Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Foresters may soon be able to insure themselves against water main breaks that happen on their property. According to an agenda briefing by Assistant Village Engineer Nicholas Christie, the Village of Park Forest may soon enter into a marketing agreement with the Utility Service Partners Service[Read More…]
Day: January 15, 2016
Water Main Replacement On The Agenda In Park Forest
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Water mains are on Park Forest’s agenda for 2016. If the village board passes an engineering services agreement Tuesday night, as expected, residents can look forward to 2016 and 2017 construction seasons dominated by four miles of water main replacement throughout the village. According to a recent[Read More…]
Most Luminous Galaxy Is Ripping Itself Apart
This artist’s rendering shows a galaxy called W2246-0526, the most luminous galaxy known. New research suggests there is turbulent gas across its entirety, the first example of its kind. Credits: NRAO/AUI/NSF; Dana Berry / SkyWorks; ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2016. In a far-off galaxy, 12.4 billion light-years from Earth,[Read More…]
Test Your Home for Radon, You May Prevent Lung Cancer
Radon kills 21,000 Americans each year; readily available tests can warn of high levels in homes WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2016. January is National Radon Action Month and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) encourages Americans around the country to test their homes for radon, the second leading cause of[Read More…]
Taxicab Operator Sentenced To 12 Months And A Day For Falsifying Titles Of Salvaged Cars And Re-Using Them As Taxis On Chicago Streets
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2016. A Northbrook man was sentenced today to 12 months and a day in federal prison for illegally obtaining clean titles for salvaged and rebuilt vehicles and using them as taxicabs on the streets of Chicago. As the owner of Seven Amigos Used Cars Inc., ALEXANDER[Read More…]
Energy Department Announces New Investments in Advanced Nuclear Power Reactors to Help Meet America’s Carbon Emission Reduction Goal
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2016. In support of the Administration’s goal to produce more carbon-free energy, today the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the selection of two companies, X-energy and Southern Company, to further develop advanced nuclear reactor designs. These awards, with a multi-year cost share of up to $80[Read More…]
New Guidance Highlights High Impact Opportunities to Support Healthy Students
U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services release joint letter and toolkit addressing critical link between health and education Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2016. In a new letter sent today to governors, chief state school officers, state health officials and state Medicaid directors, the U.S. Departments of Education (ED)[Read More…]
Dengue Vaccine Enters Phase 3 Trial in Brazil
Investigational vaccine to prevent ‘breakbone fever’ developed at NIH Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2016. A large-scale clinical trial to evaluate whether a candidate vaccine can prevent the mosquito-borne illness dengue fever has been launched in Brazil. The vaccine, TV003, was developed by scientists in the laboratory of Stephen Whitehead, Ph.D., at[Read More…]
NRDC: Coal Leasing Moratorium is Good for Taxpayers and Climate
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2016 –The following is a statement by Rhea Suh, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council, on the Obama Administration’s moratorium on issuing new leases for coal extraction on federal lands: “The president is right to stop this handout to big coal companies, which has cost American taxpayers[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Obama Administration Makes Historic Change To Coal Leasing Program on America’s Public Lands
The President Continues to Build His Climate Legacy by Placing a Suspension on Coal Leasing on Public Lands Albuquerque, NM –(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2016. Today, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced that the Obama Administration will be compiling a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement on coal leasing on public lands and[Read More…]
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