Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—July 24, 2018 The Third Annual Growing Green Recycle Fest takes place on Saturday, July 28, from 8 a.m. to noon, in downtown Park Forest at the corner of Main Street and Cunningham Drive. The annual event allows Park Forest residents to dispose of a multitude of items[Read More…]
Environmental
Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Expansion of Gulf of Mexico Drilling
Offshore drilling across 78 million acres will worsen climate change, ramp up risks to communities, wildlife Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 17, 2018 Contacts: Maggie Caldwell, Earthjustice, Dustin Renaud, Gulf Restoration Network, Gabby Brown, Sierra Club, and Kristen Monsell, Center for Biological Diversity Environmental groups sued the Trump administration today for opening up[Read More…]
Calumet 2018 Outdoor Series ‘Walking the Freedom Trail’ on July 21
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—July 14, 2018 By: Larry McClellan and Tom Shepherd The Calumet 2018 Outdoor Series ‘Walking the Freedom Trail’ will take place on Saturday, July 21 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Join Tom Shepherd, a member of the Little Calumet Underground Railroad Project, as he guides a hike along the[Read More…]
U.S. Judge Allows Monsanto’s Roundup Cancer Lawsuit to Go to Trial, Victims Will Be Heard in Court
San Francisco, CA –(ENEWSPF)—July 12, 2018 Contact: Kara Cook-Schultz This week, a federal judge found sufficient evidence to move to trial hundreds of lawsuits alleging that Monsanto Co.’s glyphosate-containing weed-killer Roundup causes cancer. More than 400 farmers, landscapers, and consumers, whose lawsuits have been consolidated before the Northern California federal[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Joins 10 Attorney Generals Bringing Suit Against EPA Over Illegal Rollback of Key Climate Protection Regulations
Attorneys General Charge U.S. EPA with Illegally Seeking to Roll Back Prohibition on Hydrofluorocarbons, Powerful Climate Change Pollutants Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—July 2, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced last week that she joined 10 Attorneys General filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for seeking to[Read More…]
Union Street Gallery’s 14th Annual Garden Walk to Take Place on July 7
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—June 25, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Union Street Gallery, 1527 Otto Boulevard in Chicago Heights, will host its 14th Annual Garden Walk on Saturday, July 7 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine. This year 7 gardens have generously agreed to participate in the walk. The gardens[Read More…]
Trump Targets U.S. Climate and Energy Data, Putting Science at Risk, Center for American Progress Report Says
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—June 14, 2018 By: Luke Bassett, Kristina Costa, and Lia Cattaneo The Trump administration is working to undermine federal programs that gather scientific data on climate and energy, part of a disturbing effort to erode public confidence in climate science, according to a new report from the Center[Read More…]
Trump’s War on Oceans Puts Coastal Communities, Wildlife at Risk
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—June 5, 2018 By: Margaret Cooney The Trump administration is accelerating its war on America’s oceans, rolling back safeguards and pollution controls with policies that put coastal communities and priceless wildlife at risk, according to a new column from the Center for American Progress. As we look ahead[Read More…]
Great Tree Giveaway of 2018 to be Held on Sunday, June 10
Richton Park, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 4, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser As part of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District’s ‘Restore the Canopy Project, the Southland Voice at the Benjamin O Davis VFW Post 311 will host the Great Tree Giveaway of 2018. The event will be held from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.[Read More…]
World Health Organization Finds Increased Cancer Risk for Chemical Found in Plastics
PENNSYLVANIA—(ENEWSPF)—June 4, 2018 Contacts: Alex Truelove, Kara Cook-Schultz After years of scientific research and evidence collection, the cancer agency at the World Health Organization (WHO) has now classified styrene as a “probable carcinogen.” Styrene is a chemical building block of polystyrene, the plastic material used to make styrofoam and many[Read More…]
