NASHVILLE, Tenn.—(ENEWSPF)—August 25, 2014. Following an agreement with the Center for Biological Diversity to speed decisions on protection for 757 imperiled species, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today protected 2,488 acres of critical habitat for three flowering plants in Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee. Short’s bladderpod, fleshy-fruit gladecress[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
More Than a Quarter-million Youth Who Had Never Smoked a Cigarette Used E-cigarettes in 2013
Study finds youth who have used e-cigarettes are almost twice as likely to intend to smoke conventional cigarettes Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2014. More than a quarter of a million youth who had never smoked a cigarette used electronic cigarettes in 2013, according to a CDC study published in the journal[Read More…]
Registration Open for Late Start Courses at Prairie State College
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—August 25, 2014. It’s not too late to register for fall classes at Prairie State College (PSC). Busy work schedules, family obligations, and changing life situations can make it difficult to start college classes at the beginning of the semester. For those who were unable to begin classes in[Read More…]
Photographer of the Year and Annual Student Work Exhibition Opens at Prairie State College Christopher Art Gallery
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2014. A selection of works from Prairie State College (PSC) Photographer of the Year honoree Carole Rose will be on display through Thursday, Sept. 18, in the Christopher Art Gallery on the college’s main campus, located at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. An artists’ reception[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth Announces Grant for Substance Abuse and HIV Prevention Awareness at Renz Addiction Counseling Center in Elgin, Illinois
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 25, 2014. Today, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) announced that the Department of Health and Human Services awarded a $125,000 grant to fund the Informate (Get Informed) project at Renz Addiction Counseling Center in Elgin, Illinois. The Informate Project will offer substance abuse and HIV prevention awareness and education[Read More…]
Let Them Sleep: AAP Recommends Delaying Start Times of Middle and High Schools to Combat Teen Sleep Deprivation
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 25, 2014. Studies show that adolescents who don’t get enough sleep often suffer physical and mental health problems, an increased risk of automobile accidents and a decline in academic performance. But getting enough sleep each night can be hard for teens whose natural sleep cycles make[Read More…]
Overweight or Obese Children Likely to be Perceived as ‘Healthy’ by Parents
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 25, 2014. Parents’ inability to recognize the overweight or obese status of their child may be one explanation for the poor results of pediatric obesity prevention and control efforts, which have yielded only modest results in the past few years. In a study in the September[Read More…]
Arguments Today: Voting Laws in Kansas and Arizona Violate Federal Law
Tens of Thousands of People Could Find it Harder to Vote As Kansas and Arizona Seek to Impose Strict Proof of Citizenship Requirements Denver, CO –(ENEWSPF)—August 25, 2014. With Congress’ power to protect voters in federal elections in jeopardy, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver will hear oral[Read More…]
Human Rights Watch: Gaza – Halt Executions
25 Alleged Collaborators Summarily Executed in 72 Hours Jerusalem—(ENEWSPF)—25 August 2014. Hamas authorities in the Gaza Strip should urgently act to stop executions of Palestinians accused of providing information to the Israeli military and appropriately punish those behind the executions, Human Rights Watch said today. News reports said unidentified gunmen[Read More…]
Advocates for Youth, Feminist Majority Foundation, and Planned Parenthood Announce ‘Youth ShowOUT’ Campaign to Engage and Mobilize Young Voters
WASHINGTON, DC – Advocates for Youth (Advocates), Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF), and Planned Parenthood Generation (PPGen), a project of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, are joining forces for an exciting new national civic engagement campaign — the 2014 Youth ShowOUT! The campaign will engage and mobilize young voters across the country through on[Read More…]
