Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 7, 2014. New reports released today by the Center for American Progress and Generation Progress propose bold new ideas for strengthening and leveraging anti-poverty tax credits such as the Earned Income Tax Credit, or EITC, to promote financial stability and economic mobility for more Americans, including young and[Read More…]
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Market Forces and Geology, Not an Alleged War on Coal, Are Driving Reductions in Appalachian Coal Jobs
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2014. For years, the coal industry and its political allies have claimed that the Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, is orchestrating a war on coal. Last month, two West Virginia coal-mining companies announced the layoff of hundreds of workers, prompting additional finger pointing at the EPA’s air-quality[Read More…]
Methane Pollution from Venting and Flaring of Gas on America’s Public Lands and Waters More than Doubled Since 2008
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2014. Methane pollution from venting and flaring of gas during fossil-fuel extraction activities on U.S. public lands and waters has risen approximately 135 percent since 2008, according to a new analysis of greenhouse gas, or GHG, emissions from federal lands. The analysis, presented in two papers released[Read More…]
Teachers Have Lower Expectations for Students of Color and Students from Low-Income Backgrounds
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2014. A new report published today by the Center for American Progress found that teachers have lower expectations for students of color and those from high-poverty backgrounds. The report also found that high school students who have teachers with higher expectations were more than three times more[Read More…]
Study Shows Goats as Viable Control Agent for Opportunistic Wetland Reeds
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 7, 2014. Goat grazing to control opportunistic, unwanted, and poisonous plants has taken off across the country, as researchers continue to find new value in these personable animals. According to a study published last month by an international team of scientists in the journal PeerJ, goats have an[Read More…]
U.S.-Europe Trade Document Confirms Chemical Industry Attack on Health Safeguards
WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—October 7, 2014. As the seventh round of talks on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership moves toward conclusion today in Chevy Chase, Maryland, Friends of the Earth is calling for a more transparent negotiating process, especially in light of a leaked secret TTIP text on toxic chemicals. The[Read More…]
Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for 16 Rare Amphibians and Reptiles in California
SACRAMENTO, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–October 7, 2014. The Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal notice of intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for failing to decide whether 16 increasingly rare amphibians and reptiles in California warrant consideration for Endangered Species Act protection. The Center first petitioned for these[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama After Meeting on Ebola, Oct. 6, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2014 – 4:04 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. I just had an opportunity to get a full briefing from my entire team across administrations — across agencies on the aggressive steps that we are taking to fight the Ebola epidemic, to stop the epidemic at[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, Oct. 6, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2014 – 12:55 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. Hope you all enjoyed your weekend as much as I did. (Laughter.) There certainly was a lot of exciting playoff baseball to watch on television. Q Yes, the Orioles won — MR. EARNEST: I noticed. I noticed. [Read More…]
Edgar’s Place Coffee House Opens 2014-2015 Season With Troubadour Brian Cutean on October 11
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 7, 2014. Edgar’s Place Coffee House will open its 2014-2015 Season with troubadour Brian Cutean on Saturday, October 11 at 8 p.m. The Coffee House is located in the Unitarian Universalist Community Church (UUCC), 70 Sycamore Drive, Park Forest. Brian Cutean, an Oregonian troubadour songpoet and wordsmith[Read More…]
