CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—September 2, 2014. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved permits allowing the FutureGen Industrial Alliance Inc. to inject carbon dioxide deep underground near Jacksonville, Illinois. This process – known as “carbon sequestration” – is a means of storing carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change. These[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Center for Food Safety Criticizes Latest Move by Food Industry to Minimize Oversight of Food Additives
Grocery Manufacturers initiative is inadequate, cannot replace needed regulation by FDA Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2014. The Center for Food Safety today expressed disappointment in the Grocery Manufacturer Association’s (GMA) proposed changes to the food industry’s process in assessing the safety of food additives. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has[Read More…]
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel’s Message to the Force on Suicide Prevention Month 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 2, 2014 To the men and women of the Department of Defense: Preventing military suicide is one of DoD’s highest priorities, and something I’m personally committed to as secretary of defense. As we observe Suicide Prevention Month, we must rededicate ourselves to actively working not only every month,[Read More…]
HHS Awards $65 Million in Healthy Start Grants to Reduce Infant Mortality
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 2, 2014. HHS Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell today released $65 million in grants to help 87 organizations in 33 states reduce high infant mortality rates and other health problems related to pregnancy and mothers’ health. Healthy Start is targeted to the needs of vulnerable mothers and infants in[Read More…]
University of Oregon Sets Another Record with the Return of ESPN’s College Game Day
The Sept. 6 broadcast from the Memorial Quad marks sixth consecutive visit to Eugene GameDay Broadcast via GoDucks.com EUGENE, Oregon–(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2014 – ESPN College GameDay can’t get enough of Eugene and the Oregon Ducks as it returns for the sixth straight year in a row to stage production in the memorial[Read More…]
Roosevelt University Student Marks World Suicide Prevention Day with September 10 Night of Hope
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2014. Roosevelt University will mark World Suicide Prevention Day on Wednesday, Sept. 10 with A Night of Hope, an awareness program on suicide prevention that is open to all college students, as well as the public, in Chicago’s busy South Loop college corridor. The program, being held at[Read More…]
‘Terminal Town’ Places Chicago at Epicenter of US Air, Bus and Rail Travel
Interactive exhibit from DePaul University’s Chaddick Institute debuts at Thompson Center Transportation expert Joseph Schwieterman has released a new book, “Terminal Town: An Illustrated Guide to Chicago’s Airports, Bus Depots, Train Stations, and Steamship Landings, 1939 – Present” that explores Chicago’s role as the epicenter of U.S. passenger travel. Schwieterman,[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Revised Outlook On Wastewater Revenue Bonds
S&P Upgrades Rating on Upcoming Second Lien Wastewater Debt to “AA-” from “A+” with Stable Outlook; Also Raises Rating for Senior Lien Wastewater Debt to “AA” from “AA-” CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced today that S&P has raised the rating on the City of Chicago’s second lien wastewater[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel and CPS CEO Byrd-Bennett Ring In The First Day Of School
Walks Safe Passage Route with Students and Ring School Bell at Penn Elementary to Start the 2014-2015 School Year CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett today celebrated the first day of school at Penn Elementary School. The Mayor walked students to class[Read More…]
Radar Vision Maps Napa Valley Earthquake
Sentinel-1 maps earthquake EU–(ENEWSPF)–2 September 2014. Sentinel-1A has added yet another string to its bow. Radar images from this fledgling satellite have been used to map the rupture caused by the biggest earthquake that has shaken northern California in 25 years. Scientists collaborating through the UK Natural Environment Research Council’s[Read More…]
