Phillip Ellis / Earthjustice The Dakota Access Corporation was not granted the easement needed for construction under Lake Oahe; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers moves to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for alternative routes WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2016. Yesterday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that it would not[Read More…]
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CREDO Action Statement on Major Setback for Dakota Access Pipeline
SAN FRANCISCO -(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2016. – CREDO Deputy Political Director Josh Nelson released the following statement yesterday in response to the news that the Obama administration has denied an easement needed to complete construction of the Dakota Access pipeline: “Today’s news shows that when progressives fight, we win,” said CREDO[Read More…]
Statement by Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Regarding the Dakota Access Pipeline Protests (Video)
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2016. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch released the following video statement after phone calls to Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier and the Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chairman David Archambault II, in which she discussed ways to reduce the potential for violence surrounding the Dakota Access Pipeline protests[Read More…]
White House Weekly Address: Pass the 21st Century Cures Act, Dec. 3, 2016 (Video)
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2016 Hi, everybody. On the first day of my administration, I promised to restore science to its rightful place. I told you we would unleash American innovation and technology to tackle the health challenges of our time. Over the last eight years, we’ve delivered on that promise in[Read More…]
Former Property Management Company Agrees to Pay More Than $1.6 Million for Defrauding Military Housing Projects
VIRGINIA–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2016. American Management Services LLC, based in Seattle, agreed to pay more than $1.6 million pursuant to a deferred prosecution agreement to resolve criminal charges that the company defrauded the U.S. Army and Virginia-based Clark Realty Capital LLC (Clark) while performing property management services for military housing at[Read More…]
International Arms Trafficker Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Kill Americans and Provide Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization
Virgil Flaviu Georgescu, a Dual U.S.-Romanian Citizen, Agreed to Provide Military-Grade Weapons to be Used to Shoot Down American Aircraft in Colombia NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2016. Virgil Flaviu Georgescu, 43, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for conspiring to sell large quantities of military-grade weaponry to the Fuerzas Armadas[Read More…]
UChicago Endowment to Invest in Startups with Roots on Campus
Photo by: Matt Marton UChicago Startup Investment Program launches with $25 million for early-stage companies CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2016. The University of Chicago is designating $25 million from its endowment to invest alongside established venture funds in startups led by faculty, students, staff and alumni, expanding a commitment to grow entrepreneurship[Read More…]
Roosevelt University Announces $25-Million Gift, Largest in the University’s History
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2016. Roosevelt University announced today that it has been designated to receive a bequest in the approximate amount of $25-million, the largest gift in the University’s history. The bequest is from the estate of Rosaline Cohn of Chicago, who died in 2010 at the age of 97, and[Read More…]
Nurses Donate $50,000 to Aid Veterans Stand with Standing Rock
Support action for water protectors last month As Third Delegation of RN Volunteers Heads to North Dakota RNs Call to President Obama, Attorney Gen Lynch to Intervene Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2016. National Nurses United today announced that it is donating $50,000 to support U.S. service veterans who are assembling this[Read More…]
Nurses Condemn Attacks on Rep. Keith Ellison
Rep. Ellison with NNU Board Member Bunny Engeldorf (L) and NNU Co-Pres. Jean Ross (R) ‘McCarthyite Attacks Symbolize Worst of Politics’ Say RNs Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2016. National Nurses United today re-affirmed its strong support for Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota to be the next chair of the Democratic National[Read More…]
