Announcement Follows Two Recent Developments: A Report Showing NYPD Is Making More Discriminatory Marijuana Possession Arrests Under de Blasio/Bratton than Bloomberg/Kelly and a Federal Court Ruling Allowing Stop and Frisk Remedies to Proceed in NYC NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—November 10, 2014. An article on the front page of today’s New York Times[Read More…]
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Congresswoman Duckworth Announces HHS Grant for American Academy of Pediatrics in Elk Grove Village
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2014. Today, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) announced that the Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a grant to the American Academy of Pediatrics in Elk Grove Village in the amount of $34,977. This grant will be used to support evidence-based childhood obesity treatment and improve[Read More…]
Data Reveals More Evidence of Uneven Recovery for Cook County’s Housing Markets
Since 2009, lending to multifamily rental buildings in Cook County’s low- and moderate-income neighborhoods has significantly lagged behind lending to the county’s middle- and upper-income areas, which have seen dramatic increases in multifamily lending during the same period, according to a report released Nov. 10 by the Institute for Housing[Read More…]
GAO Report Sounds Alarm Again on Poor Pesticide Controls
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2014. According to a new Government Accountability (GAO) report, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not test food for several commonly used pesticides with established tolerance levels –including glyphosate, one of the most commonly used pesticides in the U.S. This and other disturbing findings documented[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Trans-Pacific Trade Leaders Fail to Reach a Deal on TPP
Another Missed Deadline Evidence of Big Divides Between Countries WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2014. Today, a meeting between trade ministers from the U.S. and the 11 other governments negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership in Beijing, China resulted in no agreement on the contentious trade pact. In response, Ilana Solomon, Director[Read More…]
Conservation Groups File Lawsuit to Protect Struggling Walruses from Arctic Drilling
Coalition challenges U.S. Fish and Wildlife rule allowing oil industry to harm mammals in the Chukchi Sea Walrus female and pup on an ice floe in the Chukchi Sea. Sarah Sonsthagen / U.S. Geological Survey Anchorage, AK —(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2014. A coalition of conservation organizations filed a lawsuit against the[Read More…]
United States Could Realize Huge Economic Benefits by Closing Racial and Ethnic Education Gaps
By closing education gaps for black and Hispanic children, U.S. gross domestic product would be 5.8 percent—or nearly $2.3 trillion—larger by 2050 Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2014. The United States’ changing demographics will have enormous ramifications for both the country’s education system and economy in the decades to come. A new[Read More…]
Neighborhood Residents to Rally on Nov. 11 to Take Back Chicago, Demand Action from Elected Officials
One Week After Election, Community Leaders Take to Street for Minimum Wage, Education, and Housing Priorities Overwhelmingly Supported by Chicago Voters CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—November 10, 2014. Community leaders will hold a rally on Tuesday, November 11 at noon at the Thompson Center, 100 W Randolph St, Chicago. Following the rally at Thompson[Read More…]
Net Neutrality Activists Blockade FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s Georgetown Home
Demand Full Reclassification under Title II, No Hybrid Plan GEORGETOWN–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2014. Advocates for net neutrality who oppose the tiered Internet proposed by FCC Chairman, Tom Wheeler, blockaded his driveway this morning, Monday, November 10, 2014, just as the Chairman was getting into his car. Six people participated in the[Read More…]
U.S. Skin Cancer Costs Rise From 2002 Through 2011
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2014. The costs associated with skin cancer increased five times as fast as treatments for other cancers between 2002 and 2011, according to a CDC study published online today in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. The average annual cost for skin cancer treatment increased from $3.6[Read More…]
