New State-of-the-Art Interactive Map Helps Residents Monitor Personal and Community Energy Usage CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2014. As part of the 2014 Earth Day celebration, Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced that the residential partnerships of the City’s Retrofit Chicago program, is ahead of schedule on the Mayor’s goal to retrofit residential units[Read More…]
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Kirk, Crank Demand Changes to FEMA Aid Calculation System
HARRISBURG, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2014. With FEMA’s metric for disaster assistance still biased heavily against states like Illinois, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today visited Harrisburg, Ill., the site of the 2012 “Leap Day Tornado,” and laid out the merits of a recently introduced bill to restructure the methodology by which[Read More…]
15th Annual Global Cannabis March In Portland Oregon On May 3rd
OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2014. Thousands Expected to Rally to End Marijuana Prohibition Join us on Saturday, May 3, 2014, as nearly three hundred cities worldwide, including Portland, will participate in the fifteenth annual Global Cannabis March. Portland participants will gather in Pioneer Courthouse Square to march at high noon through downtown[Read More…]
Community Action on Earth Day -Eliminate Toxic Chemicals that Jeopardize the Natural World
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2014. As we reflect on the beauty and wonder of the natural world this Earth Day and seek to restore and preserve the intricate web of life on the planet, we face an urgent need to stop ongoing toxic chemical contamination. The hard truth of our time is that the[Read More…]
U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Lower Court, Rules Michigan’s Proposal 2 is Constitutional
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2014. In a 6-2 decision today, the Supreme Court overturned a lower court and ruled that Michigan’s Proposal 2 is constitutional. Proposal 2 is a 2006 ballot initiative that led to a state constitutional ban on race-conscious college admissions policies in Michigan. It specifically barred students from lobbying[Read More…]
Remarks by Vice President Joe Biden at a Meeting with Ukrainian Legislators, April 22, 2014
Kyiv, Ukraine–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2014 – 10:03 A.M. (Local) THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Mr. Ambassador. And I want to thank my colleagues for bringing me back home. For 36 years I sat in our legislature, and I used to actually have this seat in our — I was the chairman[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Finds Private Student Loan Borrowers Face ‘Auto-default’ When Co-signer Dies or Goes Bankrupt
Bureau Publishes Consumer Advisory and Sample Letters to Help Borrowers Release Co-Signer WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—April 22, 2014. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Student Loan Ombudsman released a report highlighting complaints of “auto-defaults” in private student lending. Borrowers report that some lenders demand immediate full repayment upon the death or[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest Week of April 21, 2014
Have you caught a Park Forest Baseball game yet? (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 21, 2014. Earth Day aims to inspire awareness of and appreciation for earth’s environment. While some people celebrate Earth Day on April 22 each year others celebrate this entire week. You’ll find many diverse Earth[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, April 21, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2014 – 1:15 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Before I take your questions I just wanted to congratulate on behalf of the President and everyone here at the White House Meb Keflezighi, who just won the Boston Marathon — first American to do so in 31 years, which[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Jen Psaki, April 21, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Secretary Kerry Announces Our Ocean Conference SYRIA Elections Inconsistent with Geneva Communique Geneva Communique Calls for Transitional Governing Body Assad Regime Needs to End Special Envoy Rubinstein in Region / U.S. Engaged with Opposition Determining Next Steps U.S. Examining Use of[Read More…]
