Foam called Oleo Sponge pulls dispersed oil from water, including below surface Argonne postdoctoral researcher Ed Barry wrings out a sheet of Oleo Sponge during tests at Argonne. Photo by: Mark Lopez/Argonne National Laboratory CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2017 By: Louise Lerner When the Deepwater Horizon drilling pipe blew out seven years[Read More…]
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South Suburban College to Host Family Reading Night on April 4
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2017. South Suburban College’s Adult Volunteer Literacy Program is hosting their annual Family Reading Night event on Tuesday, April 4th from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. in the SSC Performing Arts Center Lobby. The public is invited to join SSC to find out about community[Read More…]
UN Agency Expanding Camps Around Mosul to Cope with Surge in Displacement
This three-year-old boy arrived just two days ago at one of UNHCR’s camps for displaced families fleeing conflict in West Mosul. Photo: UNHCR/Caroline Gluck MOSUL–(ENEWSPF)–7 March 2017 – Amid a spike in new displacement triggered by the Iraqi military offensive to recapture western Mosul, the United Nations refugee agency is[Read More…]
Chicago Mayor Emanuel, Paris Mayor Hidalgo Announce 19 Mayors from Around the World to Attend Urban Waterways Forum in Chicago on March 13
Mayors attending the forum to discuss the potential of waterways on urban development span five continents, 12 countries and represent 45 million people CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2017. After announcing that the Cities of Chicago and Paris would co-host a worldwide mayoral forum in Chicago on March 13, 2017, Mayor Rahm Emanuel[Read More…]
Sports Memorabilia Executive Pleads Guilty to $9.5 Million Fraud Scheme
John Rogers mugshot CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2017. The owner of a sports memorabilia company admitted in federal court yesterday that he conducted a fraud scheme using forged documents and phony sports memorabilia, including a doctored Heisman Trophy and fake baseball cards that he used as collateral on loans. JOHN ROGERS,[Read More…]
Vulto Creamery Issues Voluntary Recall of All Soft, Wash-Rind Raw Milk Cheeses Because of Possible Health Risk
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2017. Vulto Creamery, Walton, New York, is recalling all lots of Ouleout, Miranda, Heinennellie, and Willowemoc soft wash-rind raw milk cheeses out of an abundance of caution due to testing result from the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA), which found Ouleout lot # 617 positive[Read More…]
Arthritis Limits Daily Activities of 24 Million U.S. Adults
Symptoms can be reduced with physical activity and educational programs Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2017. More than 24 million adults with arthritis have activity limitations from their disease. The percentage of adults with arthritis who have activity limitations grew from 35.9% in 2002 to 42.8% in 2014, a significant increase of[Read More…]
Leaders from Center for American Progress and 19 Organizations Ask Sec. John Kelly to Halt Deportation of DREAMers in DHS Custody
DREAMer, Daniela Vargas listens at a news conference in Jackson, Miss. (Rogelio V. Solis/AP) Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2017. Today, Neera Tanden, President and CEO of the Center for American Progress, and the heads of 19 other leading progressive organizations—ranging from traditional civil rights groups to immigrants’ rights groups to unions—sent[Read More…]
New State-by-State Interactive Shows How Much Federal Funding Sanctuary Cities Could Lose at the Hands of President Trump’s Administration
Protesters take part in a rally to support sanctuary cities and oppose a border wall on February 28, 2017, in Austin, Texas. AP/Eric Gay Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2017. In an executive order issued on January 25, President Donald Trump directed the Office of Management and Budget to compile a[Read More…]
A Day Without Women Would Cost the U.S. Almost $21 Billion in GDP, Analysis Finds
Women employees iron stars onto a U.S. flag at Annin Flagmakers in South Boston, Virginia, on July 6, 2016. AP/Gerry Broome Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2017. On March 8, as advocates observe International Women’s Day, women worldwide are expected to take part in the “A Day Without A Woman” strike to[Read More…]
