OREGON—(ENEWSPF)—May 2, 2017. By: Rosemary Piser Last night, Jimmy Kimmel digressed from his usual light-hearted monologue and told his audience that within hours of his birth last week, son, William “Billy” Kimmel required emergency open heart surgery to repair severe heart defects. A choked up Kimmel said, “No parent should[Read More…]
Science
Legal Action Taken to Protect Whales From Atlantic Oil Exploration
East Coast Residents, Conservationists Back Bureau Finding That Seismic Blasts Harm Endangered Right Whales, Other Wildlife WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2017. Conservation groups have moved to intervene in an administrative appeal by the oil industry challenging a federal decision to reject six oil and gas exploration permits for the Atlantic Ocean. The[Read More…]
Public Records Sought on Prototypes for Trump’s Border Wall
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2017. The Center for Biological Diversity today filed a Freedom of Information Act request seeking public records on whether planned prototypes for President Trump’s border wall in Southern California comply with laws meant to protect wildlife, people and wild places. Today’s request to the Department of Homeland Security[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Estimate Finds House Republican Health Care Bill Is Underfunded by About $200 Billion (State-by-State Numbers Available)
People walk outside the U.S. Capitol, April 27, 2017. AP/Jose Luis Magana Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2017. New estimates from the Center for American Progress show that the latest version of the House Republican health care bill continues to single out individuals with pre-existing conditions. High-risk pools funded by the[Read More…]
More than 450 Groups Oppose Trump’s Executive Order to “Review” America’s National Monuments
Bears Ears Buttes, Bears Ears National Monument (Source: earthjustice.org) WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—May 2, 2017. More than 450 organizations representing millions of members across the country today sent a letter to President Donald Trump, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in opposition to any effort to remove or decrease[Read More…]
University of Chicago Students, Teachers Craft Software to Make Astronomy Accessible to the Blind
UChicago’s Yerkes Observatory and partners are engaging with blind and visually impaired students to remove barriers to STEM studies. CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2017 By: Greg Borzo Today’s astronomers don’t really look at stars or galaxies so much as images produced from data generated by light. If that same data were used[Read More…]
Federal Court Declares Wisconsin “Unborn Child Protection” Law Unconstitutional
Law permitting forced treatment and detention of pregnant women is struck down, effective immediately WISCONSIN—(ENEWSPF)—May 1, 2017. On Friday evening, April 28, 2017, a federal court in Wisconsin struck down a state law authorizing the detention, forced treatment, and incarceration of pregnant women as unconstitutional. National Advocates for Pregnant Women[Read More…]
Recycling Events Available to Park Forest Residents on Saturday, May 6
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 29, 2017. Two upcoming events offer an opportunity to Park Forest residents looking to dispose of household hazardous waste and electronics. See below for full details on each. Will County Household Hazardous Waste & Electronics Drop-Off Event On Saturday, May 6, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.,[Read More…]
Scientists Document Coral Loss – and Slow Signs of Recovery – In the Central Pacific
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2017. Nearly one year after prolonged high ocean temperatures caused devastating coral bleaching and loss in parts of Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, NOAA scientists recently went back to check on their condition. Healthy coral reefs protect shores from storms and offer habitats for fish and[Read More…]
Make Your Voice Heard on Saturday, April 29 by Participating in a “People’s Climate March” Event Near You
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2017. Climate activists throughout the country will participate in a major “People’s Climate March” on Saturday, April 29th. The effort is being organized by the coalition formed out of 2014’s People’s Climate March, which brought over 400,000 people to the streets of New York City and[Read More…]
