Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 11, 2015. Today, the first day of Infrastructure Week, Representative Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) highlighted the importance of infrastructure to our communities and the urgent need for Congress to find a long-term solution to the looming transportation funding crisis. “Investing in our roads and bridges creates good jobs and[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Friends of the Earth: Interior Approves Shell’s Dangerous Drilling Exploration Plan
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—May 11, 2015. The Department of the Interior gave conditional approval of Shell’s revised Exploration Plan for oil and gas drilling in the Chukchi Sea, pending receipt of drilling permits from the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement and authorizations under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. Compared to[Read More…]
Obama Administration Gives Shell Green Light to Drill in Arctic
ANCHORAGE, Alaska—(ENEWSPF)–May 11, 2015. The Department of the Interior announced today that it has approved Shell’s plan for exploratory oil drilling in Alaska’s Chukchi Sea this summer. The Center for Biological Diversity’s Alaska Director Rebecca Noblin issued this statement in response: “It’s deeply troubling to see the Obama administration give[Read More…]
Justice Department Announces Missoula Police Department Has Fully Implemented Agreement to Improve Response to Reports of Sexual Assault
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 11, 2015. The Department of Justice announced today that the Missoula, Montana, Police Department (MPD) has fully implemented the requirements of its agreement with the department to improve the MPD’s response to reports of sexual assault. The agreement, which was entered into in May 2013, resolved part of[Read More…]
Statement by Attorney General Lynch on Officer Shootings in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Washington, DC–(ENE$WSPF)–May 11, 2015. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch released the following statement on the death of two officers in Hattiesburg, Mississippi: “The shocking assault on law enforcement officers in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, struck at the heart of that great city. The Department of Justice stands ready to offer any possible[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Files Suit Against Nationwide Biweekly for Luring Consumers with False Promises of Mortgage Savings
Consumers Paid $49 Million in Fees for Deceptive Mortgage Payment Program WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—May 11, 2015. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a lawsuit in federal district court against Nationwide Biweekly Administration, Inc., Loan Payment Administration LLC, and the companies’ owner, Daniel Lipsky, alleging that Nationwide misrepresents the[Read More…]
Colombian President Calls for the Suspension of Aerial Spraying Of Illicit Crops
Call Comes After World Health Organization Research Arm Exposes Health Risks of Herbicide Used in Colombia NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—May 11, 2015. On Saturday, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos called for the suspension of Colombia’s aerial spraying program to eradicate illicit crop cultivation. This came after the recent release of a study[Read More…]
UUCC to Host Free Healthy Living Group on Thursday, May 14
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 9, 2015. The Unitarian Universalist Community Church (UUCC), 70 Sycamore Drive, Park Forest, will host a Health Living Group on Thursday, May 14 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. The topic of discussion will be ‘The Alexander Technique’ presented by Adeline Anderson. . ‘The Alexander Technique’ is[Read More…]
2015 Park Forest Aqua Center Passes Now on Sale
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 9, 2015. Passes are now on sale at the Village of Park Forest, 350 Victory Drive, for the 2015 Aqua Center season which begins on June 6. Since 1952, the Park Forest Aqua Center has been one of Chicagoland’s premiere outdoor pool experiences. The Park Forest Aqua[Read More…]
White House Weekly Address: Honoring the 70th Anniversary of V-E Day
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2015 Hello, everybody. Today marks an historic anniversary—70 years since the Allied victory in Europe during World War II. On V-E Day after the Nazi surrender, people swarmed the streets of London and Paris and Moscow, and the cloud of fear that had hung for so many[Read More…]
