Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2012. The D.C. Partnership for HIV/AIDS Progress is laying groundwork necessary to stem the rate of new HIV infections in the city, improve the health of district residents living with HIV and strengthen the city’s response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The D.C. Partnership for HIV/AIDS Progress, launched[Read More…]
Day: July 26, 2012
Statement by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on the 22nd Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2012. This year’s 22nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) provides an opportunity to reflect on its successes and recommit to achieving the vision of full participation in community life for all Americans, including people with disabilities. The ADA has profoundly changed how our nation[Read More…]
PA Court Overturns Portion of Pro-Fracking Anti-Community Law
Says local towns retain zoning power Harrisburg, PA–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2012. Today a Pennsylvania court overturned (PDF) a portion of a controversial state law—Act 13—that sought to override local zoning laws related to the controversial process of hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking.” Fracking rig. (Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice) The decision stems[Read More…]
House Passes Bill Favoring Polluters over American’s Health and Environmental Safeguards
Bill would halt regulations meant to protect Americans Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2012. Today the U.S. House of Representatives approved the so-called “Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act” (H.R. 4078), a dangerous and irresponsible bill that would halt nearly all significant rulemaking by federal agencies until the[Read More…]
Energy Department Announces Awards to Projects Advancing Innovative Clean Coal Technology
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2012. As part of President Obama’s all-of-the-above approach to American energy, the Energy Department announced today the selection of eight projects to advance the development of transformational oxy-combustion technologies capable of high-efficiency, low-cost carbon dioxide capture from coal-fired power plants. The Energy Department’s $7 million investment – leveraged[Read More…]
Illinois Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Clean Air Act Violations Involving Asbestos
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2012. Duane “Butch” O’Malley, 59, of Bourbonnais, Ill., who was convicted by a federal jury on September 26, 2011, for the illegal removal, handling and disposal of asbestos from a Kankakee building in August 2009, was sentenced to 10 years in prison by Federal District Court Judge Michael[Read More…]
Federal Appeals Court Allows “No Fly List” Challenge to Proceed
ACLU Represents 15 People Government Put on Secret List and Banned From Flying Without Explanation New York–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2012. A federal appeals court today unanimously ruled that the ACLU’s lawsuit challenging the government’s secretive No Fly List should go forward. The national ACLU, along with its affiliates in Oregon, southern[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Signs Legislation to Strengthen Environmental Protections
New laws ensure efficient recycling, waste management and plumbing practices; protect ecosystems RIVERWOODS–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn today signed four new laws strengthening environmental protections in Illinois. The new laws protect ecosystems while also taking steps to ensure the state has sound recycling, waste management and plumbing practices. Today’s[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Fights to Save Jobs in Freeport
Stands with Workers to Urge Congress to Bring Jobs Home and Protect 170 Illinois Jobs Slated to Move to China FREEPORT–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2012. As part of his commitment to protect Illinois jobs, Governor Pat Quinn today stood with workers at Sensata Technologies in Freeport, Ill. to urge Congress to pass[Read More…]
Justice Department Announces Americans with Disabilities Act Barrier-free Health Care Initiative by US Attorney’s Offices Nationwide
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2012. U.S. Attorney’s offices across the nation are partnering with the Civil Rights Division to target their enforcement efforts on a critical area for individuals with disabilities through a new Barrier-Free Health Care Initiative, the Justice Department announced today. The announcement comes on the 22nd anniversary of[Read More…]
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