“We have seen the devastating impact of these restrictions,” says Planned Parenthood Oklahoma City –(ENEWSPF)—November 4, 2014. Today, the Oklahoma State Supreme Court, in a lawsuit brought by the Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR), temporarily blocked an Oklahoma law requiring physicians to have admitting privileges at a local hospital that was[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
ESA Space Ferry Moves Space Station to Avoid Debris
International Space Station with ATV-5 EU–(ENEWSPF)–4 November 2014. The International Space Station was threatened by space debris last week but ESA’s Automated Transfer Vehicle saved the day by firing its thrusters to push the orbital outpost and its six occupants out of harm’s way. Station with ATV-2 This is the[Read More…]
Orion Takes Big Step Before Moving to the Launch Pad
Inside the Launch Abort System Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a crane brings the fourth and final Ogive panel closer for installation on Orion’s Launch Abort System. The panels will smooth the airflow over the conical spacecraft to limit sound and vibration. Image Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett FLORIDA–(ENEWSPF)–November[Read More…]
International Space Station Agency Heads Issue Joint Statement, Nov. 4, 2014
International Space Station Agency Heads,Image Credit: NASA FRANCE–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2014. The heads of the International Space Station (ISS) agencies from Canada, Europe, Japan, Russia and the United States met in Paris, France, on Nov. 4, 2014. The following is a joint statement issued by the leaders: Recognizing the full mission[Read More…]
EPA Awards Environmental Education Grants to Recipients in 18 States
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2014. Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the completion of awards for the 2013 Environmental Education Model Grants Program. Projects include community energy education, summer programs for low-income teenagers, integration of multimedia learning tools into watershed education, environmental health education on the impact of climate change and[Read More…]
Veterans Day Activities Planned Throughout November at Prairie State College
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—November 4, 2014. In honor of Veterans Day, Prairie State College (PSC) will be celebrating veterans throughout the month of November with on- and off-campus activities. All activities, other than the parade, will be held at the college’s main campus, at 202 S. Halsted Street in Chicago Heights. The[Read More…]
United Nations Committee Recommends Global Elimination of Toxic Wood Preservative
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2014. Last week, a United Nations committee of experts recommended the global elimination of the pesticide pentachlorophenol (PCP), widely used in the United States and elsewhere for treatment of wooden utility poles and railroad ties. Scientists cite chemical’s persistence, bioaccumulation, long-range transport, and PCP’s toxic impacts in[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Kerry on U.S.-China Relations, Nov. 4, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 4, 2014 Remarks by John Kerry, Secretary of State at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies SECRETARY KERRY: Well, thank you very much, Dean Nasr. I’ve had the privilege of knowing Vali for a while. When I was in the Senate, he was a very valuable[Read More…]
Irek Ilgiz Hamidullin Indicted for 2009 Attack on U.S. and Afghan Forces in Khost, Afghanistan
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 4, 2014. Irek Ilgiz Hamidullin made his first appearance today in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on federal terrorism offenses arising from his alleged participation in an attack on U.S. troops and Afghan Border Police in the Khost Province of Afghanistan in November[Read More…]
Guam Medical Marijuana Initiative Headed for Victory, Becomes First U.S. Territory to Approve Medical Marijuana
Crucial Election for Drug Policy Reform, as Voters in Oregon, Alaska, D.C., Florida, California, New Mexico, New Jersey and Elsewhere Vote on Marijuana Legalization, Sentencing Reform and Other Issues Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 4, 2014. Guam’s medical marijuana initiative is headed for victory, making it the first U.S. territory to approve such a law. [Read More…]
