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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…]

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…]

Military Strikes Target ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq, January 12, 2017

SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Iraq and Syria yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of the latest strikes, noting that assessments of results are based[Read More…]

Greenpeace: Senate Moves Tillerson Questions Behind Closed Doors After Protests

WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017.  In response to the second day of questions to Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson allegedly occurring behind closed doors with Senators, Greenpeace USA Climate Liability Campaigner Naomi Ages said: “After four activists confronted Rex Tillerson and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee yesterday, the Senators have[Read More…]

Fight for $15: CEO of Rigged Economy Has No Business as Labor Secretary

Carl’s Jr., Hardee’s Cooks, Cashiers in Two-Dozen Cities to Protest Trump’s Pick Ahead of Senate Hearings; Fast-Food Mogul Andy Puzder Opposes Minimum Wage Hikes, Steals Workers’ Pay, Violates Overtime Laws, and Forces Employees onto Public Assistance Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017.  In the run up to the Senate confirmation hearing of[Read More…]

First-Ever National Report on How Solitary Confinement Harms People With Physical Disabilities

Wheelchairs, Braille Materials, Hearing Aids, and Other Vital Devices Are Often Denied in Solitary NEW YORK —(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017.  The American Civil Liberties Union published the first-ever nationwide report documenting the special dangers of solitary confinement for people who are blind or deaf, can’t walk without assistance, or have other[Read More…]

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