The President Continues to Build His Climate Legacy by Placing a Suspension on Coal Leasing on Public Lands Albuquerque, NM –(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2016. Today, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced that the Obama Administration will be compiling a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement on coal leasing on public lands and[Read More…]
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Earthjustice Files Challenge to Utility-Sponsored Solar Amendment
Misleading measure should not go before voters Florida International University Solar House at Engineering Campus. Junior Henry / CC BY 2.0 Tallahassee, FL —(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2016. Earthjustice has filed a legal brief with the Florida Supreme Court, which argues that the utility-backed “Smart Solar” amendment should be removed from the[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Proposes a National Service Automatic Stabilization Plan to Re-Engage Americans Facing Long-Term Unemployment
AmeriCorps volunteer John Harris III helps coordinate a jobs fair program for job seekers in Washington on July 31, 2013. Source: AP/Manuel Balce Centa Washington D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2016. More than 2 million Americans who are currently out of work have been looking for a job for 27[Read More…]
Sales of Organic Pest Controls Growing
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2016. A new analysis finds that sales of organic pest control products are now on par with their traditional chemical pest controls for U.S. garden retailers, with retailers reporting that the organic options have a higher increase in sales than their chemical counterpart each year. The report,[Read More…]
Friends of the Earth Praises President Obama’s Decision to Keep Coal in the Ground
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2016. The Obama administration announced today it will conduct a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement to examine the impacts that the federal coal leasing program has on the environment, including climate change. The administration also announced that a moratorium on new coal mining will be put[Read More…]
ACLU Sues Over Public Defender Shortage and Resulting Wait List in New Orleans
Unstable, Inadequate Funding Causes Public Defender Shortage, Putting Those Who Are Arrested and Can’t Afford an Attorney in Legal Limbo NEW ORLEANS —(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2016. The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Louisiana filed a class-action lawsuit yesterday evening against the Orleans Parish public defenders’ office and the Louisiana Public Defender[Read More…]
U.S. State Dept. Updates El Salvador Travel Warning, Jan. 15, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2016. The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens that crime and violence levels in El Salvador remain critically high, and U.S. citizens traveling to El Salvador should remain alert to their surroundings. This Travel Warning supersedes the Travel Warning dated June 22, 2015, and includes updated[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama in State of the Union Rollout Town Hall, Jan. 14, 2016
Baton Rouge, Louisiana–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2016 – 10:14 A.M. CST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Louisiana! (Applause.) Hello, Baton Rouge! Geaux Tigers! (Applause.) For those of you who are not aware, that’s “geaux” with an “x.” I got it. Can everybody give Che a big round of applause? (Applause.) We could not be[Read More…]
Detainee Transfers Announced, Jan. 14, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2016. The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of Fahed Abdullah Ahmad Ghazi, Samir Naji al-Hasan Muqbil, Adham Mohamed Ali Awad, Mukhtar Yahya Naji al-Warafi, Abu Bakr Ibn Muhammad al-Ahdal, Muhammad Salih Husayn al-Shaykh, Muhammad Said Salim Bin Salman, Said Muhammad Salih Hatim, Umar Said Salim[Read More…]
World Premiere of ‘Prospero’s Storm’ Opens Jan. 14 for Young Audiences at DePaul University Theatre School
The Theatre School at DePaul University will present the world premiere of “Prospero’s Storm,” adapted and directed by Damon Kiely, with music and lyrics by Mark Elliott, based on William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest.” It is the second installment of the 2015-16 season of Chicago Playworks for Families and Young Audiences.[Read More…]
