Amy Jennewein reconciles a cash register drawer during her shift at a grocery store in House Springs, Missouri. SOURCE: AP/Jeff Roberson Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2015. Many low- to moderate-income workers, who often are subject to unpredictable scheduling practices that result in erratic or reduced hours, experience a pay penalty[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
House Bills Would Weaken Financial Reform, Turn Back Clock to Height of Housing Crisis, Says Center for American Progress
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2015. This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed two bills weakening the financial reforms that Congress put in place after the housing crisis. H.R. 650, the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2015, strips critical lending protections for buyers of manufactured homes, and H.R.[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Analysis Shows Anti-Environmental Priorities Dominate First 100 Days of New Congress, But No Results to Show
The Sawtooth Berry Fields are shown in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in Idaho. SOURCE: AP/Natioanl Park Service Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2015. According to a Center for American Progress analysis of roll call votes, the 114th Congress has cast more roll call votes on energy and environmental issues in[Read More…]
Agricultural Insecticides Exceed Regulatory Limits in Surface Water on Global Scale
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2015. According to a new study, regulatory limits for insecticides are exceeded in over half of contaminated water samples collected from around the world. The study was based on a review of more than 800 studies conducted in 73 countries over the past five decades and is[Read More…]
DoD Identifies Air Force Casualty, April 14, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 14, 2015. The Department of Defense announced today the death of an airman who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. Tech. Sgt. Anthony E. Salazar, 40, of Hermosa Beach, California, died April 13, at an air base in southwest Asia in a non-combat related incident. The incident is under[Read More…]
Greens Condemn Tax Breaks for Billionaires
WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—April 16, 2015. The House of Representatives passed H.R.1105, The Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015, by a vote of 240-179. The bill would permanently repeal the federal estate tax, increasing the national debt by $269 billion over the next decade. Only an extreme minority of estates — 0.18[Read More…]
Friends of the Earth Asks Obama’s Professor to Reveal Payments from Peabody Energy
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—April 16, 2015. Friends of the Earth President Erich Pica, sent a letter to Professor Laurence Tribe requesting that he disclose the full terms of any agreement he has with Peabody Energy. The nation’s largest coal company recently hired Tribe — a Harvard University constitutional law professor who[Read More…]
250 Native Elk Die Inside Fenced-in Area at Point Reyes National Seashore
Despite High Mortality, Park Service Considering Plan to Remove or Fence Free-roaming Elk at Behest of Ranchers POINT REYES, Calif.—(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2015. The National Park Service has acknowledged that that more than 250 tule elk died inside the fenced Pierce Point Elk Preserve at California’s Point Reyes National Seashore from[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Reaches Settlement for Landfill Air Pollution Violations
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—April 15, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced a settlement with Winnebago Reclamation Services Inc. (WRS) for air pollution and permit violations related to the operation of its landfill. Under the terms of the settlement, WRS will pay $219,000 to the state to settle alleged violations of the[Read More…]
South Suburban College to Host Illinois Energy Conservation Codes Free Training in Oak Forest
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL–(ENEWSPF)—April 16, 2015. South Suburban College (SSC) will host a one-day training titled Illinois Energy Construction Codes Free Training, through the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (IDCEO). The free training will be presented by the Illinois Energy and Recycling Office on Thursday, May 7th from 8:00[Read More…]
