Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 6, 2014. An alleged general of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas gang (ABT) pleaded guilty today to racketeering charges related to his membership in the ABT’s criminal enterprise, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of the[Read More…]
Day: June 6, 2014
Justice Department and CNCS Announce New Partnership to Enhance Immigration Courts and Provide Critical Legal Assistance to Unaccompanied Minors
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 6, 2014. The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), which administers AmeriCorps, and the Department of Justice today announced “justice AmeriCorps,” a strategic partnership to increase national service opportunities while enhancing the effective and efficient adjudication of immigration proceedings involving certain children who have crossed the U.S.[Read More…]
White House Release Report on the Health Impacts of Climate Change on Americans
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 6, 2014. Today, the White House released a report on the health impacts of climate change on Americans. The report summarizes the ways that climate change will be felt across the Nation. In the past three decades, the percentage of Americans with asthma has more than doubled, and[Read More…]
Judge Thomas Shedden Orders State of Arizona to Add PTSD to the List of Debilitating Conditions Eligible for Medical Marijuana
Veterans, Medical Professionals and Advocates Winning in Three Year Quest To Change Arizona Law and Acknowledge Medical Marijuana’s Benefit for PTSD Phoenix, AZ—(ENEWSPF)—June 6, 2014. After years of hard-fought efforts a coalition of patients, medical professionals, and advocates succeeded in demonstrating the medical safety and efficacy of marijuana for post-traumatic[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, June 6, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2014. GOP Calls for Repeal of Affordable Care Act Are Fading Fast In a sign that the harshest opposition to the Affordable Care Act may be softening, GOP candidates across the country are dropping calls to repeal the health care reform law and are instead spending this[Read More…]
Senator Kirk Anti-Gang Initiatives Pass Appropriations Committee
Bill Includes Kirk Priorities to Boost Law Enforcement Efforts to Fight Gangs of National Significance, Child Sex Trafficking WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2014. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today applauded the Senate Appropriations Committee’s bipartisan approval of the fiscal year 2015 Commerce, Justice and Science (CJS) Appropriations bill, which includes Kirk-driven priorities[Read More…]
For National Trails Day, Secretary Jewell, National Park Service Director Jarvis Announce 21 National Recreation Trails in 11 States
New Recognitions Support Administration’s Initiative to Promote Outdoor Recreational Opportunities, Connection to Nature WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2014. To promote outdoor recreation and reconnect Americans to nature, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Director of the National Park Service Jonathan B. Jarvis today announced the recognition of 19 hiking and[Read More…]
In West Virginia, Court Rules Mining Pollution Harms Streams
“Overwhelming Scientific Evidence” That Alex Energy and Elk Run Coal Mines Failed Clean Water Act Protections Huntington, WV—(ENEWSPF)—June 6, 2014. Yesterday, in a landmark decision, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia found that conductivity pollution from mountaintop removal mines owned by Alex Energy and Elk[Read More…]
EPA Agrees to Greater Protection of Salmon from Pesticides
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2014. On June 4, after a two year dispute between the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and a coalition of conservation organizations and fishing groups, an agreement was finally reached to set reasonable no-spray buffer zones to protect salmon from five harmful insecticides: diazinon, chlorpyrifos, malathion, carbaryl, and methomyl. These[Read More…]
Payroll Employment Rises by 217,000 in May 2014; Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 6.3%
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 6, 2014. Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 217,000 in May, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment increased in professional and business services, health care and social assistance, food services and drinking places, and transportation and[Read More…]
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