Funding from Land and Water Conservation Fund will go directly to local communities for state-identified recreation and conservation projects An FY 2015 grant will allow the State of Michigan to acquire an 18-acre property that fills a critical role in the life cycle of the Karner blue butterfly, as it[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Senator Durbin Urges Kraft Heinz Company to Reconsider Plan to Eliminate 700 Jobs in Illinois
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—August 13, 2015. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) yesterday called on the CEO of The Kraft Heinz Company to reconsider its decision to eliminate 700 jobs in Illinois. Earlier today, the company announced that it will eliminate 2,500 jobs in the U.S. and Canada. In the event that[Read More…]
Environmental Working Group Deconstructs California’s Toxic Fracking Recipe
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–August 13, 2015. The fluids used for hydraulic fracturing in California oil wells contain dozens of hazardous chemicals linked to cancer, hormone disruption and reproductive system damage, according to a new report by EWG. In the analysis, entitled “California’s Toxic Fracking Fluids: The Chemical Recipe, EWG deconstructs drilling companies’[Read More…]
Nightmarish Outcome for Woman Bitten by a Tick
OKLAHOMA–(ENEWSP)–August 13, 2015. A horrifying story has been reported by Oklahoma TV station KOCO. A woman who contracted Rocky Mountain spotted fever from a tick bite is now a quadruple amputee. Jo Rogers, of Shawnee, became seriously ill after hiking in with her family in the Grand Lake area of[Read More…]
Aldermen and Organizers Continue to Push For the Passage of the STOP Act: ACLU’s Agreement with the CPD on Stop and Frisk Fails to Provide Necessary Transparency
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—August 13, 2015. Today, Aldermen Proco Joe Moreno, Roderick Sawyer and organizers with We Charge Genocide and ChicagoVotes announced their intention to continue their campaign to pass the Stops Transparency Oversight Protection Act (the STOP Act) in Chicago’s City Council. The STOP Act requires the Chicago Police Department (CPD)[Read More…]
Summer 2015 Graduate Calls Decision to Attend Prairie State College ‘Financially Smart’
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–August 13, 2015. When 2014 Marian Catholic Academy graduate Hannah Grace Bohlen started taking classes at Prairie State College (PSC) in fall 2015, she already had 15 credits from the Advanced Placement (AP) classes she took in high school under her belt, giving her a head start on earning[Read More…]
Roosevelt Community Advocates for People with Disabilities
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 13, 2015. As students and staff from Roosevelt University’s Academic Success Center marched recently for the first time ever in Chicago’s Disability Pride Parade, Roosevelt journalism alumnus Daniel Smrokowski (BA, ’12) was there to capture the moment. (Smrokowski is pictured above carrying the torch on the final leg for[Read More…]
NIH Study Finds Cutting Dietary Fat Reduces Body Fat More Than Cutting Carbs
Carbs vs Fat in the Diet – Kevin Hall, NIH. Credit: NIH Intramural Research Program Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 13, 2015. In a recent study, restricting dietary fat led to body fat loss at a rate 68 percent higher than cutting the same number of carbohydrate calories when adults with obesity ate[Read More…]
Research Reveals Unintended Consequences of Inappropriate Medical Food Use in Managing Patients with a Type of Metabolic Disorder
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 13, 2015. Many “medical foods” are designed to help manage patients with rare inborn errors of metabolism (IEMs), and can help prevent serious and life-threatening complications. However, such special foods may cause harm in some patients when their use is not carefully monitored and managed, according to a[Read More…]
Large Percentage of Youth With HIV May Lack Immunity to Measles, Mumps, Rubella
NIH study finds those vaccinated before starting modern HIV therapy may be at risk Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 13, 2015. Between one-third and one-half of individuals in the United States who were infected with HIV around the time of birth may not have sufficient immunity to ward off measles, mumps, and rubella—even[Read More…]
