CHICAGO — (ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2016. The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Michigan filed a government complaint this week against a Catholic health care provider that refused medically necessary treatment to a pregnant woman on religious grounds. The woman had a life-threatening brain tumor, and her request to[Read More…]
Science
Soils Hike at Thorn Creek Woods on October 29
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 27, 2016. Is all soil created equal? Come and see, smell, hear and feel for the parts of soil. Learn how soil supports every form of life in the woods. On the hike with naturalist April Richards, you will observe and touch real samples of Thorn Creek[Read More…]
Earth Underfoot: An Afternoon with Friends of Thorn Creek on November 6
Thorn Creek Woods Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 27, 2016. An exciting project of the Illinois State Geological Survey is mapping deposits both at the land surface and in the subsurface throughout Will County. Join other nature lovers for the Friends of Thorn Creek Woods annual gathering, pot luck, a fall raffle[Read More…]
Food and Energy Demand Drives 58 Percent Decline in Global Wildlife Populations — New WWF Report
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2016. Global populations of vertebrates — mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish — have declined by 58 percent between 1970 and 2012, states a new report from World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Animals living in the world’s lakes, rivers, and freshwater systems have experienced the most dramatic population[Read More…]
‘The Largest Iceberg in Decades Broke Free From a North American Glacier – And No One Noticed’ (Videos)
BRITISH COLUMBIA–(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2016 By Pakalolo Acquired August 27, 2016 Porcupine Glacier is a 12 and a half mile long outlet glacier of an icefield in the Hoodoo Mountains in northern British Columbia. During late August of 2016 it calved a large iceberg but it was just recently discovered via satellite[Read More…]
Study: Planet Orbiting Nearest Star Could be Habitable
This artist’s impression shows a view of the surface of the planet Proxima b orbiting the red dwarf star Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the solar system. The double star Alpha Centauri AB also appears in the image. Proxima b is a little more massive than the Earth and[Read More…]
Interior Secretary Jewell Announces Great Thicket National Wildlife Refuge
Nation’s Newest Wildlife Refuge Represents Coordinated Response to Conserving Key Shrubland Habitat in the Northeast WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2016. Following an extensive public process, and with overwhelming public support, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized the creation of Great Thicket National Wildlife Refuge, dedicated to conserving and managing shrubland[Read More…]
Elderly May Face Increased Dementia Risk After a Disaster
Fishing village in Ohama Miyato, Japan, after 2011 tsunami Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2016. Elderly people who were uprooted from damaged or destroyed homes and who lost touch with their neighbors after the 2011 tsunami in Japan were more likely to experience increased symptoms of dementia than those who[Read More…]
SEIU: Rising Insurance Premiums Signal Next Congress Must Get Serious About Healthcare Costs
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2015. SEIU International President Mary Kay Henry issued the following statement in response to an increase in premium rates from insurance companies for some plans offered through healthcare.gov: “The fact that insurance companies are increasing healthcare premiums is not news to working people, but it is a[Read More…]
NOAA Awards $10.44 Million in Coastal Science Research Funding
Multi-year awards to focus on sea level rise, hypoxia and harmful algal blooms Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2016 NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science will award $10.44 million over the next five years for 10 projects to address sea level rise, hypoxia and harmful algal blooms (HABs). Among the projects[Read More…]
