NEW YORK CITY–(ENEWSPF)–February 18, 2016. Today, more than 100 New Yorkers joined community groups, environmental justice leaders, national environmental organizations, and local officials on the steps of City Hall to thank Mayor Bill de Blasio for his commitment to power 100 percent of City operations with renewable energy and urge[Read More…]
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Federal Court Prohibits Use of BP Oil Spill Restoration Funds to Build Beach Hotel
Victory: $58.5 million of “natural resource restoration” fund was slated to construct a lodge and conference center in Gulf Shores, AL Gulf Shores, Alabama sunset. Garret Farlow / Flickr CC BY 2.0 Gulf Shores, AL —(ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2016. Yesterday, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama[Read More…]
Black Lives Matter Chicago Declines Invitation to White House
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 18, 2016. Today, civil rights activists and leaders from around the country were invited to the White House for what the Obama administration has called a “first-of-its-kind” intergenerational meeting to discuss “a range of issues, including the Administration’s efforts on criminal justice reform” and “building trust between law enforcement[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending Feb. 13, 2016
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 18, 2016 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending February 13, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 262,000, a decrease of 7,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 269,000. The 4-week moving average was 273,250, a decrease of 8,000 from the previous week’s unrevised[Read More…]
Judge Orders Illinois Health Care Provider to Repay More Than $1.73M in Losses to Employee Profit-sharing Plan After Making Improper Distributions
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–February 18, 2016. A federal judge has ordered an Illinois home health care provider and two of its officers to repay a total of $1,736,339 to the Alliance Home Healthcare Inc. Profit Sharing Plan. An investigation by the department’s Employee Benefits Security Administration in Chicago found that Palos[Read More…]
FDA to Begin Testing for Pesticide Glyphosate, Probable Human Carcinogen, in Food
PORTLAND, Ore.—(ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2016. The Food and Drug Administration will finally begin testing food for glyphosate, the world’s most commonly used pesticide, according to Civil Eats. This marks the first time that a U.S. agency will routinely test for glyphosate residue in food. It comes after the Government Accountability[Read More…]
Celebrate Chicago Blues Artists at Governors State University’s Center for Performing Arts on March 5 (Video)
University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)–February 18, 2016 – Chicago Blues is like no other. Known worldwide for a distinctive sound, Blues is as synonymous for Chicago as pizza or the Magnificent Mile. Now come see why Chicago and Blues are the perfect pairing in a one-night only blues revue at GSU’s Center[Read More…]
ACLU Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Thousands of Kansans Blocked From Voting Over Illegal Documentation Requirement
KANSAS CITY, Kan. —(ENEWSPF)–February 18, 2016. Kansans trying to register to vote at their state Department of Motor Vehicles offices are illegally being forced to provide additional documentation of citizenship, according to a new lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union. As a result, more than 30,000 potential[Read More…]
ACLU Comment on FBI Effort to Force Apple to Unlock iPhone
NEW YORK —(ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2016. The American Civil Liberties Union said today that it would support Apple’s legal fight against a court order to help the government unlock an iPhone belonging to one of the people responsible for the San Bernardino shootings. Alex Abdo, staff attorney with the ACLU[Read More…]
Fifty-One Hospitals Pay United States More Than $23 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Related to Implantation of Cardiac Devices
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2016. The Department of Justice has reached settlements with 51 hospitals in 15 states for more than $23 million related to cardiac devices that were implanted in Medicare patients in violation of Medicare coverage requirements, the Department of Justice announced today. These settlements represent the final stage[Read More…]
