Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 19, 2014 – 10:25 P.M. EDT MS. MEEHAN: Hi, everybody. This is Bernadette. Thanks so much for joining us late on a Sunday night. This is a background conference call to discuss the aerial resupply of forces fighting ISIL near Kobani, Syria. This call is on background so[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
The Chicago Community Trust Renews Grant for Chicago-based Artist Series at Governors State University Center for Performing Arts
University Park, IL –(ENEWSPF)—October 20, 2014. For the fourth straight year, The Chicago Community Trust is supporting the work of Governors State University’s Center for Performing Arts. The grant awarded this season for $25,000 will be used towards GSU Center’s “Made in Chicago” series, which brings the best in Chicago-area[Read More…]
Hunters and Conservationists Join Forces to Protect Imperiled Wolverines
Suit Challenges Feds’ Failure to Protect Rare Carnivore from Extinction MISSOULA, MONT.—(ENEWSPF)—October 20, 2014. Today, a unique coalition of conservationists, animal welfare activists, hunters, anglers, and an ecologist sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) in U.S. District Court of Montana for refusing to protect rare wolverines from extinction[Read More…]
Plan to Lease Santa Fe National Forest for Oil and Gas Drilling Risks Community Health and Cultural Resources
Litigation Prepared to Challenge Illegal 20,000 Acre Public Lands Lease Santa Fe, NM—(ENEWSPF)—October 20, 2014. A broad coalition of local and national conservation groups announced plans to sue the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”), if the agency proceeds with the sale of 13 parcels (almost 20,000 acres of public lands)[Read More…]
EPA Awards Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Grants to Ohio, Michigan and Indiana to Target Harmful Algal Blooms in Lake Erie
OREGON, OHIO—(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2014 — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Administrator/Great Lakes National Program Manager Susan Hedman today announced the award of four Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grants totaling over $8.6 million to Ohio, Michigan and Indiana state agencies to protect public health by targeting harmful algal blooms in[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Finalizes Rule to Promote More Effective Privacy Disclosures
Rule Will Benefit Companies That Limit Consumer Data-Sharing WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—October 20, 2014. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today finalized a rule to promote more effective privacy disclosures from financial institutions to their customers. The new rule, which was proposed in May, allows companies that limit their consumer data-sharing and[Read More…]
Registered Nurses Kick Off National Week of Actions Mandating Highest Ebola Protocols
Nurses Calling on President and Congress to Mandate Highest Ebola Protocols to Protect Front-line Healthcare Workers and the Public.Nurses Invite the Public to Sign Petition to Congress and the White House Demanding Highest Ebola Standards for All Hospital. Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2014. Registered nurses in various cities across the[Read More…]
World Trade Organization Attacks Commonsense Country of Origin Labels
Corporate Trade Agenda Threatens American Consumer’s Right to Know Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2014. Today, the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled that mandatory country of origin labels (COOL) rules for meat and poultry that went into effect in 2013 still ran afoul of the global trade rules. The WTO’s compliance panel[Read More…]
Chicago Investment Advisor Convicted Of Defrauding Suburban Bank And Two Clients Of More Than $3.2 Million
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2014. A Chicago investment advisor was convicted on Friday of federal bank fraud charges for engaging in a scheme to defraud Oak Brook-based Leaders Bank and two of his clients of more than $3.2 million and ultimately causing the bank to lose more than $2.7 million. The defendant,[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Applauds Administration’s Move To Increase Security & Prevent Fraud For Credit and Debit Cards
Executive Order requires federal government credit and debit cards to incorporate “chip-and-PIN” technology WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2014. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today applauded President Obama’s decision to issue an Executive Order that is intended to better secure financial transactions and safeguard sensitive consumer data. The Order requires government payment[Read More…]
