Larger-than-average low and no oxygen area may affect the region’s shrimp fisheries Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2017. Federal scientists forecast that this summer’s Gulf of Mexico dead zone – an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and other marine life – will be approximately 8,185 square miles,[Read More…]
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Global Coral Bleaching Event Likely Ending
But scientists forecast high ocean temperatures may persist in some areas Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2017. After analyzing satellite and model data, NOAA’s experts say coral reefs around the world may finally catch a break from high ocean temperatures that have lingered for an unprecedented three years, the longest period since[Read More…]
Lawsuit Seeks Documents on Trump Administration’s Ties to Coal Industry
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2017. The Center for Biological Diversity sued the Trump administration today for public records of closed-door meetings between the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and industry executives over the reversal of the Obama administration’s “pause” on coal extraction on federal public lands. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke[Read More…]
ACLU Challenges Arkansas Abortion Restrictions
Provisions of Law Would Put Abortion Out of Reach for Many Women in the State LITTLE ROCK, Ark. —(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2017. The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Arkansas, and the Center for Reproductive Rights today filed suit to block four Arkansas laws that would heavily restrict or outright[Read More…]
CDC Surveys Find Substantial Increase in Number of U.S. Counties with Virus-carrying Mosquitoes
Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—June 20, 2017. The Southern United States shows a substantial increase in the number of counties that reported evidence of the mosquitoes that can spread chikungunya, dengue, and Zika viruses, according to new research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published in the Journal of Medical[Read More…]
Constituents to Protest TrumpCare in Chicago with Rally and Mobile Billboard on June 22
The Illinois Healthcare Truth Tour seeks to protect the Affordable Care Act CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—June 20, 2017. Chicago is the last stop in a series of rallies across Illinois to save the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The events are complete with mobile billboards that include facts about how TrumpCare would affect Illinois[Read More…]
Trail Workday Saturday, June 24 at Thorn Creek Woods Nature Preserve
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 20, 2017. Workdays are a fun way to give back to Thorn Creek Woods Nature Preserve! Help maintain the trails throughout the preserve or come help weed and nurture our Prairie Sampler and butterfly garden. Join us on our Trail Workday Saturday June 24. Workday is for[Read More…]
Florida Governor Rick Scott Signs Bipartisan Bill to Expand Solar Incentives
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2017. Florida Governor Rick Scott late Friday signed Senate Bill 90, a measure that will expand tax breaks for renewable energy sources like solar panels on commercial and industrial buildings. The bill extends renewable-energy tax breaks already given to residential properties and exempts a percentage of the[Read More…]
ACLU, Advocates Raise Alarm About Impact of American Health Care Act on People With Disabilities
WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2017. The American Civil Liberties Union, more than a dozen disability rights organizations, and several senators will sponsor a congressional briefing today that will examine the devastating impact of Medicaid per capita caps on people with disabilities. The American Health Care Act (AHCA), adopted by the House[Read More…]
Republican Senate Health Care Bill Submitted to CBO. It’s Even More Severe Than the House Bill
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2017 By First Amendment According to Andy Slavitt, via Twitter, the Senate health care Trumpcare bill is even more severe than the House bill. “Mean” per Donald Trump, who’ll sign it into law. I didn’t think it was possible, but Senate Republicans have outdone their radical House[Read More…]
