Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 23, 2015. Today, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey filed a legal attack in DC Circuit Court of Appeals on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s newly finalized Clean Power Plan. This action comes after the very same federal court—as well as others— already rejected earlier premature attacks on[Read More…]
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EPA Announces Clean Power Plan for Existing Power Plants
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 23, 2015. In this action, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is establishing final emission guidelines for states to follow in developing plans to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from existing fossil fuel-fired electric generating units (EGUs). Specifically, the EPA is establishing: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emission performance rates representing[Read More…]
Center for American Progress on the Publication of the Clean Power Plan in the Federal Register
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–October 23, 2015. Center for American Progress Distinguished Senior Fellow Carol M. Browner issued the following statement after the Clean Power Plan—the most aggressive action the United States has ever taken to combat climate change—was published in the Federal Register, making it implementable and enforceable. The Clean Power[Read More…]
Fresh Produce Tainted With Illegal Pesticides
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 23, 2015. Tests on produce collected by California’s Department of Pesticide Regulation (CDPR) for 2014 show high levels of illegal toxic pesticide residues. The CDPR report found 1 percent of produce containing an excess amount of pesticide residues, and an additional 5.5 percent of produce tested contained illegal residues[Read More…]
Soldier Missing From Korean War Accounted For, Oct. 23, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 23, 2015. The Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that the remains of a serviceman, missing from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. U.S. Army Cpl. Robert E. Meyers of Greencastle, Pennsylvania,[Read More…]
DoD Identifies Army Casualty, Oct. 23, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 23, 2015. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. Master Sgt. Joshua L. Wheeler, 39, of Roland, Oklahoma, died Oct. 22, in Kirkuk Province, Iraq, from wounds received by enemy small-arms fire during an operation. He was assigned[Read More…]
Racial Justice Groups March on Annual Conference of Police Chiefs to Demand Fair Policing Practices
Groups Call International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and its Members to End Police Violence and Mass Criminalization in Communities of Color CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2015. A coalition of organizations on the frontlines of the racial justice movement will gather at the 122nd Annual Conference of the International Association[Read More…]
New York to Become 20th State to Explicitly Protect Transgender People from Harassment and Discrimination
NEW YORK –(ENEWSPF)–October 23, 2015. Governor Cuomo is expected to announce that New York will issue statewide regulations to protect people based on gender identity, transgender status, and gender dysphoria. The regulations are comprehensive and will apply statewide to employers and providers of housing, public accommodations, and credit. “Transgender Law Center[Read More…]
Former Connecticut Resident Sentenced to Over Eight Years in Prison for Attempting to Send U.S. Military Technology to Iran
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 23, 2015. Mozaffar Khazaee, 61, formerly of Manchester, Connecticut, was sentenced today to 97 months in prison and ordered to pay a $50,000 fine by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant of the District of Connecticut for violating the Arms Export Control Act by attempting to send to[Read More…]
Governors State Athletics Accepted into Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
UNIVERSITY PARK–(ENEWSPF)–October 23, 2015. The Governors State University Athletics program has been accepted for membership in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC). The CCAC is one of 24 National Association of Intercollegiate Association (NAIA) conferences, with a membership of colleges and universities in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Wisconsin. GSU becomes[Read More…]
