Appleton, Wisconsin—(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2016 – Colin Parsons, son of Dennis and Stephanie Parsons of Park Forest, IL, has been named to the 2016 Lawrence University dean’s list for maintaining a 3.4 grade point average or higher for the full 2015-16 academic year. Colin is a 2011 graduate of Marian Catholic[Read More…]
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Study Finds Induced Labor Not Associated with Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorders
Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2016. Induction of labor appears not to be associated with increased risk of autism spectrum disorders in children in a large new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The new finding suggests that concern about autism risk should not factor into clinical[Read More…]
General Mills Expands Retail Flour Recall
Consumers are reminded not to eat uncooked dough or batter made with raw flour MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota –(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2016. Due to four new confirmed illnesses, General Mills is adding additional flour production dates to the previously announced U.S. retail flour recall that was originally announced on May 31, 2016.[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Bernie Sanders Highlights Dramatic Contrast on Climate Between Trump and Clinton
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–July 25, 2016. Tonight in his address at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Senator Bernie Sanders backed Secretary Hillary Clinton as the clear choice for climate progress, declaring “Hillary Clinton is listening to the scientists who tell us that – unless we act boldly and transform[Read More…]
Coalition Seeks Greater Public Access to Information About Chemicals Used in Fracking
Conservation groups, landowners, and public health advocates file petition to reform Montana’s fracking chemical disclosure rule Fracking well Billings, Mont. —(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2016. Today a coalition of conservation groups, landowners, and public health advocates petitioned the Montana Board of Oil and Gas Conservation to provide broader public disclosure of information[Read More…]
EPA Admits Airplane Pollution’s Climate Danger But Drags Feet on Emissions Rules
Agency releases long-awaited endangerment finding acknowledging that planet-warming pollution from airplanes poses threat to human welfare Global aviation, if it were equivalent to a country, would be the 7th largest global emitter, just below Germany and more than Korea and Canada. Photo courtesy of Travis Olbrich Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–July 26,[Read More…]
Friends of the Earth: American Retirement Funds are Destroying Rainforests
Innovative new web tool empowers citizen investor action on deforestation WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2016. A new transparency tool, “Deforestation Free Funds,” shows which global mutual funds contain palm-oil-related holdings, the fastest growing cause of rainforest destruction today. Friends of the Earth and As You Sow created this free[Read More…]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Final Methodology for Prioritizing and Addressing Endangered Species Act Status Reviews
Process will ensure species in greatest need are identified and addressed first, provide greater transparency and foster stakeholder engagement Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2016. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced its final methodology for improving the way it identifies and prioritizes pending Endangered Species Act (ESA) status reviews, the scientifically[Read More…]
Governor Rauner Calls on General Assembly to Vote on Constitutional Amendment for Term Limits in Fall Veto Session
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–July 25, 2016. On the heels of a Cook County Judge ruling against putting a popular measure on the ballot that would create independently drawn legislative maps, Governor Bruce Rauner today reiterated his push for good government reforms including a call for the Illinois General Assembly to vote on a[Read More…]
Secretary of State Kerry’s Press Availability in Vientiane, Laos, July 26, 2016
Vientiane, Laos–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good afternoon, everybody. On behalf of President Obama and all of the American people, I want to express my deepest condolences to the families of those whose loved ones were killed in the horrific attack in Sagamihara, Japan this morning. And our thoughts[Read More…]
