Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 5, 2013. A new study tracking the popularity of smokeless tobacco products among U.S. adolescents found the majority of teens who use these products also smoke cigarettes, countering the idea that novel smokeless tobacco products can help reduce the health problems associated with tobacco use. The[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Bureau of Land Management to Examine Air Pollution Before Approving New Oil & Gas Wells in Western Colorado
Litigation settlement also requires greater transparency in permit review Denver, CO–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2013. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and four conservation groups today announced that BLM will reexamine the air pollution potential of 34 oil and gas projects involving more than 1,300 wells proposed on Colorado’s Western Slope. The[Read More…]
A Layer of Tiny Grains Can Slow Sound Waves
Layer of microscopic spheres offers new approach to controlling acoustic waves CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2013. In some ways, granular material — such as a pile of sand — can behave much like a crystal, with its close-packed grains mimicking the precise, orderly arrangement of crystalline atoms. Now researchers at MIT[Read More…]
As Secretary John Kerry Navigates Israeli-Palestinian Talks, Center for American Progress Issues Recommendations to Reinforce Efforts
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2013. The recent reopening of peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians has reenergized efforts to bring sustained peace to the region, presenting a rare opportunity to bring the two sides together to develop a mutually agreed-upon two-state solution. This small but important step follows months of strategic involvement[Read More…]
Preemption Provision in Proposed Chemical Law Draws Ire from States
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2013. Nine state Attorneys General sent a letter to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee last week expressing their “deep concerns about unduly broad preemption language proposed in S.1009, the Chemical Safety Improvement Act [CSIA].” CSIA would amend the decades old (1976) U.S. chemical law, the[Read More…]
Statement on First Anniversary of Oak Creek, Wisconsin Gurdwara Shooting
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2013. On August 5, 2012, a gunman with neoNazi ties stormed into a gurdwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, and opened fire killing six American Sikh worshippers and injuring three others. It was one of the most lethal attacks on an American house of worship since the 1963[Read More…]
Federal Judge Blocks Wisconsin Abortion Law
Law Would Have Closed Half of State’s Abortion Clinics MADISON, Wis.–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2013. A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction on Friday blocking a Wisconsin law that places medically unnecessary restrictions on abortion providers and that would have forced two of the four health centers that provide abortions in the[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Signs ‘Rocky’s Law’ for Illinois’ Student Athletes
New Law Requires School Districts to Provide Catastrophic Accident Insurance for Injured Students CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2013. Governor Quinn today signed major legislation that requires public and private school districts to provide catastrophic accident insurance for high school students who are injured while participating in school-sponsored or supervised athletic events. Known[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest Week of August 5, 2013
The trumpet from Southland Jazz Ensemble, last Wednesday. (ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 5, 2013. The Village of Park Forest is offering free parking in both Village-owned Metra lots at the 211th Street Station as well as the Matteson Station during the month of August. The promotion will save Metra Electric[Read More…]
Nissan Recall of Certain Model Year 2014 Versa Note Vehicles Manufactured April 23, 2013 through July 3, 2013
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 4, 2013. SUMMARY: Nissan is recalling certain model year 2014 Versa Note vehicles manufactured April 23, 2013, through July 3, 2013. The lower body sill bolts may be missing or incorrectly torqued. CONSEQUENCE: Missing lower body bolts may affect the vehicle’s integrity in the event of a rear[Read More…]
