Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 17, 2015. A federal grand jury has returned a four-count indictment against two Texas men alleging hate crime offenses for their roles in a Mar. 8, 2012, assault of a gay, African-American man in Corpus Christi, Texas, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta, head of the[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Scientists Uncover Nuclear Process in the Brain That May Affect Disease
NIH-funded study highlights the possible role of glial brain cells in neurological disorders Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 17, 2015. Every brain cell has a nucleus, or a central command station. Scientists have shown that the passage of molecules through the nucleus of a star-shaped brain cell, called an astrocyte, may play a[Read More…]
Development of New Anthrax Vaccine Underway with HHS Support
Project is the latest in the quest to protect health quickly in a bioterrorism attack Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 17, 2015. A new anthrax vaccine that could be easier and faster to produce than the existing licensed product will undergo initial clinical studies through an agreement between the U.S. Department of Health[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky Statement on NLRB Ruling that Northwestern Football Players Cannot Form A Union
Meeting with Tim Waters (United Steelworkers), Ramogi Huma (founder of the National College Players Association) and Kain Colter (former Northwestern’s quarterback) last year about Northwestern Football Players push for the right to unionize. CHICAGO – -(ENEWSPF)–August 17, 2015. Rep. Jan Schakowsky issued the following statement in response to the National[Read More…]
Federal Agency Fails to Protect Water and Air Quality from Massive Coal Mine Expansion
Conservation Groups Forced to take legal action Helena, MT–(ENEWSPF)–August 17, 2015. Today, Montana conservation groups were forced to take legal action to protect water and air quality from a massive expansion at the Bull Mountains coal mine near Roundup. Earlier this year the federal government approved a 100-million-ton expansion at[Read More…]
Judge Fails to Halt Fracking in Greater Chaco
Northwest New Mexico Oil Drilling Will Continue Despite Risks to Communities, Cultural Resources and the Environment Santa Fe, NM–(ENEWSPF)–August 17, 2015. Hopes for a respite from a fracking boom plaguing Navajo and public lands in New Mexico’s Greater Chaco area were thwarted Friday when a federal judge failed to grant[Read More…]
Senators Warren, Feinstein, and Gillibrand Renew Request for Information on Efforts to Combat Antibiotic Overuse in Animals
Senators send follow-up letter to Co-Chairs of Interagency Task Force for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria after receiving no formal response to their December 2014 letter WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–August 17, 2015. United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) today sent a letter to Secretaries Burwell, Vilsack,[Read More…]
Alarmed by Escalation of Conflict in Ukraine, UN Secretary General Ban Calls on Parties to Resume Dialogue
A reminder of the deadly destruction in the conflict in Mykolaivka in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine. Photo: WFP/Abeer Etefa NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–17 August 2015 – Seriously alarmed by the recent escalation of violence in eastern Ukraine, which has reportedly resulted in the death of civilians on both sides of[Read More…]
Interior Department Releases National Seed Strategy for Landscape Scale Rehabilitation and Restoration
Effort Uses Plant & Pollinator Science Collaboration at all Levels to Make Land More Resilient to Drought, Fires, Invasive Species BOISE, IDAHO –-(ENEWSPF)–August 17, 2015. As part of a comprehensive, science-based strategy to address the threat of wildfires that are damaging landscapes across the West, the Department of the Interior[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth’s Office to Host Satellite Office Hours in Partnership with Northern Illinois Food Bank
ADDISON–(ENEWSPF)–August 17, 2015. Today, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) announced that her office will be holding Satellite Office Hours in Addison on Wednesday, August 19th from 12:30 PM – 4:30 PM. Satellite Office Hours are an opportunity for residents of the 8th District to share their questions, comments and concerns with[Read More…]
