DEA, HHS, ONDCP Respond to Senators’ Requests Regarding Efforts to Facilitate Medical Marijuana Research Washington, DC -(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2016. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) responded on Monday to a letter from several U.S.[Read More…]
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New Report Details Path to Improve Puget Sound Water Quality–and Recover Wild Salmon Populations
Shift from voluntary industrial agriculture pollution programs essential Seattle–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2016. The Western Environmental Law Center announces a new report, Agricultural Pollution in Puget Sound: Inspiration to Change Washington’s Reliance on Voluntary Incentive Programs to Save Salmon. Puget Sound’s poor water quality is a problem for ecosystem health, wild salmon[Read More…]
4 Wildlife Cams You’re Guaranteed to Love
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2016. Like us, you’d probably rather be in America’s great outdoors right now, spotting animals in their natural habitats. But don’t let being stuck behind a desk stop you. Adventure awaits just about anywhere, thanks to wildlife cams. They give us a glimpse of what’s happening in animals’ private[Read More…]
Cost of Diabetes Hits 825 Billion Dollars a Year
Number of adults with diabetes reaches 422 million worldwide Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2016. The global cost of diabetes is now 825 billion dollars per year, according to the largest ever study of diabetes levels across the world. The research, which was led by scientists from Imperial College London,[Read More…]
Spring 2016 Music Events At South Suburban College Announced
South Holland, Il–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2016. South Suburban College (SSC) has announced its spring music events. April 22, 2016 SSC Music Competition for Young Musicians 4:00pm – 6:00pm – Room 1137 April 23, 2016 SSC Music Competition for Young Musicians 10:00am – 12:00pm – Room 1137 May 4, 2016 Jazz Orchestra[Read More…]
NARAL Pushes RNC to Condemn Violent, Anti-Abortion Rhetoric
New Report Details Shocking Rise in Clinic Violence Group Urges GOP Leaders to Curb Inflammatory Rhetoric Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2016. With the release of a new report on the alarming increase in threats and violence directed toward reproductive health clinics in 2015, NARAL Pro-Choice America called on GOP leaders to condemn the[Read More…]
100th VA Grant-Funded Veterans Cemetery Dedicated
Grants Partnership Improves Veteran Access to Burial Benefits WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2016. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced the opening of the 100th VA grant funded Veterans cemetery. An $8.9 million grant from the VA funded the new Arizona Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery in Marana, Arizona. The cemetery is the[Read More…]
FTC Issues Warning Letters Regarding the Agency’s Contact Lens Rule
Prescribers Must Provide Patients with Their Prescriptions; Sellers Must Obtain or Verify Valid Prescriptions before Dispensing Lenses Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2016. Federal Trade Commission staff has sent 45 letters to contact lens prescribers and 10 to contact lens sellers warning them of potential violations of the agency’s Contact Lens Rule,[Read More…]
Behemoth Black Hole Found in an Unlikely Place
HAWAII–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2016. Astronomers have uncovered a near-record breaking supermassive black hole, weighing 17 billion suns, in an unlikely place: in the center of a galaxy in a sparsely populated area of the universe. The observations, made by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and the Gemini Telescope in Hawaii, may indicate[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel And Skills For Chicagoland’s Future Announce More Than 1,000 Unemployed And Underemployed Placed In Jobs In 2015
Partnership with City Will Place More Than 1,100 This Year and 5,000 by 2018; More Than 40 Percent are from Neighborhoods with High Unemployment CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Skills for Chicagoland’s Future (Skills) yesterday announced that 1,000 unemployed and underemployed Chicagoland residents have been connected with jobs[Read More…]
