Peoples Gas’ ‘Share the Warmth’ fund doubles to keep Chicagoans warm this winter Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)–October 20k, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Peoples Gas announced today a doubling of funding for Share the Warmth, a financial assistance program that helps low-income families pay their heating bills. This winter, the City[Read More…]
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President of Houston Hospital and Three Others Convicted in $158 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 20, 2014. A federal jury in Houston today convicted the president of Riverside General Hospital (Riverside), his son, and two others for their participation in a $158 million Medicare fraud scheme involving false claims for mental health treatment. Ten defendants have now been convicted in connection with the[Read More…]
Owner of Texas Perfume Business Indicted for Violating Cash Reporting Requirements Involving More Than $1.6 million
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 20, 2014. The owner and president of a wholesale and retail perfume store in Laredo, Texas, was indicted by a federal grand jury today on 44 counts of causing his business to fail to report cash transactions of more than $10,000. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of[Read More…]
Background Conference Call on Aerial Resupply of Forces Fighting ISIL Near Kobani, Syria
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 19, 2014 – 10:25 P.M. EDT MS. MEEHAN: Hi, everybody. This is Bernadette. Thanks so much for joining us late on a Sunday night. This is a background conference call to discuss the aerial resupply of forces fighting ISIL near Kobani, Syria. This call is on background so[Read More…]
The Chicago Community Trust Renews Grant for Chicago-based Artist Series at Governors State University Center for Performing Arts
University Park, IL –(ENEWSPF)—October 20, 2014. For the fourth straight year, The Chicago Community Trust is supporting the work of Governors State University’s Center for Performing Arts. The grant awarded this season for $25,000 will be used towards GSU Center’s “Made in Chicago” series, which brings the best in Chicago-area[Read More…]
Hunters and Conservationists Join Forces to Protect Imperiled Wolverines
Suit Challenges Feds’ Failure to Protect Rare Carnivore from Extinction MISSOULA, MONT.—(ENEWSPF)—October 20, 2014. Today, a unique coalition of conservationists, animal welfare activists, hunters, anglers, and an ecologist sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) in U.S. District Court of Montana for refusing to protect rare wolverines from extinction[Read More…]
Plan to Lease Santa Fe National Forest for Oil and Gas Drilling Risks Community Health and Cultural Resources
Litigation Prepared to Challenge Illegal 20,000 Acre Public Lands Lease Santa Fe, NM—(ENEWSPF)—October 20, 2014. A broad coalition of local and national conservation groups announced plans to sue the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”), if the agency proceeds with the sale of 13 parcels (almost 20,000 acres of public lands)[Read More…]
EPA Awards Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Grants to Ohio, Michigan and Indiana to Target Harmful Algal Blooms in Lake Erie
OREGON, OHIO—(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2014 — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Administrator/Great Lakes National Program Manager Susan Hedman today announced the award of four Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grants totaling over $8.6 million to Ohio, Michigan and Indiana state agencies to protect public health by targeting harmful algal blooms in[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Finalizes Rule to Promote More Effective Privacy Disclosures
Rule Will Benefit Companies That Limit Consumer Data-Sharing WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—October 20, 2014. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today finalized a rule to promote more effective privacy disclosures from financial institutions to their customers. The new rule, which was proposed in May, allows companies that limit their consumer data-sharing and[Read More…]
Registered Nurses Kick Off National Week of Actions Mandating Highest Ebola Protocols
Nurses Calling on President and Congress to Mandate Highest Ebola Protocols to Protect Front-line Healthcare Workers and the Public.Nurses Invite the Public to Sign Petition to Congress and the White House Demanding Highest Ebola Standards for All Hospital. Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2014. Registered nurses in various cities across the[Read More…]
