SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2011. Illinois Transportation Secretary Gary Hannig today announced the 10,000 Oak Tree Giveaway of seedlings to school districts throughout Illinois. Many school districts statewide have received oak tree seedlings, which were donated to the Illinois Department of Transportation by Living Lands and Waters. The announcement was made ahead[Read More…]
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Statement from Governor Pat Quinn On Comprehensive Education Reform Legislation
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today issued a statement regarding the introduction of comprehensive education reform legislation. “Education reform has been one of the top priorities for my administration. This bill helps us make sure that we have the best teachers in our classrooms and assures effective teacher performance.[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Sues California Man for Alleged Deed Fraud
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2011. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today filed suit against a California man for deceptive tactics in selling Illinois consumers deeds to their homes. The Attorney General’s suit, filed in Sangamon County Circuit Court, alleges Neil Camenker, of Camarillo, Calif., violated Illinois law when he solicited consumers in direct[Read More…]
Justice Department Wrong To Let Torture Lawyers Off The Hook, Says ACLU
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2011. The American Civil Liberties Union today condemned a statement by the Department of Justice (DOJ) indicating that it will not prosecute two lawyers who helped develop the Bush-era torture program. In a letter to Spanish Judge Eloy Velasco Nuñez dated March 1 but made public yesterday,[Read More…]
EPA Landmark Clean Air Act Settlement with TVA to Modernize Coal-Fired Power Plants and Promote Clean Energy Investments
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2011. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a settlement with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to resolve alleged Clean Air Act violations at 11 of its coal-fired plants in Alabama, Kentucky, and Tennessee. The settlement will require TVA to invest a TVA estimated $3 to $5[Read More…]
DOE, Duke Energy and EPRI Partner to Test Advanced Energy Technologies for Utilities
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2011. The Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has signed a partnership deal with Duke Energy, one of the largest electric power companies in the United States, and with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), a non-profit research organization that focuses on the electric power[Read More…]
8 Year Prison Sentence for Oak Lawn Woman Charged with Stealing More Than $850,000 from Chicago Law Firm
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2011. The former office manager of a Chicago law firm was sentenced to 8 years in prison yesterday after she plead guilty to stealing more than $850,000 from the firm, using a large portion of the money to dine daily at a downtown lunch club, according to the[Read More…]
Nuclear Energy institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, April 14, 2011 (11 AM EDT)
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2011 – UPDATE AS OF 11 A.M. EDT.Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) has moved highly contaminated water from a concrete enclosure outside reactor 2 at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, the utility reported. TEPCO said the water is stored in the reactor’s condenser. To help keep[Read More…]
International Atomic Energy Agency Briefing on Fukushima Nuclear Accident, 14 April 2011 (15:30 UTC)
Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–14 April 2011 – UPDATE 15:30 UTC. Presentation: → Summary of Reactor Status On Thursday, 14 April 2011, the IAEA provided the following information on the current status of nuclear safety in Japan: 1. Current Situation Overall, the situation at the Fukushima Daiichi plant remains very serious but there are[Read More…]
Durbin, Reid, 20 Senate Democrats Write Obama on Current Situation of DREAM Act Students
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2011. Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), and a group of 20 Democratic senators sent a letter yesterday to President Barack Obama asking him to establish a rigorous, consistent and orderly process for handling requests for stays of deportation from[Read More…]
