JOLIET–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today joined global transportation and logistics leader APL to break ground on a new terminal at the Joliet intermodal facility, which is expected to create 150 construction jobs and help expand Illinois’ transportation and distribution capacity. The new facility is part of a larger[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
‘Legal Helpers’ Fined $314,000 for Unlicensed Debt Settlement Operation
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2011. Legal Helpers, a Chicago based debt settlement firm, was ordered to Cease and Desist its unlicensed business today by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR). The Department also issued a fine of $314,000 – $1,000 for each of the 314 clients it has identified thus[Read More…]
Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, August 1, 2011
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 1, 2011 New Cooling Water System Lowering Temperature in Reactor 4 Fuel Storage Pool Plant Status Cooling water temperature in the Fukushima Daiichi reactor 4 used fuel storage pool is returning to normal after Tokyo Electric Power Co. began operating a new recirculating cooling water system. The new[Read More…]
Durbin Statement on Agreement to Raise the Debt Ceiling
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2011. Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement last night, after an agreement was reached to raise the nation’s debt ceiling and avoid a default on our national debt: “Tonight’s agreement prevents a default on our nation’s debt and will give our economy[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, August 1, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2011 – 11:54 A.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon. Welcome to the White House. You may have noticed, if you look outside, that the cloud of uncertainty — (laughter) — has been lifted over our economy, or almost, anyway. We hope so. I do not have any[Read More…]
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Resigns and Becomes the Next U.S. Ambassador to China
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2011. U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke formally resigned today and was sworn in by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as the next U.S. Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China. “It has been the honor of a lifetime serving as Commerce Secretary for President Obama. I’m proud[Read More…]
Federal Bureau of Land Management Expands Strategy to Protect Sage-grouse & Sagebrush Ecosystem
Audubon Helped Pioneer Approach that Balances Energy and Wildlife Needs Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2011. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) took an important step forward on behalf of our nation’s iconic sagebrush habitat and wildlife like the Greater sage-grouse with the release of its National Greater Sage-Grouse Planning Strategy.[Read More…]
White House Receives Blueprint For Bringing Gulf of Mexico Back to Health
As Senators consider bill on oil spill penalties, conservationists urge lawmakers to invest fines in Gulf’s natural systems and communities that need them Washington–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2011. Leading conservation groups working across the Gulf of Mexico have submitted to the White House a blueprint for action that federal, state and local[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Signs Illinois DREAM Act
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today signed historic legislation to increase education opportunities to children of immigrants in Illinois. The Illinois DREAM Act creates a privately-funded scholarship program for high school graduates from immigrant families who wish to attend college. “All children have the right to a first-class education,”[Read More…]
CBO Analysis of August 1 Budget Control Act
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2011. Summary The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has estimated the impact on the deficit of the Budget Control Act of 2011, as posted on the Web site of the House Committee on Rules on August 1, 2011. The legislation would: Establish caps on discretionary spending through[Read More…]
