CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2014. A high-level member of the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico pleaded guilty a year ago to participating in a vast narcotics trafficking conspiracy and is cooperating with the United States, federal law enforcement officials announced today. A written plea agreement with the defendant, JESUS VICENTE ZAMBADA-NIEBLA, was made[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Lawsuit Seeks Vastly Expanded Habitat Protections for East Coast’s Most Endangered Whale
BOSTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2014. A coalition of environmental and animal protection groups has sued the federal government to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales. The suit seeks to significantly expand habitat protections, including all of the whale’s nursery, breeding and feeding grounds along the East Coast. It would expand the[Read More…]
Conservation Groups Challenge Limited Protections for Lesser Prairie Chicken
Legal Action Taken to Close Loopholes Preventing Full Protection WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2014. Three conservation groups today announced a legal challenge to force full protection of the lesser prairie chicken under the Endangered Species Act. The move comes in response to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s decision to protect the[Read More…]
The University of Oregon Acquires the Archives of Alumnus and Filmmaker James Blue
Donation from Richard Blue coincides with conclusion of six-month tribute EUGENE, Ore.–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2014 – The work of James Blue, a University of Oregon alumnus and Oregon’s first Oscar-nominated independent filmmaker renowned for his socially engaged documentaries and teaching, will be available for scholars and the public as part of[Read More…]
Too Much Protein May Kill Brain Cells as Parkinson’s Progresses
NIH-funded study on key Parkinson’s gene finds a possible new target for monitoring the disease Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2014. Scientists may have discovered how the most common genetic cause of Parkinson’s disease destroys brain cells and devastates many patients worldwide. The study was partially funded by the National Institutes of[Read More…]
Walmart Moves to Make Organic Foods More Affordable
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2014. Today’s announcement by Walmart, the world’s biggest grocer, that it plans to sell a line of organic foods at competitive prices could eventually lower the cost of all organic food by expanding the footprint of organic agriculture, said Environmental Working Group Executive Director Heather White. “While[Read More…]
Father of Eight to Be Role Model, First in Family to Graduate on May 2
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2014. When Curtis Strong walks across the stage of the Auditorium Theatre at the Roosevelt University graduation on May 2, he will become a role model to eight children and make history as the first in his family to receive a bachelor’s degree. A resident of Chicago’s South[Read More…]
On Double Duty: Roosevelt University Student Begins TV Anchor Job While Preparing to Graduate
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2014. It is a hectic time to say the least for Roosevelt University journalism major Giacomo Luca, who is finishing class projects and preparing for finals while serving as a weekend anchorman for WLIO-TV in Lima, Ohio. Every week since mid-February, Luca, 21, a native of Cincinnati, has[Read More…]
Beauty from Chaos/ Images Captured by Mars Express
Osuga Valles EU–(ENEWSPF)–10 April 2014. Beautiful streamlined islands and narrow gorges were carved by fast-flowing water pounding through a small, plateau region near the southeastern margin of the vast Vallis Marineris canyon system. Osuga Valles in context Images captured on 7 December 2013 by ESA’s Mars Express show the central[Read More…]
Interior Secretary Jewell Releases Landscape-Scale Mitigation Strategy to Encourage Dual Objectives of Smart Development and Conservation
Strategy seeks to provide clarity and consistency to more effectively avoid, minimize and compensate for impacts on public lands WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2014. To advance landscape-scale, science-based management of America’s public lands and wildlife, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today released a strategy to implement mitigation policies and practices[Read More…]
