The investigation comes after more than a year of campaigning for Chicago to be a real ‘Sanctuary’ for its residents by, amongst other demands, eliminating the Gang Database. Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)—March 22, 2018 Contacts: Tania Unzueta and Todd Hill, Black Youth Project 100 Today Inspector General Joseph M. Ferguson announced[Read More…]
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Women In Medicine Shout #MeToo About Sexual Harassment At Work
CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—March 22, 2018 By: Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News Annette Katz didn’t expect to be part of a major social movement. She didn’t set out to take on a major health organization. But that all began to change when a co-worker saw her fighting back tears and joined Katz to[Read More…]
Research Misconduct Allegations Shadow New CDC Head
CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—March 22, 2018 By: Marisa Taylor The Trump administration announced that HIV expert Dr. Robert Redfield will lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ignoring complaints that his work on a high-profile vaccine research more than 20 years ago was flawed. The Army in 1994 acknowledged accuracy issues with[Read More…]
High Blood Pressure and High Cholesterol Associated with Noisy Jobs
1 in 4 adults report having been exposed to loud noise at work Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—March 22, 2018 By: CDC Media Relations High blood pressure and high cholesterol are more common among workers exposed to loud noise at work according to a CDC study published this month in the American Journal[Read More…]
Students Teach Local Kids Ice Skating Through Community Program
UChicago supports student-led initiative to provide free lessons on Midway CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 20, 2018 By: Danika Kmetz On one of her first nights as a UChicago student, Meera Dhodapkar was walking across campus when she noticed the lights of an empty outdoor ice rink. The sight on the Midway Plaisance in[Read More…]
Reports from All Over Cook County: Poll Workers Refusing Green Party Voters, Despite “Established Party” Status
COOK COUNTY –(ENEWSPF)—March 20, 2018 Contact: Illinois Green Party Within the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, which covers nearly all of Cook County, the Illinois Green Party is an “established party” by law, meaning it’s supposed to participate in the same primary system as the Democrat and Republican[Read More…]
Court Allows Conservation and Alaska Native Groups to Challenge Trump’s Reversal of Arctic and Atlantic Drilling Ban
Court now set to determine whether Trump broke the law in trying to undo permanent safeguards Anchorage, Alaska—(ENEWSPF)—March 20, 2018 Contact: Rebecca Bowe, Earthjustice Conservation and Alaska Native groups have a green light to hold President Trump accountable to the rule of law. The coalition of ten groups had sued Trump[Read More…]
New Center for American Progress Analysis: Outcomes of Voucher Programs Equivalent to Losing 68 Days of Schooling
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—March 20, 2018 By: Ulrich Boser, Meg Benner, and Erin Roth The fiscal year 2019 budget proposed by President Donald Trump and U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos recommends doubling the federal investment in school voucher programs. As DeVos testifies before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and[Read More…]
Experts React to Trump’s Plan to Escalate Drug War and Impose Death Penalty for Drug Offenses
Trump’s Misguided Approach Will Worsen the Overdose Crisis Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 19, 2018 By: Tommy McDonald and Grant Smith In New Hampshire today, President Trump announced a plan for his administration’s response to opioid addiction and overdose. Trump frequently characterized his plan as “getting tough” on drugs and reiterated calls for[Read More…]
Use Your Zip Code to Attract Brilliant Birds to Your Yard This Spring
Audubon’s Plants for Birds database makes ecologically-friendly landscaping choices a snap NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—March 19, 2018 By National Audubon Society With spring arriving early and bird migration now underway, the National Audubon Society is offering a free, one-of-a-kind Plants for Birds online database of native plants that attract local birds species.[Read More…]
