Landmark Report Calls Schedule I Classification a Barrier to Marijuana Research Drug Policy Alliance: Federal Government Must Stop Standing in Way of Marijuana Reform Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017. Today, the National Academy of Sciences released a groundbreaking report, “The Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids: The Current State of Evidence[Read More…]
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Chinese Studies Program at DePaul University to Welcome Year of the Rooster at Annual Gala
DePaul University’s Chinese Studies program will host a Year of the Rooster gala Jan. 27. (Image by DePaul University Chinese Studies program) Jan. 27 event to be held on Lincoln Park Campus CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017. For the ninth consecutive year, DePaul University is set to celebrate the Chinese New[Read More…]
Chicago Playworks for Families and Young Audiences Presents ‘Night Runner,’ a World Premiere by Ike Holter
The Theatre School at DePaul University presents “Night Runner,” a world premiere by Ike Holter and directed by Lisa Portes, with musical direction by Mikel Patrick Avery, choreography by Breon Arzell, and fight choreography by Katherine Coyl. “Night Runner” is a part of The Theatre School’s Chicago Playworks for Families[Read More…]
Sierra Club: EPA Accused Fiat Chrysler of Diesel Emissions Cheating
Sierra Club: Auto Industry Needs to Clean Up Its Act WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017. Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced findings that Fiat Chrysler used cheat devices in more than 100,000 U.S. diesel vehicles sold since 2014, including the Dodge Ram 1500 pickup trucks and Jeep Grand Cherokees[Read More…]
Where’s the Salt, Park Forest?
To The Editor: I have just noticed that at 11:30 in the morning on Thursday, January 12, with the town well encased with ice and low temperatures continuing, the downtown area has not been salted and I wonder why that is. Are they waiting for a lawsuit? Is this the way Village[Read More…]
EPA Notifies Fiat Chrysler of Clean Air Act Violations
FCA allegedly installed and failed to disclose software that increases air pollution from vehicles WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today issued a notice of violation to Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. and FCA US LLC (collectively FCA) for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act for[Read More…]
Sierra Club Releases Two Ads Exposing Pruitt’s Dirty History
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017. Today, just ahead of the confirmation hearing for Donald Trump’s nominee for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Sierra Club released two hard-hitting ads revealing why Scott Pruitt’s history as a polluter ally makes him unfit to head the agency. The ads serve as a[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending January 7, 2017
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 12, 2017 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending January 7, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 247,000, an increase of 10,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised up by 2,000 from 235,000 to 237,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]
Center for American Progress’ Topher Spiro on the Passage of Resolution Allowing Affordable Care Act Repeal to Move Forward
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017. Center for American Progress Vice President for Health Policy Topher Spiro issued the following statement after the Senate voted in the middle of the night to pass a budget resolution allowing the process of repealing the Affordable Care Act to begin. Despite last night’s procedural[Read More…]
DeVos Family Political Donations to Senate Even Larger Than Previously Reported, New Center for American Progress Analysis Reveals
Betsy DeVos speaks during a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on December 9, 2016. AP/Paul Sancya CAP research uncovers more than $4 million in donations to U.S. senators and their fundraising arms from the DeVos family. Betsy DeVos is President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as the next U.S. secretary of[Read More…]
