CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2015. Roosevelt University’s Schaumburg Campus has been singled out this month by the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) as one of the nation’s premiere college campuses where a wildlife habitat is thriving. With a maturing prairie, half-mile walking trail, dozens of community garden plots and an edible forest with[Read More…]
Author: Rosemary Piser
Sustainable Development Goals Are an Opportunity to Ensure That We Leave No One Behind
A young boy flies a kite on a garbage heap in Mumbai, India. Source: AP/Rafiq Maqbool Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2015. Next week, at a U.N. Summit that is likely to be the largest gathering of global leaders ever convened, nations will adopt the Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs, a[Read More…]
New Center for American Progress Report Makes Case for Public- and Private-Sector Reforms to Curb Rising Drug Costs
Luillia Van Lanen is seen with some of her prescription medication in her apartment, March 2007, in Madison, Wisconsin. Source: AP/Morry Gash Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2015. In a new report published today, the Center for American Progress addresses the rising costs of prescription drugs and challenges policymakers to enact[Read More…]
College Scorecard Data Show Federal Student Aid System Is Heading in the Wrong Direction
Members of the graduating class and faculty attend a college commencement on May 31, 2014. Source: AP/John Amis Washington D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2015. On Saturday, the Obama administration released new detailed data on the earnings and loan repayment rates of undergraduate students receiving federal aid at thousands of colleges across[Read More…]
Sublethal Glyphosate (Roundup) Exposure Harms Bees
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2015. Glyphosate’s harmful effects continue to accumulate, this time with evidence pointing to toxic and sublethal effects on bees. According to a new study conducted by German and Argentinian researchers, honey bees exposed to low levels of glyphosate have a hard time returning home. Glyphosate, the controversial and[Read More…]
Opposition Mounts Over Obama Administration Proposal Making It Harder to Protect Species From Extinction
Proposed Regulations Set Dangerous Precedent for All Types of Citizen Petitions Seeking Stronger Environmental Standards WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2015. One hundred and seventy-five environmental and social justice organizations sent a letter to the Obama administration today opposing a set of proposed regulations that would place crippling burdens on citizens who petition[Read More…]
Lexington, South Carolina, Man Indicted for Misprision of a Felony and Making False Statements Relating to Mother Emanuel AME Church Shooting
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 18, 2015. Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta, head of the Civil Rights Division, and U. S. Attorney Bill Nettles of the District of South Carolina announced today an indictment charging Joseph Carlton Meek, 21, of Lexington, South Carolina, with misprision of a felony and making false[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, Sept. 17, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2015 – 12:55 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. Nice to see you all. Let me do a quick topper before I go to your questions. With two weeks left to pass a spending bill and avoid a second government shutdown in two years, Republicans[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Nine Individuals Charged in Multi-million Dollar Liquor Store Sales Tax Fraud
“Operation Seven & Seven” targets sales tax evasion and interstate liquor bootlegging Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—September 17, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced charges against nine Chicago liquor store operators as part of a sweep to crack down on sales tax evasion and interstate liquor bootlegging. “Operation Seven & Seven” is[Read More…]
State Dept. Issues Sierra Leone Travel Warning, Sept. 17, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2015. After review of health conditions and limited availability of medical evacuation options, the U.S. Department of State, on August 14, 2014, ordered the departure of eligible family members residing with Embassy staff in Freetown, and issued a Travel Warning advising U.S. citizens against non-essential travel to[Read More…]
