Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—January 15, 2015. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following statement in opposition to H.R. 240, the so-called Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, which House Republicans passed yesterday: “The question on everyone’s mind at this very moment is: Are we doing everything we can to prevent a[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Senator Wyden Statement on CIA Accountability Board Report on Agency’s Secret Search of U.S. Senate Files
Washington, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2015. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement on the CIA Accountability Board’s report on the agency’s secret search of Senate Intelligence Committee files: “Both the CIA Inspector General and the review board appointed by Director Brennan have now concluded that the CIA’s unauthorized search of[Read More…]
Statement from Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz on the 2014 Solar Job Census
WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—January 15, 2015. Secretary Ernest Moniz issued the following statement today on the 2014 National Solar Jobs Census: “Solar power is a key component of our all-of-the-above approach to American energy, creating good-paying American jobs that support our growing clean energy economy. According to a new report released by[Read More…]
Prairie State College Nursing Professor Selected for Illinois Board of Higher Education Fellowship
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—January 15, 2015. Prairie State College (PSC) Assistant Professor of Nursing Tina Parks recently was named a 2015 Nurse Educator Fellow by the Illinois Board of Higher Education. The purpose of the Nurse Educator Fellowship Program is to ensure the retention of well-qualified nursing faculty at institutions of higher[Read More…]
Roosevelt University’s Prof. Choca Talks About Opening Relations with Cuba, His Childhood There
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2015. Professor of Psychology James Choca, a native of Havana, Cuba, spoke last month after news broke that President Barack Obama would establish full diplomatic relations with Cuba and call on Congress to lift the 55-year-old trade embargo. Choca is 69 and left Cuba with his parents and[Read More…]
The Theatre School at DePaul University Presents ‘Metamorphosis’
Premieres Feb. 6; previews Feb. 4 and 5 The Theatre School at DePaul University will present Steven Berkoff’s “Metamorphosis” in the Fullerton Stage Theatre in the Theatre School building located at Racine and Fullerton. The production premieres Feb. 6 and runs through Feb. 15. Previews are Feb. 4 and 5[Read More…]
FDA Approves First-of-kind Device to Treat Obesity
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved the Maestro Rechargeable System for certain obese adults, the first weight loss treatment device that targets the nerve pathway between the brain and the stomach that controls feelings of hunger and fullness. The Maestro Rechargeable System, the[Read More…]
Scientific Review Supports New Clean Water Protections
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2015— A new scientific report showing that small streams and wetlands can affect downstream water quality and help supply drinking water to millions of Americans is further evidence that these water bodies need protection from pollution, the Natural Resources Defense Council said today. The long-awaited study released today[Read More…]
New Financial Report Reveals CWLP Coal Plant Drained At Least $41 million From Springfield, Il City Budget
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. –(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2015. A financial analysis released today by Synapse Energy & Economics found that City Water & Light and Power’s (CWLP) operation of Units 31 & 32 at its Dallman coal-fired power plant has drained at least $41 million from Springfield’s city budget in recent years and will[Read More…]
Federally Approved ‘Take of Grizzly Bears Threatens Recovery
Conservationists demand agency consideration of escalating mortality Grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park. Federal biologists acknowledge that the growth of the Yellowstone grizzly bear population level has flattened over the past decade. Neal Herbert / National Park Service Bozeman, MT —(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2015. Recent federal approvals for the lethal “taking”[Read More…]
