Rulemaking commission should strengthen, not weaken, proposed oil & gas regulations Denver, CO–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2014. A coalition of citizens’ groups yesterday called on the state’s Air Quality Control Commission to stand firm against an onslaught of moneyed interests looking to gut proposed revisions to the state’s air pollution rules. The[Read More…]
Month: January 2014
CAP’s Neera Tanden on the Keystone XL Pipeline Environmental Impact Study
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2014. Today, the State Department released an environmental impact study on the Keystone XL pipeline project, which would transport crude oil from Alberta, Canada, to refineries on the Gulf Coast. This report is just one step in the approval process of the Keystone XL pipeline. After comment[Read More…]
CAP’s Carol M. Browner on Michael Bloomberg’s Appointment as U.N. Special Envoy for Cities and Climate Change
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2014. Today, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed Michael R. Bloomberg, 108th Mayor of New York City, to serve as the U.N. special envoy for cities and climate change. Carol M. Browner, Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress (CAP) and former director of the White[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, Jan. 31, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2014. President Stays Away from Cuts to Key Programs in State of the Union Speech President Obama’s State of the Union address avoided mention of some policies that would prove damaging to retirees, such as the chained CPI cut to earned Social Security benefits or other cuts[Read More…]
Virginia Marriage Case Given Class-Action Status
Lawsuit Brought By ACLU and Lambda Legal Will Represent All Same-Sex Couples in the State NORFOLK, Va.–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2014. Today, a federal district court in Virginia certified as a class action a lawsuit challenging that state’s ban on marriage for same-sex couples, extending the scope of those represented in the[Read More…]
Presidential Proclamation — National African American History Month, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2014. Americans have long celebrated our Nation as a beacon of liberty and opportunity — home to patriots who threw off an empire, refuge to multitudes who fled oppression and despair. Yet we must also remember that while many came to our shores to pursue their own[Read More…]
Basic Nurse Assistant Training Program Open House Coming to South Suburban College on Feb. 8
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 31, 2014. South Suburban College’s Office of Continuing Education is hosting an Open House for the Basic Nurse Assistant Training Program (CNA) on Saturday, February 8th from 9:00 a.m. – 12 noon, in Room 5190 at the Oak Forest Center. Successful completion of this non-credit course is[Read More…]
Governor Quinn, AT&T Announce 200 New Jobs Across Illinois
AT&T Adding New Technicians and Retail Workers in Illinois CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today joined AT&T Illinois to announce the communications company’s plans to create about 200 new jobs across Illinois. The jobs include retail staff and technicians. With unemployment at its lowest point in almost five years,[Read More…]
U.S. State Department Updates Lebanon Travel Warning, Jan. 31, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2014. The Department of State urges U.S. citizens to avoid all travel to Lebanon because of current safety and security concerns. U.S. citizens living and working in Lebanon should understand that they accept risks in remaining and should carefully consider those risks. This supersedes the Travel Warning[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Marie Harf, Jan. 31, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Human Rights Violations in Ukraine / Missing Activists / Secretary Kerry to Meet with Ukrainian Opposition Leaders Update on Secretary Kerry’s Travel to Germany / Munich Security Conference Video of Team U.S.A Olympians / Sports Diplomacy KEYSTONE XL Release of Environmental[Read More…]
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