Chicagoans Block Roads Asking Representative to Bring Moratorium Demand to Clinton, DNC; Civil Disobedience happening at 3240 W. Fullerton Ave. Outside Congressman’s Office Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2016. 13 year old Maria is leading a group of Chicagoans in a civil disobedience outside the Northwest side office of Representative Luis Gutierrez calling[Read More…]
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Hubble Captures Vivid Auroras in Jupiter’s Atmosphere
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2016. Astronomers are using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to study auroras — stunning light shows in a planet’s atmosphere — on the poles of the largest planet in the solar system, Jupiter. This observation program is supported by measurements made by NASA’s Juno spacecraft, currently on[Read More…]
Congressman Rush, Mayor Emanuel and Community Partners Launch Collaborative Neighborhood Development Program for Greater Chatham
Greater Chatham Initiative Designed to Strengthen Four Neighborhoods and Set Them on Upward Path in the 21st Century Economy CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2016. U.S. Representative Bobby Rush, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, community leaders, and partners from the private and public sectors yesterday launched the Greater Chatham Initiative (GCI). The first-of-its-kind collaborative[Read More…]
NIH-led Effort Uses Implementation Science Approaches to Reduce Mother-to-child HIV Transmission
Studies investigate best practices to ease major disease burden in Sub-Saharan Africa. An expectant mother in Nigeria is tested for HIV while attending a “baby shower,” at a church, where free HIV tests and prenatal care are offered.Photo by Dina Patel/HealthySunrise Foundation Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2016. An emerging field, known[Read More…]
State Ag Department Trying to Conceal Information on Polluting Fertilizer
Earthjustice demands public accountability A toxic algae outbreak on southwest Florida’s Caloosahatchee River in June of 2011, turned the water a freakish green, killed fish, and released a nauseating stench for weeks. Photo provided by Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation Tallahassee —(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2016. With algae outbreaks turning South Florida’s coastal rivers[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending June 25, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2016 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending June 25, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 268,000, an increase of 10,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised down by 1,000 from 259,000 to 258,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]
US Department of Labor Announces ApprenticeshipUSA Industry Intermediary Contracts to Expand Apprenticeships
Part of $90M in apprenticeship funds to grow ‘earn-while-you-learn’ model nationwide WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2016. In its effort to double the number of Registered Apprenticeship programs nationwide, the U.S. Department of Labor announced today the availability of up to 12 ApprenticeshipUSA Industry Intermediary Contracts to national organizations to start or[Read More…]
New Study Sheds Light on How Some Survive Ebola
Finding points way to new approaches to Ebola treatment Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2016. A first-of-its-kind Ebola study yields clues to how some people are able to survive the deadly virus and suggests possible avenues for treatments that could save more lives. Researchers at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emory[Read More…]
Lawsuit Launched to Protect Home of America’s Only Known Jaguar From Copper Mine
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Ignored Its Own Scientists in Approving Sprawling Rosemont Copper Mine Photo of “El Jefe” the jaguar by Conservation CATalyst and the Center for Biological Diversity. TUCSON, Ariz.—(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2016. The Center for Biological Diversity today filed a notice of intent to sue the U.S. Fish and[Read More…]
Over 100 Members of Congress Urge Court to Bar Employment Discrimination Against LGBT People
NEW YORK —(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2016. More than 100 members of Congress Tuesday night urged a federal appeals court to hold that employers cannot discriminate against people based on their sexual orientation. Over 100 members of the House of Representatives filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for[Read More…]
