Twenty-two States Plus Washington, D.C. Fail to Set Up Clean-air Plans Oakland, CA-(ENEWSPF)- A coalition of environmental and public-health groups filed a formal notice of intent to sue the Environmental Protection Agency today because 22 states and the District of Columbia have failed to finalize plans to reduce ozone pollution, posing[Read More…]
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130,000 Call on Olive Garden to Adopt Ethical ‘Good Food’ Practices
Demonstrations Across Country Urge Company to Improve Treatment of Workers, Animals, Environment Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Advocates across the United States are demonstrating at Olive Garden restaurants today to urge the chain and its parent company, Darden Restaurant Inc. to improve food-sourcing and labor practices. The demonstrations are taking place in New York[Read More…]
Secretary of State Services at GSU Tuesday, May 17
University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Secretary of State’s Mobile Service Unit will be at Governors State University on Tuesday, May 17, from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., in the Hall of Governors. Services available at the mobile service unit include driver’s license and State ID renewal, replacement, and corrections; vehicle sticker sales;[Read More…]
Space Mission First to Observe Key Interaction Between Magnetic Fields of Earth and Sun
NASA mission, with help from UMD physicists, is first to observe how magnetic reconnection takes place, a critical step in understanding space weather College Park, MD-(ENEWSPF)- Most people do not give much thought to the Earth’s magnetic field, yet it is every bit as essential to life as air, water and[Read More…]
Scientists Find ‘Birthmarks’ from Earth’s Infancy
College Park, MD-(ENEWSPF)- University of Maryland Professor of Geology Richard Walker and fellow scientists in a multi-institution research team have found two ‘birthmarks’ within Earth’s mantle (the rocky middle layer between Earth’s metallic core and outer crust), consisting of silicate material formed when our planet was less than 50 million years[Read More…]
Marian Honors 82 Students For Academic Perfection
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Marian Catholic High School honored 82 sophomores, juniors and seniors at the annual Academic Breakfast on April 21. Students honored have earned a grade-point average of 4.0 or higher in all semesters at Marian. Seniors include Josephine An, Megan Chio, Kyle Elam, George Funk, Arielle Hernandez-Lyons, Myles Howard,[Read More…]
GSU School Counseling Professor Named Educator of the Year
University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Dr. Katie Wix, Assistant Professor of Counseling, has only been an educator at Governors State University since last August, but she has already earned recognition for her work as an educator of school counselors. Dr. Wix was recently awarded the 2016 Illinois School Counselor Educator of the Year[Read More…]
Xylitol and Your Dog: Danger, Paws Off
Silver Spring, MD-(ENEWSPF)- Your six-month-old puppy, Hoover, will eat anything that isn’t tied down. Like many dog owners, you know chocolate can be dangerous to your pooch. But you may not know that if Hoover sticks his nose in your handbag and eats a pack of sugarless chewing gum, the consequences[Read More…]
Granite City Chiropractor Pleads Guilty To Healthcare Fraud And Money Laundering
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- James L. Porter, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today, that Bridget Brasfield, 45, of Edwardsville, Illinois, pled guilty to a two-count information charging Health Care Fraud and Money Laundering. Sentencing has been set for August 30, 2016, in U.S. District Court in Benton,[Read More…]
Did Star Formation Regulation Change as the Universe Evolved?
Subaru Telescope, Japan-(ENEWSPF)- An international team led by scientists at the Subaru Telescope and Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich in Switzerland used the W. M. Keck Observatory (Note 1) to study the role of star formation rates in metal contents of distant galaxies. What they discovered is that the amount of[Read More…]
