Bird watchers around the world needed to gather Crucial data New York, NY and Ithaca, NY–(ENEWSPF)–January 17, 2014. From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, bird watchers from more than 100 countries are expected to participate in the 17th annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC), February 14–17, 2014. Anyone anywhere in the world[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
The Toxic Chemical Spill Crisis in West Virginia Will Happen Again
MASSACHUSETTS–(ENEWSPF)–January 17, 2014. When a massive chemical spill happens that contaminates the water supply and leaves over 300,00 people in West Virginia without water to drink, bathe or even brush their teeth – when a dangerous event that throws a whole area of the country into an existential crisis happens, one[Read More…]
FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg’s Statement on the 50th Anniversary Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health
A vision for a comprehensive tobacco control policy to end the tobacco epidemic Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 17, 2014. The 50th anniversary of the release of the Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health is an opportunity to reflect on the important progress that has been made in tobacco control and[Read More…]
New Sanctions Would Foreclose Nonmilitary Options for Iran
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 17, 2014. Today, as some in Congress press forward with efforts to pass new sanctions measures, the Center for American Progress released an analysis warning such action would very likely break up the talks and seriously diminish any possibility of a negotiated solution to the Iranian nuclear issue.[Read More…]
Atrazine Ban Will Result in an Economic Benefit to Farmers
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 17, 2014. A new economic study, Would banning atrazine benefit farmers?, published in the International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health demonstrates that eliminating the herbicide atrazine, widely used on U.S. corn crops, will economically benefit corn growers. The study examines the research produced by the Atrazine Benefits[Read More…]
Chicago Man Admits Mailing Scores of Threats, Including to Police Officers and Families After Cougar Was Killed in 2008
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 16, 2014. Following a lengthy investigation by the FBI-led Chicago Joint Terrorism Task Force, a Chicago man admitted today in Federal Court that he mailed more than 90 threatening and/or harassing letters to Chicago police officers, other government and law enforcement officials, private individuals, schools, and religious institutions in[Read More…]
DePaul University Tops Law School List in Illinois Super Lawyers, 5 Years Running
Ten DePaul law alumni made the Top 100 Illinois Super Lawyers 2014 list: (from top left, clockwise) Miles N. Beermann, Joseph G. Bisceglia, Robert A. Clifford, Philip Harnett Corboy Jr., Kevin P. Durkin, John P. Scanlon, Shawn S. Kasserman, Keith A. Hebeisen, H. Michael Hartmann, Steven B. Towbin and H.[Read More…]
Senator Feinstein on Secretary Clinton, Declassified Bipartisan Benghazi Report
Washington–(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2014. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, today released the following statement: “Statements on the Senate floor this morning and some media reports about the Senate Intelligence Committee’s bipartisan report on the attack against our diplomatic mission and CIA annex in Benghazi, Libya, intimate[Read More…]
Non-Psychoactive Cannabinoid Protects Against Alcohol-Induced Liver Damage
Guangdong, China–(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2014. The administration of the non-psychotropic cannabinoid cannabidiol (CBD) protects the liver from damage caused by alcohol consumption, according to preclinical data published online in the journal Free Radical Biology and Medicine. Investigators from China and the US assessed whether cannabidiol administration can protect against alcohol-induced steatosis[Read More…]
Senators Kirk, Boxer Introduce Bill to Promote Women’s Participation in International Conflict Resolution
Legislation Would Codify U.S. Commitment to Promote Women’s Leadership in Peace and Security Efforts Worldwide WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2014. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) today introduced the Women, Peace and Security Act of 2014. The bipartisan legislation would ensure future implementation of the Obama Administration’s “United[Read More…]
