Washington D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2014. Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), and Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), and Representatives Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) and Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), led a letter with 75 of their congressional colleagues calling on Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Burwell to replace the outdated[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Supreme Court Denies Review of Arizona Abortion Restrictions, Politically Motivated Law Remains Blocked by Court Order
New York, NY —(ENEWSPF)—December 15, 2014. The United States Supreme Court today declined to review an Arizona law that would severely limit women’s access to medication abortion, an extremely safe method of ending a pregnancy in its earliest stages. The measure will remain preliminarily blocked by the U.S. Court of[Read More…]
NASA’s MAVEN Mission Identifies Links in Chain Leading to Atmospheric Loss
NASA’s MAVEN mission is observing the upper atmosphere of Mars to help understand climate change on the planet. MAVEN entered its science phase on Nov. 16, 2014. Image Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2014. Early discoveries by NASA’s newest Mars orbiter are starting to reveal key[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel, City Officials Celebrate Opening Of La Villita Park In Little Village
Skate park, playground, soccer fields, basketball courts and turf fields now open to the public CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—December 15, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Alderman George Cardenas, State Senator Tony Munoz, Congressman Luis Guitierrez and Chicago Park District General Superintendent and CEO Michael Kelly joined community leaders yesterday to cut the ribbon on[Read More…]
Senator Merkley Statement on 2015 Spending Bill
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2014. Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement on Saturday after the Senate voted on passage of the 2015 spending bill. “Tonight the Senate voted on final passage of the 2015 spending bill. While there are many positive aspects of the bill, I voted ‘no’ because[Read More…]
Senator Kirk Applauds Passage of Funding Bill that Invests in Illinois
Bill Provides Funding for Innovation, Research, Veterans’ Care, Environmental Cleanup and More WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2014. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today voted for a federal funding bill that makes critical investments in Illinois. The Omnibus Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2015 includes a number of priorities Senator Kirk fought[Read More…]
Three Officers Join Prairie State College Police and Campus Safety Department
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2014. Prairie State College (PSC) recently welcomed three new police officers to the Police and Campus Safety Department during a recent swearing in ceremony held at the college. PSC President Dr. Terri L. Winfree administered the oath. Among the new officers are Marcello Rivera, who comes to[Read More…]
NRDC: World Must Translate Lima Progress to Ambitious Climate Actions
LIMA, PERU–(ENEWPSF)–December 14, 2014 – The Natural Resources Defense Council issued the following statement upon the conclusion of climate talks in Lima, Peru, held in advance of the 2015 gathering in Paris, where countries are to declare legally binding commitments to reduce carbon pollution and other measures to address climate[Read More…]
Sierra Club Statement On The Conclusion of COP20 Negotiations
LIMA, PERU –(ENEWSPF)–December 14, 2014. Today marked the conclusion of the annual climate negotiations for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This year, the Sierra Club and the Sierra Student Coalition engaged in the COP20 negotiations in Lima — talks that were designed to set the stage[Read More…]
More Than 300 Million People In At Least 70 Countries Use Smokeless Tobacco
CDC joins National Cancer Institute to release historic report on global smokeless tobacco use Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2014. The first-ever report on the global use and public health impact of smokeless tobacco finds that more than 300 million people in at least 70 countries use these harmful products. The report,[Read More…]
