DUBUQUE, Iowa–(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2016 – In its new survey of Illinois, the Loras College Poll finds Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton with a strong lead over Republican nominee Donald Trump. The poll also finds Democratic challenger Tammy Duckworth with a lead over incumbent Republican Mark Kirk in the race for[Read More…]
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East Chicago Lead Crisis to be Topic at November 2 Environmental Justice Forum at Roosevelt University
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2016. Thomas Frank, a member of the Southeast Environmental Task Force and an activist working with residents of an East Chicago public housing complex located on a toxic lead site will be one of the speakers at Roosevelt University’s November 2 environmental justice forum. The forum entitled “Deindustrialization,[Read More…]
NextGen Climate Celebrates National Early Vote Day: Releases Early Vote Exit Poll of Battleground Millennials Showing Strong Clinton Support
SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2016. NextGen Climate today released an early vote exit poll of millennial voters in battleground states to mark National Early Vote Day. The poll shows that millennials who have voted early strongly favor immediate action on climate change, overwhelmingly see Hillary Clinton as the candidate best able[Read More…]
VoteVets, For Our Future Report on Largest Ever All-Military Voter Canvass in Battleground States
Hundreds of Thousands of Doors are being Knocked on by Veterans in Florida, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, in Support of Hillary Clinton and Senate Candidates Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2016. Veterans and military families are currently leading a massive on-the-ground direct voter contact effort in three key battleground states. The initiative[Read More…]
New Rangeland Fire Science Plan Essential for Sage-Grouse, Sagebrush Conservation and Restoration
Plan also addresses other rangeland threats WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2016. Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior released a new science plan that will serve as an action-oriented blueprint for acquiring information needed to make science-based decisions to restore and conserve the imperiled ‘sagebrush sea,’ a roughly 500,000-square-mile-area of sagebrush[Read More…]
New Method for Performing Aortic Valve Replacement Proves Successful in High-Risk Patients
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2016. Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have developed a new, less invasive way to perform transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), a procedure widely used to treat aortic valve stenosis, a lethal heart condition. The new approach, called transcaval access, will make TAVR more available to[Read More…]
A Timeless Start to the Holidays at Governors State University: Salt Creek Ballet to Perform the Nutcracker on Dec. 3
Featuring Guest Artists Gillian Murphy and Marcelo Gomes University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2016 – Nothing beats the din of holiday preparations—cooking, tree-trimming, caroling, lighting candles, shopping. However you choose to commemorate the holidays, Governors State University’s Center for Performing Arts offers a timeless way to kick off the holiday season[Read More…]
Center for American Progress: Millennial Women and Families Deserve a Fair Shot
A child holds a balloon with his mother, May 2014. AP/David Goldman New CAP report shows how the Great Recession created unique economic barriers for Millennials and what policies would help young women and families get ahead—not just get by. Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2016. Millennial women face huge challenges[Read More…]
Genetically Engineered Crops Fail to Increase Yields and Reduce Pesticide Use, Exposé Reveals
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2016. A report published this weekend in The New York Times finds that the shift to genetically engineered (GE) crops in the United States and Canada over the past two decades has increased the use of pesticides in North America, and failed to produce any significant yield[Read More…]
North Carolina Businessman Pleads Guilty to Misappropriating Approximately $2.9 Million in Funds from NFL Players
Failed to Report More Than $1.4 Million in Embezzled Funds on Tax Returns NORTH CAROLINA–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2016. A North Carolina businessman, who provided financial services to professional athletes, pleaded guilty today to wire fraud and filing a false 2011 income tax return, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Caroline D.[Read More…]
