Activists Force Shell’s Hand As Fennica Returns To Port Portland, OR –(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2015. Early this morning, Shell Oil’s icebreaker Fennica attempted to depart Portland on its way to the Arctic so Shell could begin risky drilling this summer. Due to the brave actions by 13 Greenpeace activists suspended from[Read More…]
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Ninth Circuit Ensures Protection of Roadless Areas in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest
Victory: Court rejects attempts to exempt the Tongass from the Roadless Rule “The roadless rule will help small businesses like ours,” said Hunter McIntosh of The Boat Company, which operates a small tour business in the region. “The natural values of intact watersheds are essential for the visitor industry in[Read More…]
USDA Allows Introduction of 2,4-D-Tolerant GE Cotton in Response to Roundup Resistance
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2015. Despite concerns for human and environmental contamination, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) adds 2,4-D-tolerant cotton, a genetically engineered (GE) crop, to the list of unregulated GE crops, joining 2,4-D resistant corn and soybeans. Last week, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) division of[Read More…]
AARP Celebrates Medicare’s 50th Anniversary
Medicare program represents health security for millions of Americans En español | WASHINGTON, DC —(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2015. Today AARP is pleased to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Medicare, the federal health insurance program for Americans age 65 and older, and younger people with certain disabilities and health conditions. “Medicare represents[Read More…]
Physicians for National Health Care: Celebrate Medicare’s Anniversary by Improving and Expanding It to All
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2015. Today, July 30, marks the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s signing of the Medicare program into law. Dr. Robert Zarr, president of Physicians for a National Health Program, is among those speaking in Washington this morning at a “Medicare turns 50” rally in the[Read More…]
IDOT Seeks Ownership of Arsenal Road in Will County
Walter Strawn Hearing Request Withdrawn, Work on Long-Term Solutions Continues CHICAGO –-(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2015. To maintain the strong economic growth in a thriving area of the state, Transportation Secretary Randy Blankenhorn announced today that the Illinois Department of Transportation is negotiating to assume jurisdiction of Arsenal Road from Will County[Read More…]
Congressman Chaka Fattah and Associates Charged with Participating in Racketeering Conspiracy
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2015. A member of Congress and four of his associates were indicted today for their roles in a racketeering conspiracy involving several schemes that were intended to further the political and financial interests of the defendants and others by, among other tactics, misappropriating hundreds of thousands of[Read More…]
#BringKenaultHome: Coalition Demands Due Process for Father and Husband Deported for Minor Marijuana Convictions
Coalition Includes National Day Laborer Organizing Network, Capitol Area Immigrant Rights Coalition, Human Rights Watch Drug Policy Alliance, Community Initiatives for Visiting Immigrants in Confinement, and the Immigrant Defense Project Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 30, 2015. A coalition of immigrant rights and criminal justice reform advocacy organizations are calling on Immigration and Customs[Read More…]
Unemployment Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending July 25, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 29, 2015 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending July 25, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 267,000, an increase of 12,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 255,000. The 4-week moving average was 274,750, a decrease of 3,750 from the previous week’s unrevised[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Eric Schultz, July 29, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2015 – 1:35 P.M. EDT MR. SCHULTZ: Good afternoon. I have one announcement here at the top, and then we will take your questions. On Monday, President Obama will address the second class of 500 Mandela Washington Fellows at the Young African Leaders Initiative[Read More…]
