Patients and Advocates Cheer This Important Step Forward Trenton, NJ–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2012. Yesterday, the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services issued a permit to Montclair-based Greenleaf Compassion Center to begin growing medicinal marijuana. Advocates, patients and families cheered this long-awaited act as an important step in the process[Read More…]
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Public Service Commission Set to Rubber Stamp Kemper Plant
Commission Announces Meeting with 8 Days’ Notice, Bailout Predicted Jackson, MS–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2012. The Mississippi Public Service Commission has essentially announced its intention to rubber stamp Mississippi Power’s proposed Kemper County coal plant. The PSC gave notice of a public meeting on the afternoon of Monday, April 16, approximately one[Read More…]
Space Shuttle Discovery Flies to the Smithsonian
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2012. Discovery, the longest-serving orbiter in the space shuttle fleet, departed Kennedy Space Center in Florida around dawn today, and is expected to arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport about 11 a.m. EDT. After a two-day layover at the airport, where it will be de-mated from the[Read More…]
NOAA Seeks Input on Monitor National Marine Sanctuary Draft Management Plan
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2012. NOAA today released a comprehensive draft management plan and environmental assessment for the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary for public review and comment. The plan, based on several years of scientific assessment and public input, will serve as a roadmap for addressing issues facing the sanctuary over[Read More…]
Hubble’s 22nd Anniversary Image Shows Turbulent Star-Making Region
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2012. Several million young stars are vying for attention in a new NASA Hubble Space Telescope image of a raucous stellar breeding ground in 30 Doradus, a star-forming complex located in the heart of the Tarantula nebula. The new image comprises one of the largest mosaics ever assembled[Read More…]
Report: Mississippi Delta Vital
Scientists call for “immediate action” to Protect U.S. Assets Photo by Gerry Ellis Baton Rouge LA–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2012. Building a series of engineered structures called diversions along the lower Mississippi River will yield tens of billions of dollars in net annual benefits to the nation and hedge against future[Read More…]
Energy Department Report Finds Major Potential to Increase Clean Hydroelectric Power
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2012 As part of President Obama’s all-out, all-of-the-above energy strategy, the Energy Department today released a renewable energy resource assessment detailing the potential to develop electric power generation at existing dams across the United States that aren’t currently equipped to produce power. The report estimates that[Read More…]
IL Dept of Insurance Recognized for Exemplary Performance of its Senior Health Insurance Program
State ranks #1 nationwide on most improved overall performance SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2012. The Illinois Department of Insurance (DOI) has received recognition from the U. S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that Illinois excels in several areas related to exemplary performance for its Senior Health Insurance Program. The Senior[Read More…]
Former Chief Engineer of South Pacific Tuna Vessel Pleads Guilty to Covering up Environmental Crimes
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—April 17, 2012. A former chief engineer from the tuna fishing vessel San Nikunau pleaded guilty today in federal court to violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS), announced Assistant Attorney General Ignacia S. Moreno and U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. Rolando Ong Vano served as the[Read More…]
Statement from Kaiser Permanente Regarding Proposed Closing of Pediatrics Unit
From Colleen McKeown, Senior Vice President and Area Manager, Kaiser Permanente Greater Southern Alameda Area CALIFORNIA-(ENEWSPF)- Kaiser Permanente is making a significant, $2 billion investment in the health, economy, and well-being of Alameda County and the East Bay with the building of two new medical centers in Oakland and San[Read More…]
