Law Sponsored by Sen. Toi Hutchinson (D-Chicago Heights) and Rep. Will Davis (D-East Hazel Crest) Helps Protect Communities from Environmental Harm CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today signed legislation calling for an assessment of Illinois’ environmental laws and policies to ensure that no segment of the population will disproportionately[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Oprah Winfrey Network to Air Documentary on Cook County Sheriff’s Office Approach in Handling Prostitution Cases
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2011 —A two-hour documentary set to air Thursday night on the Oprah Winfrey Network details the unique approach the Cook County Sheriff’s Office uses when handling prostitution cases and the efforts made to help those women turn their lives around. “Prostitution: Leaving The Life” is set to air[Read More…]
Umarex USA Recalls to Repair Browning 800 Mag Air Pistols; Pistols May Fire Unexpectedly
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENWESPF)–August 16, 2011. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.[Read More…]
New Research Shows Evidence of Early Oxygen On Our Planet
Cambridge, MA–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2011. Today, oxygen takes up a hefty portion of Earth’s atmosphere: Life-sustaining O2 molecules make up 21 percent of the air we breathe. However, very early in Earth’s history, O2 was a rare — if not completely absent — player in the turbulent mix of primordial gases.[Read More…]
Groups Sue to Halt Genetically Engineered Crops on Southeastern National Wildlife Refuges
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2011. A lawsuit filed in federal court against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) seeks to end cultivation of genetically engineered (GE) crops on twenty-five national wildlife refuges across the U.S. Southeast. The suit is the latest step in a campaign to banish GE crops from[Read More…]
President Obama Announces New Jobs Initiatives for Rural America
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2011. On August 16, at the White House Rural Economic Forum, President Obama will announce new jobs initiatives recommended by the White House Rural Council for growing the economy and creating jobs in rural America. The Council’s recommendations focus on key areas of need in rural communities, including[Read More…]
4.8 Quake Rattles Carlsberg Ridge Off East African Coast
East Africa-(ENEWSPF)- The United States Geological Survey has issued a report of a 4.8 magnitude earthquake rumbling the Carlsberg Ridge in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa. According to the USGS, the exact location was 4.907°N, 61.532°E at a rather shallow depth of 10.2 km (6.3 miles).[Read More…]
Magnitude 4.1 Earthquake Strikes Central Alaska
Alaska-(ENEWSPF)- The United States Geological Survey has issued a report of a 4.1 magnitude earthquake striking central Alaska today, Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at 03:18:52 UTC (Monday, August 15, 2011 at 10:18:52 PM (CDT) – Central Daylight – Chicago). According to the USGS, the exact location was 62.639°N, 151.158°W at[Read More…]
Howard Brown Health Center Mourns the Loss of Colleague, Friend and Women’s Health Champion, Christina Santiago
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2011. On Saturday, Howard Brown Health Center (HBHC) lost a treasured colleague and a community champion for women’s health, Christina Santiago, manager of programming for the Lesbian Community Care Project (LCCP) at HBHC. Santiago died tragically with four others when a concert stage collapsed at the Indiana State[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Army Casualty, August 15, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. 2nd Lt. Joe L. Cunningham, 27, of Kingston, Okla., died Aug. 13 at Laghman province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to 1st[Read More…]
