On the Eve of Tenaska Vote, Former CUB Director Details Costs of Springfield’s Sweetheart Deals with Coal CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2012 – As the Illinois House Public Utilities Committee prepares to vote Wednesday on legislation that would raise electric rates on Illinois consumers to pay for a coal plant proposed by[Read More…]
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EPA Strongly Defends Its Veto of One of Largest Mountaintop Removal Mines Ever Proposed
Agency files appeal to persevere in protection of Appalachian waters, communities Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2012. On Friday afternoon, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed a notice that it is appealing the U.S. District Court decision that overturned the agency’s veto under the Clean Water Act of the extremely destructive[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Calls for Passage of Safe Chemicals Act
Chicago Tribune Series Shows Need for Greater EPA Authority to Protect Consumers from Toxic Chemicals CHICAGO, IL–(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2012. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today called for Senate passage of legislation that would overhaul an antiquated law that has left American families exposed to dangerous toxic chemicals included in everyday[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Unveils 2012 Carolyn Adams ‘Ticket for the Cure’ Lottery Ticket
Ticket Proceeds Fund Community Outreach, Education, Research for Breast Cancer CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)—May 14, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn yesterday unveiled the new Carolyn Adams Ticket for the Cure lottery scratch-off ticket at the Y-Me “Race at Your Pace” breast cancer walk in Chicago’s Grant Park. The ticket has raised more than $8.5[Read More…]
First Lady Joins Team USA to Announce Nationwide Commitments to Get More Than 1.7 Million Kids Active This Year
Mrs. Obama, who will lead the Presidential Delegation to London, is working to turn the inspiration of the Olympic and Paralympic Games into action by getting more kids healthy and active Dallas, Texas–(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2012. Today, First Lady Michelle Obama joined U.S. Olympians, Paralympians and London hopefuls to announce a[Read More…]
Cleanup Brings Muskegon Lake Area of Concern Closer to Restoration, Delivers Results Under Great Lakes Initiative
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2012 – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and the City and County of Muskegon today announced the completion of a contaminated sediment removal project at the Division Street Outfall to Muskegon Lake. This project brings Muskegon Lake closer to being removed from a[Read More…]
EPA Reevaluating Its Commitment to Phase Out Toxic Fumigant
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2012. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is accepting public comment on several complex regulatory issues related to the agency’s commitment to phase out the toxic fumigant sulfuryl fluoride. At one time EPA had supported sulfuryl fluoride as a replacement for a second fumigant, methyl bromide, which[Read More…]
Baseball Fields Sprayed, Host Youth Games 30 Minutes Later
MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–May 12, 2012. With the Keep off the Grass Sign evident in the foreground, a baseball game takes place Wednesday evening at 5 p.m. on a field that had been treated with synthetic toxic weed killers at approximately 4:30 p.m. (Sandy Syburg photo) It happens, undoubtedly, often and everywhere. Poisons[Read More…]
Daughter Follows in Mother’s Footsteps at Lynn Sage Cancer Research Foundation
Mother-daughter pairs on board of directors carry on Lynn’s legacy Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–May 11, 2012. As a young girl, Stephanie Lieber remembers watching her mother and her friends sitting around their dining room table discussing how they could do something to honor their friend Lynn Sage who had recently died as a[Read More…]
Understanding Risk Factors and Recognizing Stroke Symptoms May Save Lives
Healthy lifestyle choices may reduce chance of having a stroke Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–May 11, 2012. Every 40 seconds someone in the United States has a stroke. Stroke is the fourth leading cause of death and the number one cause of adult disability in the country. While stroke often occurs without warning, understanding[Read More…]
