A construction worker walks inside the State Route 99 tunnel in Seattle on April 25, 2016. AP/Elaine Thompson Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2016. President-elect Donald Trump’s fatally flawed infrastructure proposal enriches Wall Street investors while passing the bill to middle-class Americans in the form of high tolls and other user[Read More…]
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Iraqi Forces Make ‘Remarkable Turnaround,’ Operation Inherent Resolve Official Says
Air Force Senior Airman Kix Payne, a 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, prepares for a Marine EA-6B Prowler to refuel over Iraq, Nov. 29, 2016. The 340th EARS extend the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant by delivering 60,000 pounds of fuel to Air[Read More…]
More Than 100 Scientists Urge Missouri to Ban Unlimited Commercial Trapping of Wild Turtles
Common snapping turtle photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons/Dakota L. Thousands From State Rivers Have Been Caught, Sold, Exported Overseas JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.—(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2016. The Missouri Department of Conservation today received a letter signed by more than 100 scientists, including the nation’s top turtle-conservation experts, asking for a complete ban on[Read More…]
350.org Japan and Green Peace Japan Hold Joint #NoDAPL Action Encouraging Japanese Banks’ to Divest from the Dakota Access Pipeline
TOKYO -(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2016. Today, 350.org Japan and Green Peace Japan held a “#NoDAPL Japan” photo action to highlight the massive financing that Japanese banks are pouring into the Dakota Access Pipeline project in the U.S., a project that has endangered water access rights among minority populations in the country.[Read More…]
ACLU of North Carolina Responds to Lack of Charges in Police Killing of Keith Lamont Scott
CHARLOTTE, N.C. –(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2016. Today, Mecklenburg County District Attorney Andrew Murray announced that he will not bring charges against the police officer who killed Keith Lamont Scott. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has said that Mr. Scott was shot while officers were trying to execute an arrest warrant for a[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan and Better Business Bureau Encourage Consumers to Use Caution When Shipping Gifts Internationally for the Holidays
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan and the Better Business Bureau (BBB) of Chicago and Northern Illinois today urged Illinois residents who send holiday gifts internationally to follow important tips to avoid being scammed and paying expensive fees when packages are “lost,” stolen or delayed. “Unfortunately, scam artists[Read More…]
Illinois’ Stateville Correctional Center’s F House Officially Closed
Springfield, IL –(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2016. John Baldwin, Acting Director for the Illinois Department of Corrections, today announced that the F House at Stateville Correctional Center has officially closed. The Illinois Department of Corrections moved its final thirty-six offenders out of the housing unit on Wednesday, November 30, 2016. “We[Read More…]
Statement by Secretary of State John Kerry on World AIDS Day 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2016 On World AIDS Day, we commemorate the lives lost and communities devastated by HIV/AIDS. We also celebrate those lives that have been saved and the courageous individuals who have brought hope and healing to those living with and affected by this disease. Thirty-five years ago, the[Read More…]
Princess Cruise Lines to Pay Largest-Ever Criminal Penalty for Deliberate Vessel Pollution
Company to Pay $40 Million and Implement Remedial Measures on All Carnival Companies Visiting U.S. Ports FLORIDA–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2016. Princess Cruise Lines Ltd. (Princess) has agreed to plead guilty to seven felony charges stemming from its deliberate pollution of the seas and intentional acts to cover it up. Princess will[Read More…]
Advocates Ask Rauner to Discuss Cuts to Homeless Services Instead of Life in the Executive Mansion During December 1 Facebook Live Event
State Budget Impasse and December 31 Expiration of “Stopgap Budget” are Hurting Ability of Supportive Housing Providers to Serve People Who Otherwise Would Be Homeless CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2016. In anticipation of Governor Rauner’s Facebook Live event, to be held at 7:30 p.m. on December 1, advocates to create affordable housing[Read More…]
