Effort creates ecological baseline to improve watershed management Aerial view of study area. (Credit: NOAA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2014. The pollutants measured in the sediments of Guánica Bay, Puerto Rico, in a new NOAA study were among the highest concentrations of PCBs, chlordane, chromium and nickel ever measured in the[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
New Guidelines for Reducing Stroke Risks Unique to Women
Stroke risk in women is influenced by pregnancy, birth control pills, migraine headaches with aura and other factors. DALLAS—(ENEWSPF)–February 6, 2014 — For the first time, guidelines have been developed for preventing stroke in women. “If you are a woman, you share many of the same risk factors for stroke[Read More…]
Center for American Progress’ Economist Adam Hersh on the January 2014 Jobs Report
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2014. Today, Center for American Progress Economist Adam Hersh issued the following reaction to the announcement of January’s employment figures: Today’s jobs data confirm that underlying economic trends—not the weather—continue holding back U.S. labor markets. Jobs continue moving in the right direction but not fast enough to[Read More…]
Energy Department Announces Funding to Improve the Resiliency of the Electric Grid
New Advanced Microgrids Will Help Communities Bolster Their Resiliency and Become More Adaptive as the Climate Changes WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2014. In support of the President’s State of the Union address and Climate Action Plan, the Department of Energy is committed to working with officials and communities at the state, local,[Read More…]
EPA Evaluation Finds Use of Coal Ash in Concrete and Wallboard Appropriate
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2014. Using a newly developed methodology, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released its evaluation of the two largest beneficial uses of encapsulated coal combustion residuals (CCR or coal ash): use in concrete as a substitute for portland cement, and the use of flue gas desulfurization gypsum[Read More…]
Governor Quinn to Host Mexico State Governor Eruviel Ávila
Official Visit to Include Benito Juárez Tribute, World Premiere at Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today announced he will host Mexico State Governor Eruviel Ávila for an official state visit from Feb. 9 to Feb. 12. Governor Ávila’s trip is a result of Governor Quinn’s[Read More…]
Former Chiropractor Convicted of Tax Fraud
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 7, 2014. Last night, following a trial that began on Jan. 29, 2014, a federal jury convicted David Moleski, formerly of Neptune, N.J., of 14 counts of mail fraud, one count of wire fraud, one count of corruptly endeavoring to obstruct and impede Internal Revenue laws and three[Read More…]
Illinois Diagnostic Energy Tester (DET) Training Coming to South Suburban College’s Oak Forest Center
Oak Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 7, 2014. South Suburban College welcomes BuildRight Illinois to offer Illinois Diagnostic Energy Tester (DET) Training at the Oak Forest Center on Monday and Tuesday, February 24 and 25, 2014. As part of the 2012 Illinois Energy Conservation Code (based on the 2012 International Energy Conservation Code[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Takes Steps to Improve Information About Access to Credit in Mortgage Market
Bureau Unveils Easy-to-Use, Online Tool that Tracks Public Mortgage Data WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—February 7, 2014. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is taking steps to improve information reported about the residential mortgage market to help better understand borrowers’ access to credit. As a first step in the rulemaking process, the[Read More…]
As Bees Decline, EPA Registers Another Toxic Insecticide
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2014. Flying in the face of recent science demonstrating that pollinator populations are declining, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has made the decision to unconditionally register another pesticide that is known to be highly toxic to bees, coming almost one year after EPA registered sulfoxaflor, disregarding concerns[Read More…]
