Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—July 2, 2010. The Park Forest Environment Commission will not be selling rain barrels at the Farmers Market this Saturday, July 3 due to the holiday weekend. Instead, rain barrels will be sold on Saturday, July 10. Rain barrels are priced at $55.00 for the 55 gallon size[Read More…]
Day: July 2, 2010
Additional Charges Filed in Chicago Towing Investigation
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Criminal charges against a sixth Chicago Police Officer were unsealed today as part of an ongoing investigation into bribes and extortion involving the automotive towing industry in Chicago. The charges were announced today by Robert D. Grant, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago office of the Federal Bureau of[Read More…]
Suburban Man Charged In Connection With Manufacture and Distribution of Child Pornography
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A Roselle, Illinois man was arrested at O’Hare International Airport after being charged with child pornography violations, announced Robert D. Grant, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). GARY CHEETHAM, age 54,of 104 East Pratt Boulevard in the western suburb, was arrested[Read More…]
Worker Health and Safety During the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Cleanup in Alaska (Video)
Are today’s workers any safer than they were in 1989? Watch the video.
Former Foreman During Exxon Valdez Oil Spill: Provide Respirators for All Cleaning the Gulf’s Oil
eNews Park Forest received an email from Merle Savage that included a link to the video above. In the video, she references her Web site, Silence in the Sound. Her plea is simple: give respirators to those working to clean the oil hemorrhaging from the Gulf of Mexico, because the[Read More…]
Sharpton On Beck Rally: MLK ‘Exact Antithesis’ Of What These People Represent
The Rev. Al Sharpton on Glenn Beck’s planned "I Have a Scheme," rally: "Don’t protest that. Come and affirm."
Ongoing Administration-Wide Response to the Deepwater BP Oil Spill, July 2, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2010. PAST 24 HOURS Admiral Allen Provides Operational Update on the BP Oil Spill Response National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen provided a briefing to inform the American public and answer questions on the progress of the administration-wide response to the BP oil spill. Skimming Capabilities Reach[Read More…]
Ongoing Administration-Wide Response to the Deepwater BP Oil Spill, July 1, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 1, 2010. PAST 24 HOURS The President Receives a Briefing From Senior Officials on the BP Oil Spill Response President Obama and Vice President Biden received a briefing today from National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano, Energy Secretary Steven Chu, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar,[Read More…]
EPA Releases First Round of Toxicity Testing Data for Eight Oil Dispersants
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 1, 2010. The US Environmental Protection Agency today released peer reviewed results from the first round of its own independent toxicity testing on eight oil dispersants. EPA conducted testing to ensure that decisions about ongoing dispersant use in the Gulf of Mexico continue to be grounded in the best[Read More…]
Coast Guard and EPA Send Directive to BP on Oil Spill Waste Management Plan
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 1, 2010. Today, the U.S. Coast Guard, with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency agreement, issued a directive to BP on how the company should manage recovered oil, contaminated materials and liquid and solid wastes recovered in cleanup operations from the BP oil spill. The U.S. Coast Guard, along with EPA,[Read More…]
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