Trustees include 44 projects in $627 million, multi-agency draft plan to restore barrier islands, shorelines, dunes, underwater grasses, oysters, and lost recreation Chaland Headland Louisiana barrier island restoration work conducted in 2006 by NOAA Fisheries and partners through the Coastal Wetland Planning, Protection and Restoration Act. is similar to the[Read More…]
Year: 2013
United Steel Workers Mourns Passing of Nelson Mandela
Pittsburgh–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2013. The United Steelworkers’ (USW) 1.2 million active and retired members join the citizens of South Africa and people across the world in mourning the loss of a great leader and humanitarian, Nelson Mandela. Words cannot express our condolences to the Mandela family as nobody in our time[Read More…]
Interior Dept. Rule Greenlights Eagle Slaughter at Wind Farms, Says Audubon CEO
New Rule Will Authorize 30-Year Permits for Killing America’s National Bird Jim Grey New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2013. In a stunningly bad move for eagles, the U.S. Department of the Interior has finalized a new rule that would make it possible to grant wind energy companies 30-year permits to kill Bald and[Read More…]
Latin American and Caribbean Nations Work Together to Promote Sustainable Global Trade of Sharks
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil–(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2013 – More than 70 participants representing 28 countries from Latin America and the Caribbean gathered in Recife, Brazil, from 2 to 4 December to participate in a workshop focused on the implementation of new measures for international trade of five shark species, adopted by the Convention[Read More…]
Center for American Progress’ Economist Adam Hersh on November’s Jobs Report
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2013. Today, Center for American Progress Economist Adam Hersh issued the following reaction to the announcement of November’s employment figures: The U.S. economy forged ahead in November, adding 203,000 new jobs and seemingly shrugging off the impact of last month’s conservative-orchestrated government shutdown. While steadily improving, today’s employment report[Read More…]
Gene Mutation Increases Risk of Parkinson’s Disease from Pesticide Exposure
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2013. In a new study exploring gene-environment interactions, researchers find that individuals with a genetic mutation linked to Parkinson’s disease are more likely to develop the neurodegenerative disease if they are exposed to pesticides. The study, Isogenic Human iPSC Parkinson’s Model Shows Nitrosative Stress-Induced Dysfunction in MEF[Read More…]
ACLU Comment on Nelson Mandela
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2013. American Civil Liberties Union Executive Director Anthony D. Romero had this reaction to the death of Nelson Mandela: The ACLU mourns the death of Nelson Mandela, the revered international symbol of freedom who meant so much to people across the world, and who inspired us to[Read More…]
Statement from Attorney General Madigan on Nelson Mandela’s Death
Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—December 5, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today issued the following statement in reaction to the news of Nelson Mandela’s death: “Twenty-five years ago, amidst the struggle against Apartheid, I volunteered as a teacher at an all-girls high school in South Africa. Nelson Mandela was still in prison, and black[Read More…]
Congresswoman Kelly to Host STEM Boot Camp for Chicago Students on December 7
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—December 6, 2013. Congresswoman Robin Kelly will host a STEM Boot Camp on Saturday, December 7 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The event will be held at the Museum of Science and Industry, 5700 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago. This boot camp is for students from Our Lady of Guadalupe[Read More…]
UA Astronomers Discover Planet That Shouldn’t Be There
This is an artist’s conception of a young planet in a distant orbit around its host star. The star still harbors a debris disk, remnant material from star and planet formation, interior to the planet’s orbit (similar to the HD106906 system). (Image courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech) The discovery of a giant planet[Read More…]
