The rule could limit exposure to deadly toxins in water and air nationwide Toxic coal ash dust at the Making Money Having Fun Landfill in Bokoshe, OK. Photo Used with Permission Washington, D.C —(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2014. The White House Office of Management and Budget has begun its review of the[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
The Common Core Helps Close Achievement Gaps, Open Doors to STEM Jobs, New Fact Sheet from CAP and AAUW Illustrates
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2014. The Common Core State Standards are an important tool for closing achievement gaps for girls and women—particularly girls and women of color. The Common Core can open the door to high-paying jobs in science, technology, engineering, and math, or STEM, fields, a new fact sheet[Read More…]
White House Delays Government-wide Action on Pollinators, Cites Chemical Dangers
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2014. Last week the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) announced new guidelines for federal agencies to incorporate pollinator friendly practices at federal facilities and on federal lands. Critical to pollinator health within these guidelines is a requirement that agencies should “[a]cquire seeds and plants from[Read More…]
Ignoring International Limits, U.S. Expands Fishing for Declining Bigeye Tuna
HONOLULU—(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2014. The National Marine Fisheries Service today issued regulations allowing Hawaii-based longline fishermen to ignore international agreements and continue fishing for bigeye tuna after reaching the cap allowed for U.S. fishing vessels. Highly valued for sushi, bigeye tuna has been increasingly in demand for the past decade; meanwhile[Read More…]
In Federal Court Filing, PG&E and Nuclear Regulator Said to Collude in Secret Decision to Cover up Diablo Canyon’s Vulnerability to Earthquakes
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—October 28, 2014. Friends of the Earth has petitioned the U.S. Court of Appeals to overturn a secret decision by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to illegally alter the operating license for the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant allowing Pacific Gas and Electric to hide the fact that the[Read More…]
AquaBounty Fined for Repeated Environmental Violations on Genetically Engineered Salmon
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—October 28, 2014. Officials in Panama have ruled that AquaBounty Technologies’ has been operating in violation of environmental regulations as it experiments with genetically engineered salmon in that country. In a decision that could challenge the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s ongoing safety assessment of AquaBounty’s GE salmon,[Read More…]
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Opens Meeting to Finalize Synthesis Report
COPENHAGEN—(ENEWSPF)–27 October 2014. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) opened a meeting in Copenhagen on Monday to finalize the Synthesis Report, the last stage of its Fifth Assessment Report (AR5), which provides policymakers with a comprehensive assessment of the risks of climate change. The week-long meeting will distil and[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Reminds Families to Check Sex Offender Registry to Plan Safe 2014 Trick-or-treat Routes
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—October 28, 2014. As Halloween approaches, Attorney General Lisa Madigan reminded parents to check the state’s sex offender registry and with their local law enforcement agency before determining trick-or-treat routes for their children. “I encourage families to check the registry before they head out on Halloween to help them[Read More…]
Governor Quinn, Senator Durbin and Amazon Announce 1,000 Full-Time Jobs in Illinois
Amazon Plans $75 Million Investment in Heart of the Midwest CHICAGO –-(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin and Amazon.com Inc. today announced plans to create more than 1,000 full-time jobs and $75 million in investment in Illinois. Amazon is beginning site selection activities and it plans[Read More…]
Federal Jury Convicts Friend of Suspected Boston Marathon Bomber
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 28, 2014. Following an eight-day trial, the jury convicted a college friend of alleged Boston Marathon bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, for making false statements to investigators assigned to the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force. The jury found Robel Phillipos, 21, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, guilty of making false statements during[Read More…]
