Schaumburg, IL–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2015. Yesterday, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) held a telephone town hall with her constituents throughout the 8th Congressional District on Social Security and Medicare. Duckworth has been a leader in protecting and strengthening Social Security and Medicare since her election to Congress in 2012. She took questions[Read More…]
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Police Seek Public’s Help In Finding Suspect Allegedly Using Stolen Credit Card
Source: PFPD Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Police Department Investigations Unit is requesting assistance in identifying a person in surveillance video believed to be using a stolen credit card. If you believe you may know who this person is, please contact Detective John DeCeault at (708) 748-1309. This is[Read More…]
Durbin, Murray, Sanders, Senators Urge President Obama To Help Workers Get Paid Fairly For Overtime Hours
Raising the overtime salary threshold would help millions of middle-class Americans earn time-and-a-half-pay when they work more than 40 hours a week WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2015. Today, U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Patty Murray (D-WA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and 26 Democratic senators reaffirmed their support for updating overtime rules[Read More…]
Energy Department Sells Historic Teapot Dome Oilfield
Sale Ends Department Ownership of Naval Petroleum Reserves A solitary oil pump at the Teapot Dome Oilfield in Wyoming. | Department of Energy photo. WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2015. Today, the Energy Department finalized the sale of the historic Teapot Dome Oilfield located 35 miles north of Casper, Wyoming to Stranded[Read More…]
Energy Department Announces Five Year Renewal of Funding for First Energy Innovation Hub
Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors to Receive up to $121.5 Million Over Five Years WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2015. In support of the President’s call during his State of the Union Address to advance an all-of-the-above energy strategy, the U.S. Department of Energy announced today it would renew[Read More…]
Illinois Tollways to Become Butterfly Highways
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2015 – Yesterday, the Illinois Tollway Authority agreed to work with the Natural Resources Defense Council to create a monarch butterfly restoration program that would plant milkweed along the agency’s 286 miles of roadways. The plant is essential for the species’ survival as their numbers have crashed in[Read More…]
Indiana Approves Continued Spending on Aging, Expensive Coal Plants
Earthjustice intervened in this case to ensure the most efficient use of Indiana ratepayer’s money by prioritizing cheaper, cleaner alternatives over expensive, polluting power plants. Danicek / Shutterstock Indianapolis, IN —(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2015. This week, the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) granted permission for Vectren South to collect and spend[Read More…]
Persistent Organic Pollutants, Pesticides Linked to Early Menopause
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2015. Extensive exposure to common chemicals may be linked to an earlier start of menopause, according to a new study out of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Researchers of the study found that women whose bodies have high levels of these chemicals, including three[Read More…]
Friends of the Earth: Chevron Continues to Make a Killing on Crude
WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—January 30, 2015. Chevron (NYSE: CVX) announced their annual profits for 2014. Even with oil prices down from record highs, Chevron’s $19.2 billion in profits rank it among the most profitable companies in the world. Meanwhile, it is likely that Chevron received a sizeable share of the at[Read More…]
Support Grows for Grand Canyon Watershed National Monument Proposal
PHOENIX, Ariz.—(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2015. The Grand Canyon Watershed Coalition today praised actions by Arizona congressional leaders calling for permanent protection of the area north and south of the Grand Canyon. In a letter to President Obama, representatives Raul Grijalva, Ann Kirkpatrick and Ruben Gallego stressed the natural and economic importance of[Read More…]
