After Decades of Mass Incarceration, Racial Disparities, and Failed Drug Policies, DEA Finally Facing Scrutiny; New DPA Issue Brief Released Today: The Scandal-Ridden DEA: Everything You Need to Know Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 21, 2015. A senior White House official has said that the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Michele[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
At Security Council, UN Chief Urges Return to Two-State Negotiations for Israel, Palestine
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, addressing the Security Council, urges return to two-State negotiations for Israel, Palestine. UN Photo/Loey Felipe NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–21 April 2015 – The prospects of a two-State solution in the Middle East are getting dimmer with potentially explosive consequences for the entire region, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned[Read More…]
NASA TV Coverage Set for Space Station Cargo Ship Activities
Progress 57, which arrived at the ISS in October 2014, will undock and depart the station on Sunday, April 26. Credits: NASA TV Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2015. NASA Television will provide live coverage of the departure of one cargo spacecraft from the International Space Station (ISS) and the arrival of[Read More…]
DOI, EPA, NOAA Announce Resilient Lands and Waters Initiative to Prepare Natural Resources for Climate Change
Sites in southwest Florida, Hawaii, Washington, and the Great Lakes selected to showcase climate resilience approach WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2015. The Department of the Interior (DOI), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) today recognized four collaborative landscape partnerships across the country where Federal[Read More…]
March 2015 Jobless Rates Down in 23 States, Up in 12; Payroll Jobs Down in 31 States, Up in 18
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 21, 2015. Regional and state unemployment rates were little changed in March. Twenty-three states and the District of Columbia had unemployment rate decreases from February, 12 states had increases, and 15 states had no change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Forty-six states and the District[Read More…]
Go Green at Roosevelt University #RUEARTHWEEK2015
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2015. It’s easy being green at Roosevelt. This Earth Week, we’re celebrating with 10 examples of the many ways Roosevelt loves the planet (complete with ways you can get involved, too!). Award-winning green buildings – Roosevelt’s 32-story Wabash Building is more than just a tall blue skyscraper; it’s[Read More…]
Blue Bell Creameries Voluntarily Expands Recall to Include All of its Products Due to Possible Health Risk
BRENHAM, TX –(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2015. Blue Bell Ice Cream of Brenham, Texas, is voluntarily recalling all of its products currently on the market made at all of its facilities including ice cream, frozen yogurt, sherbet and frozen snacks because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an[Read More…]
Health Canada Mulls Label Changes to Monsanto’s Roundup and other Glyphosate Products
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2015. Last week, Health Canada opened public comments on its reevaluation decision for glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide. The agency chose to continue allowance of the herbicide, but include some changes to the label of glyphosate-containing products. The decision comes shortly after the International[Read More…]
California Approves Plan Allowing Oil Companies to Continue Contaminating Underground Water
Oil Industry Dumping 27 Million Gallons of Waste a Day Into Protected Aquifers SACRAMENTO, Calif.—(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2015. Oil companies can continue dumping millions of gallons of waste fluid a day into scores of protected California aquifers under a plan approved today by the state’s Office of Administrative Law. The Brown[Read More…]
Position Available on Park Forest Library Board
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSFP)—April 21, 2015. A position on the Park Forest Library Board of Trustees is now vacant until the next election, which will be held in April 2017. The vacancy can be filled until that time by appointment by the Park Forest Library Board. Park Forest residents interested in[Read More…]
