Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–May 11, 2015. Nidhi Thakar, Deputy Director of the Public Lands Project at the Center for American Progress, released the following statement today on the close of the comment period for the U.S. Department of the Interior rulemaking on coal royalty valuation, ONRR-2012-0004-0024. The practice of companies selling[Read More…]
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Toxic Chemicals and Oil Byproducts Found In Treated Irrigation Water
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 11, 2015. Oil giant Chevron has been helping farmers in Kern County, CA find a solution to raising crops during the ongoing drought — but it may cause long-term health effects. The county is using treated oil field wastewater from the corporation to irrigate crops. As of now,[Read More…]
Rep. Blumenauer: Swift Action Must Be Taken on Looming Transportation Funding Crisis
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 11, 2015. Today, the first day of Infrastructure Week, Representative Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) highlighted the importance of infrastructure to our communities and the urgent need for Congress to find a long-term solution to the looming transportation funding crisis. “Investing in our roads and bridges creates good jobs and[Read More…]
Friends of the Earth: Interior Approves Shell’s Dangerous Drilling Exploration Plan
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—May 11, 2015. The Department of the Interior gave conditional approval of Shell’s revised Exploration Plan for oil and gas drilling in the Chukchi Sea, pending receipt of drilling permits from the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement and authorizations under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. Compared to[Read More…]
Obama Administration Gives Shell Green Light to Drill in Arctic
ANCHORAGE, Alaska—(ENEWSPF)–May 11, 2015. The Department of the Interior announced today that it has approved Shell’s plan for exploratory oil drilling in Alaska’s Chukchi Sea this summer. The Center for Biological Diversity’s Alaska Director Rebecca Noblin issued this statement in response: “It’s deeply troubling to see the Obama administration give[Read More…]
Justice Department Announces Missoula Police Department Has Fully Implemented Agreement to Improve Response to Reports of Sexual Assault
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 11, 2015. The Department of Justice announced today that the Missoula, Montana, Police Department (MPD) has fully implemented the requirements of its agreement with the department to improve the MPD’s response to reports of sexual assault. The agreement, which was entered into in May 2013, resolved part of[Read More…]
Statement by Attorney General Lynch on Officer Shootings in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Washington, DC–(ENE$WSPF)–May 11, 2015. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch released the following statement on the death of two officers in Hattiesburg, Mississippi: “The shocking assault on law enforcement officers in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, struck at the heart of that great city. The Department of Justice stands ready to offer any possible[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Files Suit Against Nationwide Biweekly for Luring Consumers with False Promises of Mortgage Savings
Consumers Paid $49 Million in Fees for Deceptive Mortgage Payment Program WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—May 11, 2015. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a lawsuit in federal district court against Nationwide Biweekly Administration, Inc., Loan Payment Administration LLC, and the companies’ owner, Daniel Lipsky, alleging that Nationwide misrepresents the[Read More…]
Colombian President Calls for the Suspension of Aerial Spraying Of Illicit Crops
Call Comes After World Health Organization Research Arm Exposes Health Risks of Herbicide Used in Colombia NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—May 11, 2015. On Saturday, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos called for the suspension of Colombia’s aerial spraying program to eradicate illicit crop cultivation. This came after the recent release of a study[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest Week of May 11, 2015
Another rainy start to the Monday commute in Park Forest. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 11, 2015. It may be hard to believe but summer is just around the corner. The Village of Park Forest is now selling passes for the 2015 Aqua Center season. Since 1952, the Park Forest[Read More…]
