Major Retail, Entertainment and Residential Project Creating Hundreds of Jobs CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 30, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today cut the ribbon to open the NewCity development in Lincoln Park. The 8.5-acre “neighborhood within a neighborhood” combines retail, dining, entertainment, residential living and medical office space. The recently-completed $265 million project began[Read More…]
Month: October 2015
Fracking-Harmed Residents Travel to Washington, D.C. to Call On EPA to Stop Ignoring Its Own Science on Water Pollution
Advocates call on the EPA to correct its finding of “No evidence of widespread, systemic pollution”. WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–October 30, 2015. This week residents from communities across the country with fracking contaminated drinking water joined with advocates at the Environmental Protection Agency’s Science Advisory Board public meetings to demand that[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, Oct. 30, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 30, 2015 Budget Deal Protecting Social Security and Medicare Beneficiaries Passes U.S. House Congressional leaders and the White House announced on Monday that they had reached a deal to avert default and keep the government funded. Outgoing House Speaker John Boehner helped arrange the deal, which also cleared[Read More…]
Court Strikes Down Approval to Spend $90 Million on Outdated Coal Plants
Victory: Ruling comes in response to a lawsuit brought by Earthjustice and Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana on behalf of Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana, Sierra Club and Valley Watch A coal fired power plant spews smoke into the air. Michael G McKinne / Shutterstock Indianapolis, IN —(ENEWSPF)–October 30, 2015. [Read More…]
U.S. Department of State Takes Small but Important Step to Protect Spouses of Same-Sex Asylum Seekers
The U.S. Department of State’s recently included same-sex partners as a family reunification refugee priority category, improving access to the refugee program for LGBT families. Source: AP/Matt Rourke Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–October 30, 2015. The U.S. Department of State’s recent change to the guidelines that inform refugee admissions makes it easier for[Read More…]
Shortfalls of Existing Retirement Savings Incentives in the U.S. Tax Code Contribute to the Looming Retirement Crisis
An elderly employee poses for a photo at her workplace in Lincoln, Nebraska, August 2012. Source: AP/Nati Harnik Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–October 30, 2015. America’s middle class faces a burgeoning retirement crisis—but changes to the U.S. tax code could help alleviate the crisis and help Americans save for life after work,[Read More…]
Without Serious Improvements to ESEA Bills, Congress Risks Hiding Performance of Millions of Disadvantaged Students
Students arrive for class at a St. Louis high school, October 22, 2015. Source: AP/Jeff Roberson Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–October 30, 2015. A new analysis from the Center for American Progress reveals that both the House and the Senate versions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, or ESEA, could have the[Read More…]
Detainee Transfer Announced, Oct. 30, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 30, 2015. The Department of Defense announced today the repatriation of Shaker Aamer from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to the Government of the United Kingdom. As directed by the Presidential executive order, an interagency Guantanamo Review Task Force conducted a comprehensive review of this case. As a result of that[Read More…]
Scientists Slam Oregon’s ‘Fundamentally Flawed’ Proposal to Remove Wolf Protections
Top Researchers Determine Wolf Population Far From Recovered PORTLAND, Ore.—(ENEWSPF)–October 30, 2015. A group of leading independent scientists this week voiced their opposition to a plan to remove state protections from Oregon’s wolves, saying the estimated population of only 83 wolves cannot be considered recovered. The scientists identified significant flaws[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Announces Approximately $3 Million Settlement with Medical Waste Disposal Company
Illinois-based company to pay $26.75 million to 12 states, D.C., federal government Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—October 30, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced a $26.75 million settlement with Stericycle, Inc., an Illinois-based medical waste disposal company, for overcharging government entities in several states by millions of dollars. The settlement will resolve[Read More…]
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