Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 25, 2014. As the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday approaches this Thursday, November 27, NOAA’s GOES-East and GOES-West satellites are keeping a weather eye out for storms that may affect early travelers. In an image from Nov. 25, the satellites show an active weather pattern is in place for travelers[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Representatives Schakowsky, Gutierrez and Quigley send letter to EPA in Support of Stronger Smog Standard
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—November 25, 2014. Today, Reps. Jan Schakowsky, Luis Gutierrez, and Mike Quigley sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy in support of the Agency’s consideration of a stronger standard for ground-level ozone (smog) pollution. Smog pollution poses serious risks to public health, including asthma. [Read More…]
Representative Jan Schakowsky Statement on Grand Jury Decision Not to Indict Officer Darren Wilson for the Shooting Death of Michael Brown
WASHINGTON, D.C. – (ENEWSPF)—November 25, 2014. Yesterday a Grand Jury in St. Louis County has decided not to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown. Rep. Jan Schakowsky issued the following statement on this decision: “I am very disappointed that the Grand Jury decided not to[Read More…]
Senators Wyden, Burr, 39 Other Senators Urge Funding Solution for Land and Water Conservation Fund
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—November 25, 2014. U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Richard Burr, R-N.C., and a bipartisan coalition of 39 of their Senate colleagues urged Senate leaders Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., to work with them to find a permanent funding solution for the Land and Water Conservation Fund[Read More…]
Spring 2015 Registration Continues at Prairie State College
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–November 25, 2014. Registration for the spring 2015 semester is underway at Prairie State College (PSC). New this semester at PSC is Flexible Scheduling – classes starting at different times during the semester. Students can choose their schedule, their class, their time. Hundreds of courses are offered days, evenings,[Read More…]
NIH Scientists Determine How Environment Contributes to Several Human Diseases
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 25, 2014. Using a new imaging technique, National Institutes of Health researchers have found that the biological machinery that builds DNA can insert molecules into the DNA strand that are damaged as a result of environmental exposures. These damaged molecules trigger cell death that produces some human diseases,[Read More…]
High-tech Analysis of Genetic Data May Yield New Test for Endometriosis
NIH-funded study may offer alternative to surgical diagnosis Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 25, 2014. Using sophisticated computer-based technology to analyze genetic data obtained from uterine tissue, researchers have identified patterns of genetic activity that can be used to diagnose endometriosis, an often-painful condition that occurs when tissue that normally lines the inside[Read More…]
Center for American Progress President Neera Tanden and CAP Action Fund President Ted Strickland on Ferguson Decision
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–November 24, 2014. Today, Neera Tanden, Center for American Progress President, and former Gov. Ted Strickland (D-OH), Center for American Progress Action Fund President, issued the following statements on the grand jury’s decision on whether to indict Officer Darren Wilson: Neera Tanden, Center for American Progress President: While[Read More…]
Groups File Lawsuit Against BLM on Coal Leasing Program
BLM has not comprehensively reviewed the program, including climate impact, since 1979; Philanthropist Paul G. Allen underwriting litigation WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)—November 25, 2014. Friends of the Earth and the Western Organization of Resource Councils, with the support of philanthropist Paul G. Allen, today filed a lawsuit in the United States[Read More…]
Petition Seeks to Limit Length, Weight of Oil and Hazardous Material Trains to Prevent More Derailments
Existing Federal Proposals Fail to Sufficiently Protect Public, Environment From “Bomb Trains” PORTLAND, Ore.—(ENEWSPF)–November 25, 2014. In the face of a dramatic rise in trains carrying explosive crude oil and derailing in a series of devastating accidents, the Center for Biological Diversity and Riverkeeper, Inc. today petitioned the Obama administration[Read More…]
