Mayor Calls on Congress to Seize the Opportunity to Break the Cycles of Violence in Hardest Hit Communities CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today called on Congress to pass bipartisan criminal justice reform legislation and seize the opportunity to invest billions of dollars in projected savings from this type[Read More…]
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Lansing Kmart To Close
Lansing, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Claiming that it is attempting “to accelerate its transformation and its return to profitability,” Sears Holdings announced that it is closing 68 Kmart and 10 Sears stores this summer. Slated to close is the Lansing Kmart, 17355 Torrence Ave. According to the statement, “In February, the company said that[Read More…]
Baghdad Suicide Bombing an Act of ‘Unparalleled Criminality’– Senior UN Official
Worshippers gather at a mosque in Iraq. Photo: UNICEF/Giacomo Pirozzi (file) IRAQ–(ENEWSPF)–22 April 2016 – The most senior UN official in Iraq has strongly condemned a terrorist suicide bombing that targeted worshippers at a mosque in Radwaniya in southern Baghdad today, killing and injuring many innocent civilians. “Targeting innocent people[Read More…]
Ecuador: Government and UN Launch Emergency Appeal to Kick-start Post-quake Assistance
Chamanga, Ecuador after the 16 April 2016 earthquake. Hundreds of people have been killed and widespread damage has been reported up to 190 miles away from the epicentre. Photo: UNHCR/Santiago Arcos GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–22 April 2016 – The Government of Ecuador and the United Nations today launched an urgent $72.7 million appeal[Read More…]
‘Today is an Historic Day,’ Says UN Secretary General Ban, as 175 Countries, Including the U.S., Sign Paris Climate Accord
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right) and President François Hollande of France brief the press. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–22 April 2016 – As 175 world leaders signed the Paris Agreement at United Nations Headquarters today, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the next critical step is to ensure that the landmark accord for[Read More…]
Message from the Veterans Administration Under Secretary for Health Regarding Delays in Veteran’s Access to Healthcare
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2016. Statement from David J. Shulkin, M.D., VA Under Secretary for Health: On April 19, I testified before the House Veteran Affairs Committee during a hearing related to delays in Veteran’s Access to Healthcare. In the course of that hearing, a member of the Committee said that[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Discusses New Initiatives to Address High Rates of Lead Exposure Across the Nation
SPRINGFIELD, IL –(ENEWPF)-April 22, 2016. As part of a larger effort by Senate Democrats to combat lead contamination, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today highlighted new initiatives to protect children in affordable housing from lead poisoning and update the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) lead and copper regulations to establish mandatory[Read More…]
Audubon Study Reveals Links Between Warming Seas, Commercial Fisheries and Survival of Puffin Chicks
Fisheries Management is Key to Maintaining Abundance of Forage Fish Food Source Four day old puffin chick in hand Seal Island July 15, 2013. Photo: Steve Kress/Audubon NEW YORK, N.Y. –(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2016. A new study by the National Audubon Society demonstrates how puffin chicks reveal changes in forage[Read More…]
On Earth Day 2016, Interior Secretary Jewell Celebrates Next Phase of Everglades Ecosystem Restoration Project
Represents a step forward in part of the largest conservation effort undertaken by the National Park Service EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK, Fla. –(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2016. U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today, as part of Earth Day celebrations, announced the next phase of bridging to the Tamiami Trail, an ongoing[Read More…]
Earth Awareness Activities Coming To South Suburban College April 27th
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2016. The South Suburban College Sustainability Committee is pleased to announce its annual Earth Awareness Day Expo to be held on Wednesday, April 27, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the Main Campus in South Holland. Vendors for the day include: Chicago Metropolitan[Read More…]
