should Halt Pending Rate Increase WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2015 – Alleging possible illegal market manipulation, Public Citizen has filed an emergency request for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to block a pending utility rate increase that would inflate[Read More…]
Secretary Vilsack Announces Additional 800,000 Acres Dedicated to Conservation Reserve Program for Wildlife Habitat and Wetlands
Secretary Hails Program’s 30th Anniversary, Announces General Signup Period MILWAUKEE–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2015 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that an additional 800,000 acres of highly environmentally sensitive land may be enrolled in Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) under certain wetland and wildlife initiatives that provide multiple benefits on the same[Read More…]
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Joins Community Partners to Expand Access to Summer Meals for Children
Program that feeds hungry kids during the summer commemorates 40th anniversary MILWAUKEE–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2015 – Today Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack joined representatives from Milwaukee’s Hunger Task Force, the Kohl’s Corporation, and members of the Milwaukee community to bring attention to childhood hunger. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) summer meal[Read More…]
UN ‘Deeply Concerned’ by Desperate Situation Facing Thousands of Iraqis Fleeing Ramadi
Many people were stranded for several days waiting in searing heat to cross Bzebiz bridge, the main entry point from Ramadi in Anbar province into Baghdad. Photo: UNHCR/G. Ohara GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)-29 May 2015 – Some 85,000 Iraqis have fled fighting in the central city of Ramadi but as temperatures in the[Read More…]
U.S. Removes Cuba From Terror List
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 29, 2015. In December 2014, the President instructed the Secretary of State to immediately launch a review of Cuba’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism, and provide a report to him within six months regarding Cuba’s support for international terrorism. On April 8, 2015, the Secretary of[Read More…]
Cassini Prepares for Last Up-close Look at Hyperion
This false-color view of Hyperion was obtained during Cassini’s closest flyby of Saturn’s odd, tumbling moon on Sept. 26, 2005. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI Full image and caption Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2015. NASA’s Cassini spacecraft will make its final close approach to Saturn’s large, irregularly shaped moon Hyperion on Sunday, May 31.[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Improved Response Times To Graffiti Removal Requests
Graffiti removal crews will now respond to removal requests within five days, down from previous standard of 10 days CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced yesterday that graffiti removal crews with the Department of Streets and Sanitation (DSS) have improved response times and will now respond to all graffiti[Read More…]
