CHARLOTTE, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)-(ENEWSPF)-Bank of America announces new environmental operations goals to be met by 2020, including plans to go carbon neutral. This announcement supports the bank’s continued efforts to reduce the environmental impacts of its operations. Bank of America will work to reduce location-based greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 50[Read More…]
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SES and CCNL Conduct Satellite Installer Training in Nigeria
State-of-the-art installer training programme to support CCNL’s growth in Nigeria LUXEMBOURG & ABUJA, Nigeria–(BUSINESS WIRE)-(ENEWSPF)-SES S.A. (Euronext Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) announced today an Elevate satellite installer training programme together with Cable Channels Nigeria Ltd. (CCNL). The training will run for four days and will see over 50 installers being trained with[Read More…]
Lake in the Hills Man Charged with $340,000 Scheme to Defraud
Rockford, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Lake in the Hills, Ill. man appeared September 15 before U.S. Magistrate Judge Iain D. Johnston on wire fraud charges. SALVATORE CRIBARI, also known as “Sal Fradillio,” 59, was indicted on Sept. 13, 2016, by a federal grand jury in Rockford and charged with nine counts of wire[Read More…]
Chicago Police Officer Charged with Federal Civil Rights Violations
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Chicago police officer has been indicted on federal civil rights charges for allegedly using unreasonable force against two individuals while on duty. MARCO PROANO, 41, of Chicago, is charged with two counts of deprivation of rights under color of law. Proano is alleged to have used unreasonable force[Read More…]
Weekly Address: It’s Time for Republicans in Congress To Do Their Jobs
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- In this week’s address, President Obama called on Republicans in Congress to do their jobs. With Congress back in session there is a lot of business that needs to get done, including funding the fight against Zika, providing resources to help the flood victims in Louisiana, and giving[Read More…]
Water Quality Board Urged to Provide More Water to Save Rare Sucker Fish
SAN BERNARDINO, CA-(ENEWSPF)- Three conservation groups filed a request with the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board last week to amend the permit of the Rapid Infiltration and Extraction (RIX) facility to require adequate water flows in the Santa Ana River for the federally protected Santa Ana sucker fish. Since[Read More…]
California Addresses Ocean Acidification as Gov. Brown Signs A.B. 2139
Sacramento, CA-(ENEWSPF)-California took an important step toward addressing ocean acidification and hypoxia in its coastal waters this week when Gov. Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 2139, which calls for the creation of a task force to study how changing ocean chemistry is affecting marine life and make recommendations to policymakers.[Read More…]
Former Joliet Police Officer Charged with Federal Civil Rights Violation
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A federal grand jury in Chicago has indicted a former Joliet police officer for using unreasonable force against an individual while on duty. THOMAS O’CONNOR, 40, of Joliet, is charged with one count of deprivation of rights under color of law. O’Conner is alleged to have used unreasonable force[Read More…]
Madigan Urges Illinois Residents To Submit Claims For $3 Million Herbalife Settlement
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Attorney General Lisa Madigan today urged Illinois residents who were victims of Herbalife nutrition company’s multilevel marketing scheme to file a complaint with her office to benefit from an additional $3 million settlement with the company. The Illinois settlement is in addition to the Federal Trade Commission’s nationwide $200[Read More…]
Former Winnebago County Purchasing Director Sally Claassen Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison
Stole more than $400,000 Rockford, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The former Winnebago County Purchasing Director was sentenced in federal court today by U.S. District Court Judge Frederick J. Kapala for two counts of theft from a program receiving federal funds. SALLY A. CLAASSEN, 57, of Roscoe, Ill., was sentenced to two years in federal prison,[Read More…]
