Analysis confirms major risks from oil drilling in the remote and fragile Arctic Ocean Walruses sighted in the Chukchi Sea during a tagging survey in June 2010. Sarah Sonsthagen / U.S. Geological Survey Anchorage, AK —(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2015. Yesterday the Department of the Interior released its final supplemental environmental impact[Read More…]
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Center for American Progress Reacts to Mischaracterization of CAP Report at House Financial Services Committee Hearing on the FHA
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2015. At a House Financial Services Committee hearing on the Federal Housing Administration, or FHA, on Wednesday, Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ) used a quote from a Center for American Progress report to support his assertion that the FHA engages in predatory lending. In response, Julia[Read More…]
Illinois: Increased Incarceration Had Limited Effect on Reducing Crime for Over Two Decades
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2015. Since 1990, increased incarceration had a limited impact on reducing crime nationwide, concludes a new report from the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law. In What Caused the Crime Decline?, a team of economic and criminal justice researchers examine over 40 years of[Read More…]
EPA Sued for Violating Endangered Species Act with Allowance of New 2,4-D/Roundup Pesticide
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2015. With the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) nod to the pesticide industry on expanded uses of the herbicides 2,4-D and glyphosate, environmental groups are charging that the agency violated the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Repeating a pattern of putting the environment in harm’s way through violations of federal endangered[Read More…]
National Coalition Plus Tens of Thousands Submit Comments Opposing West Coast Fracked Gas Export Plan
Portland, Ore.—(ENEWSPF)—February 13, 2015. On behalf of a diverse national coalition, including conservation, commercial fishing and private property owners, the Western Environmental Law Center (WELC) and Sierra Club submitted comments today to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) opposing what would become the first gas export terminal on the West[Read More…]
FDA Approves Lenvima for a Type of Thyroid Cancer
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today granted approval to Lenvima (lenvatinib) to treat patients with progressive, differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) whose disease progressed despite receiving radioactive iodine therapy (radioactive iodine refractory disease). The most common type of thyroid cancer, DTC is a cancerous growth[Read More…]
Graduate Program Fair at Governors State University on March 7
University Park, IL –(ENEWSPF)—February 13, 2015. GRE test-taking strategies, choosing the right graduate program and financing your education are all topics that will be discussed at the Graduate Program Open House at Governors State University on March 7, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Attendees will learn from expert[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Eric Schultz Aboard Air Force One, Feb. 12, 2015
En Route California–(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2015 – 3:52 P.M. EST MR. SCHULTZ: Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome aboard Air Force One. Before we begin, I’m sure you all saw some significant news out of Philadelphia today. In anticipation of your questions on that, I’m happy to give you the President’s reaction. In[Read More…]
Bipartisan Senators Introduce Bill To Lift Cuban Embargo
Bipartisan legislation would pave the way for new economic opportunities for American businesses and farmers by boosting U.S. exports and allowing Cubans greater access to American goods WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2015. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced bipartisan legislation to lift the Cuban trade embargo. Cosponsored by Senators Amy Klobuchar[Read More…]
Senators Lee, Durbin Introduce Smarter Sentencing Act Of 2015
Bipartisan bill will modernize federal drug sentencing policy WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2015. Today, U.S. Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) were joined by U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) to announce legislation to modernize federal drug sentencing polices by giving federal judges more[Read More…]
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