CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2015 – Despite the vast majority of Illinoisans who demand action on climate change, POLITICO is reporting that Senator Mark Kirk has decided to side with polluters by announcing he will vote to repeal the Clean Power Plan. The historic effort to slash carbon pollution from power plants, the single[Read More…]
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Detainee Transfer Announced, Oct. 29, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2015. The Department of Defense announced today the repatriation of Ahmed Ould Abdel Aziz from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to the Government of Mauritania. As directed by the president’s Jan. 22, 2009, executive order, the interagency Guantanamo Review Task Force conducted a comprehensive review of this case. As a[Read More…]
Government Intervenes in Lawsuits Alleging That Skilled Nursing Chain SavaSeniorCare Provided Medically Unnecessary Therapy
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2015. The government has intervened in three False Claims Act lawsuits and filed a consolidated complaint against SavaSeniorCare LLC and related entities (Sava) alleging that Sava knowingly and routinely submitted false claims to Medicare for rehabilitation therapy services that were not medically reasonable and necessary, the Department[Read More…]
Department of Justice and Department of Health and Human Services Announce $1.5 Million in Funding to Increase Support for Male Violence Survivors and Support Safe Streets Expansion
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2015. The Department of Justice and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced $1.5 million in new federal grants focused on violence prevention efforts in Baltimore. Joining Administrator Robert L. Listenbee of the Justice Department’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention at a press[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Takes Action Against Two of the Largest Employment Background Screening Report Providers for Serous Inaccuracies
General Information Services and Affiliate Failed to Verify the Accuracy of Consumer Reports Sold to Employers about Job Applicants WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2015. Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took action against two of the largest employment background screening report providers for failing take basic steps to assure[Read More…]
FDA Takes Enforcement Action Against Retailers Who have Repeatedly Sold Tobacco Products to Minors
Agency pursues first-ever orders barring retailers from selling regulated tobacco products for specified period of time Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2015. This week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration filed complaints initiating the first-ever No-Tobacco-Sale Order (NTSO) actions for a group of retailers who have repeatedly violated certain restrictions on[Read More…]
Auvi-Q (epinephrine injection, USP): Recall – Potential Inaccurate Dosage Delivery
Bridgewater, N.J. –(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2015. Sanofi US is voluntarily recalling all Auvi-Q® (epinephrine injection, USP). The recall involves all Auvi-Q currently on the market and includes both the 0.15 mg and 0.3 mg strengths for hospitals, retailers and consumers. This includes lot number 2299596 through 3037230, which expire March 2016[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending Oct. 24, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 29, 2015 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending October 24, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 260,000, an increase of 1,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 259,000. The 4-week moving average was 259,250, a decrease of 4,000 from the previous week’s unrevised[Read More…]
Chicago Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression Response to Op Ed: FBI Attacks on Black Lives Matter
James Comey, Director of the FBI has gone on record against the Black Lives Matter movement and all mass protest against police crimes. CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 28, 2015. In a New York Times editorial (Oct. 27, 2015) it is stated: “In a speech at the University of Chicago Law School on Friday,[Read More…]
Illinois’ Waterways Haunted by Contaminated Stormwater, Toxic Chemicals
Chicago , IL–(ENEWSPF)—October 28, 2015. In anticipation of Halloween, Environment Illinois unveiled Illinois’ Cringe-Worthy Water Facts of 2015, showing that a terrifying concoction of toxic chemicals, contaminated stormwater runoff, and other pollutants have made Illinois’ waterways a ghost of their former selves. “Halloween is the season to be scared, but[Read More…]
