CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–May 5, 2015. Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting two Civic Leadership Academy (CLA) workshops on campus this summer. Workshops offer specialization tracks for elected and appointed leaders and managers in government and nonprofit agencies. The first, “Leadership for Newly Elected or Appointed Officials,” is scheduled from 8:30 a.m.[Read More…]
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On World Asthma Day, Sierra Club Launches Smog Pollution Text Alert System for 2015
Bilingual Product Sends Alerts on Bad Air Days to Help Reduce Asthma Attacks Triggered by Smog Pollution Users can sign-up online at sc.org/airalert or simply by texting AIRALERTS to 69866. WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–May 5, 2015. Today, the Sierra Club launched its free smog pollution text alert system for 2015, which[Read More…]
By Two-to-One Margin, Americans Want to End Coal Subsidies on U.S. Public Lands
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–May 5, 2015. According to new public opinion research released today, a majority of Americans from across the ideological spectrum would support reforms to the U.S. Department of the Interior’s coal-leasing program, including to change how royalties are assessed and to end federal subsidies to coal companies that[Read More…]
Center for Constitutional Rights Statement on Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen
New York –(ENEWSPF)—May 5, 2015. The following statement was issued today by the Center for Constitutional Rights: The crisis in Yemen is only deepening. Innocent Yemenis are caught between the brutal war games of ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh on the one hand and a U.S-backed coalition of Arab countries,[Read More…]
Plans to Spray Toxic Insecticide in Washington Bays Are Canceled
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 5, 2015. In a major victory for the environment and health, the Washington state Department of Ecology (Ecology) and oyster growers association agreed to withdraw a permit allowing the use of the neonicotinoid insecticide imidacloprid to control burrowing shrimp in oyster beds in Willapa Bay and Grays Harbor. The[Read More…]
Groups Urge USDA to Launch Thorough Investigation into Scientist Censorship
USDA scientists’ research about bee-killing pesticides compromised WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—May 5, 2015. Environmentalists, beekeepers, farmworkers, farmers, fisheries, and food safety advocates sent a letter to the USDA Inspector General and the co-chairs of the White House Task Force on Pollinator Health today, urging an investigation into recent reports that USDA[Read More…]
New Report: Lawmakers and Governor Rauner Can Avoid Cuts to Children, Families and Communities by Choosing Revenue
Springfield, IL –(ENEWSPF)–May 5, 2015. A report released this morning by Voices for Illinois Children, a member of the Responsible Budget Coalition, demonstrates that Governor Rauner and lawmakers have an array of choices available in order to avoid cutting services for children with epilepsy and autism, police and fire protection, and[Read More…]
Lawsuit Launched to Save Alabama Shad
Dams, Dredging, Pollution Have Caused Massive Declines of Gulf Fish Once Abundant in Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Indiana, Iowa Map by Curt Bradley, Center for Biological Diversity. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—(ENEWSPF)–May 5, 2015. The Center for Biological Diversity today sent a formal notice of intent to sue the National Marine Fisheries Service[Read More…]
Legal Challenge Launched to Speed Recovery of Oregon Coast Coho Salmon
PORTLAND, Ore.—(ENEWSPF)–May 5, 2015. The Center for Biological Diversity and Oregon Wild today filed a formal notice of intent to sue the National Marine Fisheries Service over its failure to develop a recovery plan for Oregon coast coho salmon. Despite the fact that the fish has been protected under the[Read More…]
U.S. State Dept. Updates Mexico Travel Warning, May 5, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 5, 2015. The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens about the risk of traveling to certain places in Mexico due to threats to safety and security posed by organized criminal groups in the country. U.S. citizens have been the victims of violent crimes, such as kidnapping, carjacking, and[Read More…]
