Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—September 18, 2014. The Environmental Working Group published a new shopping tool and seafood calculator today to help people buy seafood lower in mercury, higher in omega-3 fatty acids and sustainably produced. EWG’s interactive tools offer people more detailed information than is available from the federal Food and[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Environmental Working Group Blasts Government Approval of 2,4-D-Tolerant Corn, Soybeans
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2014. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s decision to approve new varieties of genetically engineered corn and soybean seeds “brings us one step closer to widespread use of a new toxic weed killer that would threaten children’s health and the environment,” EWG said in a statement. “We[Read More…]
Manufacturing Day Scheduled at Prairie State College on October 2
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—September 18, 2014. Prairie State College (PSC) is celebrating Manufacturing Day with an exhibitor fair from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 2, in the Prairie Center, located in the Tech Wing on the college’s main campus at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. Company demonstrations will[Read More…]
Roosevelt University Mother and Son Team Up in Hospitality
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2014. McHenry resident Tina Bruenning is working on a bachelor’s degree in hospitality management, as is her 20-year-old son, Nick. Both are students at Roosevelt University’s Manfred Steinfeld School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, and both do more than just take classes together. The two, who previously earned[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth’s Statement on Amendment to Authorize Training and Funding for Syrian Rebels
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2014. Yesterday, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) voted against the amendment to fund, train and equip Syrian rebels. She released the following statement. “ISIS poses a real and immediate threat to U.S. interests and potentially to our homeland if left unchecked. They must be contained and destroyed. I[Read More…]
New Report: Global Trend of Expanding Legal Abortion Services Continues
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2014. More than 30 countries have amended their laws to expand access to safe and legal abortion services in the last 20 years—a trend that has marked incredible progress to improving women’s rights and lives, including significantly reduced rates of maternal mortality due to unsafe abortion—according to[Read More…]
Free Adult Education Registration and Assessment Coming to South Suburban College’s New Adult Education Center in Calumet City
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 18, 2014. South Suburban College’s Division of Adult Education has a new location in Calumet City for Adult Basic Education (ABE) and Adult Secondary Education (ASE) classes. Registration and assessment will begin next week for ABE/ASE classes at the Sandridge Community Center, located at 600 Oglesby Avenue. [Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Proposed Ordinance To Establish A Chicago River Corridor Special Sign District
New Standards Will Ensure that the Chicago River is Protected from Signage that Negatively Impacts the Visual Environment CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—September 18, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced yesterday that he and Alderman Brendan Reilly will propose an ordinance to establish the Chicago River Special Sign District, which outlines new regulations and standards[Read More…]
Whale Woes: NRDC Petitions for Endangered Species Act Protections
Gulf of Mexico’s Resident Bryde’s Whale Population “can’t make it in the Gulf if we don’t help them out…” Bryde’s whales rocket through Pacific shallows to gorge on fish. Photograph by Doug Perrine LOS ANGELES—(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2014 —The Gulf of Mexico’s only non-migrating great whales are in big trouble, which[Read More…]
New Concerns over BP Atlantis Gulf Oil Rig
Earthjustice takes legal action Dark clouds of smoke and fire emerge as oil burns during a controlled fire in the Gulf of Mexico following the April 20, 2010 explosion on the Deepwater Horizon. Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin Stumberg / U.S. Navy Houston, TX–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2014. The controversy over[Read More…]
