SAN ANTONIO–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2011. The United Steelworkers (USW) are presenting shareholder resolutions at Marathon Oil (NYSE: MRO), Valero (NYSE: VLO), Tesoro (NYSE: TSO), and ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP), calling on the companies to improve disclosures on safety at oil refineries. The resolutions, which were filed by the AFL-CIO Reserve Fund, call[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Secretary Salazar Releases 2011 State of the Birds Report
Washington DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2011. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar released the 2011 State of the Birds Report, the nation’s first assessment of birds on lands and waters owned by the American people. The findings indicate tremendous potential for bird conservation: publicly owned habitats support at least half of the[Read More…]
FTC Settles Charges Against Two Companies That Allegedly Failed to Protect Sensitive Employee Data
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2011. Two companies that maintain large amounts of sensitive information about the employees of their business customers, including Social Security numbers, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they failed to employ reasonable and appropriate security measures to protect the data, in violation of federal[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama Honoring the 2011 National and State Teachers of the Year
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2011 – 11:58 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. Thank you. Thank you, everybody. Please have a seat, please have a seat. What a beautiful day — a wonderful day to celebrate teachers and teaching. I am honored to welcome this group of outstanding teachers behind[Read More…]
BP Exploration Alaska to Pay $25 Million Penalty for Alaskan North Slope Oil Spill
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2011. BP Exploration Alaska, Inc. (BP Alaska) will pay a $25 million civil penalty and carry out a system-wide pipeline integrity management program as part of a settlement for spilling more than 5,000 barrels of crude oil from the company’s pipelines on the North Slope of Alaska in[Read More…]
United States Sues Deutsche Bank and Subsidiary MortgageIT for Years of Reckless Lending Practices
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2011. The United States has filed a civil mortgage fraud lawsuit against Deutsche Bank AG and its wholly owned subsidiary, MortgageIT Inc. The government’s complaint seeks damages and civil penalties under the False Claims Act for repeated false certifications made to the U.S. Department of Housing and[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Army Casualty, May 3, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. Adam D. Craig, 23, of Cherokee, Iowa, died March 4 at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., of a non-combat related illness. He was assigned to the[Read More…]
Office of the Governor Statement on Flooding in Southern Illinois, May 3, 2011
MARION–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2011. The Office of Governor Pat Quinn today released this statement regarding Illinois ongoing response to flooding in Southern Illinois. “The US Army Corps of Engineers has announced its decision to crevasse the Birds Point-New Madrid Levee, an important step to ensure public safety as we respond to[Read More…]
Retired Army Major Receives 1st Governor’s Award for Excellence in Education & May Veteran of the Month Honors
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2011. On behalf of Gov. Pat Quinn and in conjunction with National Teacher Appreciation Day, the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs (IDVA) today presented retired U.S. Army Major and Chicago Public Schools Teacher Aaron Rucker with the first-ever Governor’s Award for Excellence in Education in recognition of his[Read More…]
Statewide Cemetery Database Capturing Vast Majority of Illinois’ Burials
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2011. Six months after the Cemetery Oversight Act’s on-line database became active, more than 17,900 burials have been electronically recorded in the statewide database, the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulations (IDFPR) announced today. IDFPR estimates that nearly 75% of burials in the State are now being[Read More…]
