Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2011. Leo W. Gerard, International President of the United Steelworkers (USW), issued the following statement on a progress report by President Obama during the nine-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) multi-nation negotiations in Hawaii. The TPP is an Asia-Pacific regional trade agreement currently being negotiated by the U.S. and[Read More…]
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U.S. Department of Transportation Issues First Fine for Tarmac Delay Rule Violations
American Eagle Airlines Fined for Lengthy Tarmac Delays WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2011. The U. S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined American Eagle Airlines $900,000 for lengthy tarmac delays that took place at Chicago O’Hare International Airport on May 29, 2011. This is the first fine for a violation of[Read More…]
Publishing Teacher Ratings by Name Hinders Education Reform
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2011. Today a new issue brief released by the Center for American Progress concludes that publishing teacher-performance ratings by name will undermine efforts to improve public schools. The paper documents the harmful impacts resulting from the public release of this information and outlines ways in which teacher-performance[Read More…]
Statement by White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer on the Supreme Court and the Affordable Care Act
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2011. Earlier this year, the Obama Administration asked the Supreme Court to consider legal challenges to the health reform law and we are pleased the Court has agreed to hear this case. Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, one million more young Americans have health insurance,[Read More…]
IL Health Department Encourages Illinois Residents to Prepare for Winter Weather
November 13-19 is Winter Storm Preparedness Week in Illinois CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2011. Although winter officially arrives in five weeks, winter weather in Illinois could arrive much sooner. Therefore the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is encouraging residents to use November 13-19—Winter Storm Preparedness Week in Illinois—to begin preparing[Read More…]
Note to Michele Bachmann: The ACLU is Far From Alone in Opposing Torture by the CIA (or Anyone Else)
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2011. In Saturday night’s Republican debate, Rep. Michele Bachmann declared, “Under Barack Obama, he is allowing the ACLU to run the CIA.” Of course, she did not mean it literally, and the next morning on NBC’s Meet the Press she clarified that it was our “philosophy” that[Read More…]
Occupy Chicago: Condoleezza Rice and Henry Paulson, Jr. Back Out of University of Chicago Speaking Event
Occupy Chicago Invites Students, Staff, and Faculty to South Side General Assembly CHICAGO 11/14 – Condoleezza Rice and Henry Paulson, Jr., who were scheduled to speak today at the University of Chicago, abruptly cancelled their engagement. A short article published in the UChicago News this morning states: “Due[Read More…]
Occupy Wall Street: Thursday November 17th National Day of Action
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2011. On Thursday November 17th, the two month anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement, we call upon the 99% to participate in a national day of direct action and celebration! New York City Schedule BREAKFAST: Shut Down Wall Street – 7:00 a.m. Enough of this economy[Read More…]
Media and Technology Pioneers Arianna Huffington and Wendy & Eric Schmidt Honored for Environmental Leadership
NRDC Holds 13th Annual “Forces for Nature” Benefit NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2011. The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) today will honor Wendy and Eric Schmidt, of the 11th Hour Project and Google, Inc., respectively, and Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post Media Group President and Editor-in-Chief, for their trailblazing environmental efforts in[Read More…]
Wood Stove Intervention Can Reduce Childhood Pneumonia
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2011. Cooking stoves with chimneys can lower exposure to indoor wood smoke and reduce the rate of severe pneumonia by 30 percent in children less than 18 months of age, according to a new air pollution study funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS),[Read More…]
