Bethesda, Marylanbd–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2015. The status of the patient with Ebola virus disease being treated at the NIH Clinical Center has improved from critical to serious condition. No additional details about the patient are being shared at this time. About the NIH Clinical Center: The NIH Clinical Center is the[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
New NIMH Strategic Plan Aims to Focus, Accelerate Mental Health Research
National Institute of Mental Health plan will help guide funding Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2015. Against a backdrop of rapid scientific advances and dramatic changes in the landscape of mental health care, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has issued a new Strategic Plan for Research. Informed by the successes[Read More…]
China’s Coal Cap Policy Will Increase Country’s Clean Energy Jobs
BEIJING–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2015 – China’s national policies to control coal consumption can lead to greater and better employment opportunities in China’s power sector and related industries, according to a new study released today by the China Coal Cap Project, a joint initiative of academic, governmental and non-profit researchers. The study[Read More…]
Department of Energy Loan to Support Automotive Aluminum for More Efficient Vehicles
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2015. Today the Department of Energy announced a $259 million loan to Alcoa Inc. under the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) loan program. The loan will support the company’s Alcoa, Tennessee plant, which will retool to manufacture high-strength automotive-grade aluminum for use in a wide range[Read More…]
EPA Report Shows Automakers Exceeding Historic Vehicle Standards
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2015. Today the Environmental Protection Agency released a report detailing automaker compliance with standards to reduce greenhouse gas pollution from passenger vehicles. These historic standards will roughly double the efficiency of our passenger vehicles to achieve an average standard of 54.5 mpg by 2025. The EPA[Read More…]
New Center for American Progress Brief Calls on States to Improve Abortion Access by Expanding Those Who Provide Abortion Care
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2015. In the past four years, states have enacted 231 restrictions on abortion care, which severely limit women’s access to this legal and safe procedure. Under the cloak of protecting women’s health, state legislatures, particularly in the South and Midwest, have been actively introducing and passing[Read More…]
Powerful New ‘Tips From Former Smokers’ Ads Focus on Living with Vision Loss and Colorectal Cancer
CDC’s graphic anti-smoking campaign will air March 30 Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2015. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is launching its 2015 “Tips From Former Smokers” campaign with a series of powerful new ads featuring former smokers who suffer from smoking-related illnesses, including vision loss and colorectal cancer. Ads[Read More…]
Kentucky’s Proposed Tar Sands Mining Puts People, Water, Wildlife at Risk
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2015. The Center for Biological Diversity today called on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to deny permits for a tar sands mining project in Logan County, Ky., that would include strip-mining wetlands and streams in pursuit of these particularly dirty and dangerous fossil fuels. “Tar sands[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Macoupin County Arrest in Child Pornography Operation
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—March 26, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced charges today against a Macoupin County man on multiple counts of possessing and distributing child pornography as part of “Operation Glass House,” her statewide initiative to apprehend the most active offenders who download and trade child pornography online. Madigan’s investigators, the[Read More…]
US Army National Guard Soldier and his Cousin Arrested for Conspiring to Support Terrorism (ISIL)
One Man Arrested While Attempting to Travel Abroad; Both Chicago Area Men Spoke of Using Army Uniforms, Military Knowledge and Access to Attack Illinois Military Installation CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2015. Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney Zachary T. Fardon of the Northern District of Illinois and[Read More…]
