WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–July 16, 2015. Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley announced the Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2015, a major piece of legislation to stop offshore Arctic drilling. The legislation would prevent any new or renewed leases for the exploration, development, or production of oil, natural gas, or any[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Prairie State College and Franciscan St. James Health Celebrate 50 Years of Partnership
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–July 16, 2015. This year, Prairie State College (PSC) celebrates 50 years of partnership with Franciscan St. James Health. That partnership recently was recognized during the Illinois Community College Trustees Association Awards, where Franciscan St. James Health (St. James) was nominated by PSC President Dr. Terri Winfree for the[Read More…]
Three New Officers Join Prairie State College Police Department
Prairie State College (PSC) Police Chief John P. Murphy, Sr. (left), and President Dr. Terri L. Winfree (right) congratulate newly sworn in officers to the PSC Police Department (from second from left) Gilbert Vargas, Jr., Brian C. Smith, and Brittney D. Jackson. CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–July 16, 2015. Prairie State College (PSC)[Read More…]
FDA Authorizes Use of Prosthesis for Rehabilitation of Above-the-knee Amputations
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 16, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today authorized use of the first prosthesis marketed in the U.S. for adults who have amputations above the knee and who have rehabilitation problems with, or cannot use, a conventional socket prosthesis. The Osseoanchored Prostheses for the Rehabilitation of[Read More…]
Futuristic Brain Probe Allows for Wireless Control of Neurons
NIH-funded scientists developed an ultra-thin, minimally invasive device for controlling brain cells with drugs and light Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 16, 2015. A study showed that scientists can wirelessly determine the path a mouse walks with a press of a button. Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, and[Read More…]
NRDC: House Passes Special-Interest Bill Masquerading as Drought Relief Measure
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–July 16, 2015 – The House today passed a brazen anti-environment bill masquerading as a drought relief measure. Following is a statement by Doug Obegi, a California-based senior attorney at the Natural Resources Defense Council: “From Sacramento to Washington, there are many constructive proposals designed to ease the effects of[Read More…]
Groups Urge Stronger Protections in New Stream Rule
Some notable improvement alongside troubling stream buffer provision In the past few decades, an area the size of Delaware has been flattened. Coal companies first raze an entire mountainside, ripping trees from the ground and clearing brush with huge tractors. This debris is then set ablaze as deep holes are[Read More…]
House Passes Bill That Would Unravel Environmental Protections in Drought-Stricken California
Bill eliminates safeguards for salmon while siphoning water to small group of commercial farms The nearly-empty Uvas Reservoir in California’s Santa Clara County on February 1, 2014. Photo courtesy of Ian Abbott Washington, DC —(ENEWSPF)–July 16, 2015. By a vote of 245–176, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation today[Read More…]
EPA Must End Discrimination, Stop States from Permitting Polluters in Overburdened Communities of Color
10+ years of delays in civil rights investigations threatens health of communities nationwide The expansion of ExxonMobil’s Beaumont Refinery in Texas is one of the cases where the EPA failed to investigate civil rights complaints filed more than a decade ago. Photo courtesy of Randy Edwards San Francisco, CA —(ENEWSPF)–July[Read More…]
EPA Must End Discrimination, Stop States from Permitting Polluters in Overburdened Communities of Color
10+ years of delays in civil rights investigations threatens health of communities nationwide The expansion of ExxonMobil’s Beaumont Refinery in Texas is one of the cases where the EPA failed to investigate civil rights complaints filed more than a decade ago. Photo courtesy of Randy Edwards San Francisco, CA —(ENEWSPF)–July[Read More…]
