U.S. Leaders, Unions, Advocates Hail Report Calling For 75 Percent Recycling Rate WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2011. Higher recycling rates hold the potential to produce millions of new jobs, would strengthen local economies, reduce pollution and improve public health, according to a new report released today. At a National Recycling Day event[Read More…]
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We Can’t Wait: HHS Cuts Nearly $18 Billion in Improper Payments, Announce New Steps for Stopping Government Waste
CMS Announces New Demonstrations to Help Curb Improper Medicare, Medicaid Payments Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2011. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) today announced that the Administration cut wasteful improper payments by $17.6 billion dollars in 2011 as part of the Obama Administration’s Campaign to Cut Waste, fueled by decreases[Read More…]
EPA and GSA highlight ‘eCycling’ on America Recycles Day
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2011. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the General Services Administration highlighted the benefits of electronics recycling today at a certified “eCycling” facility for America Recycles Day. “Instead of creating pollution, our used electronics can be supporting local jobs through eCycling,” said EPA Region 5 Land and Chemicals[Read More…]
Study Links Pesticide Exposure to Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2011. Research published in the online edition of Environmental Health Perspectives finds that exposure to certain pesticides elevates the risk of non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (NHL). The study, “A Prospective Study of Organochlorines in Adipose Tissue and Risk of non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma,” finds a positive correlation between levels of the[Read More…]
Park Forest is Growing Green with CMAP
Youth from Park Forest work with CMAP to plan for the future of their town. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest has a legacy of living and growing sustainably. Now, this south suburban community is embarking on an innovative effort to create a village-wide sustainability plan. Village residents,[Read More…]
IL Fire Marshal Commemorates National Elevator/Escalator Safety Week In Illinois
SPRINGFIELD—(ENEWSPF)—November 14, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn and the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal have proclaimed November 13-19, 2011 as the National Elevator Escalator Safety Awareness Week in Illinois. The objective of this week is to create safety awareness among residents when riding elevators, escalators and moving walks. Governor[Read More…]
Durbin and Kirk Announce Legislation to Protect School Children with Allergies
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2011. Schools across the country should maintain access to critical life saving medication for children with food and other allergies, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL) said today. The School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act, which Durbin and Kirk intend to introduce in[Read More…]
Bangladesh Offers Lessons on Climate Change and Disaster Risks – Secretary General Ban
Bangladesh–(ENEWSPF)–14 November 2011. Climate change is the single most important challenge the world faces, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed today in Bangladesh, a country that is all too familiar with the impact of extreme weather events and which the United Nations chief hailed as a global leader in disaster risk reduction. In[Read More…]
Media and Technology Pioneers Arianna Huffington and Wendy & Eric Schmidt Honored for Environmental Leadership
NRDC Holds 13th Annual “Forces for Nature” Benefit NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2011. The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) today will honor Wendy and Eric Schmidt, of the 11th Hour Project and Google, Inc., respectively, and Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post Media Group President and Editor-in-Chief, for their trailblazing environmental efforts in[Read More…]
Wood Stove Intervention Can Reduce Childhood Pneumonia
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2011. Cooking stoves with chimneys can lower exposure to indoor wood smoke and reduce the rate of severe pneumonia by 30 percent in children less than 18 months of age, according to a new air pollution study funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS),[Read More…]
