Telestroke Center to Care for Patients Suffering from Traumatic Brain Injury; Hospital to be Part of Northwestern Medicine Network; Is Lake Forest’s Biggest Project Ever LAKE FOREST, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2014. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today attended the groundbreaking for Lake Forest’s new premiere hospital, alongside Congressman Brad Schneider (D-Ill.-10), Lake[Read More…]
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Earthjustice Hits Forest Service with Two Lawsuits Challenging Old Growth Clear-Cutting in Tongass
Suits target Big Thorne timber sale and deficient forest management plan Juneau, AK—(ENEWSPF)—August 22, 2014. Today Earthjustice, a non-profit environmental law organization, filed two lawsuits against the U.S. Forest Service aimed at the destructive practice of old growth logging in the Tongass, America’s largest national forest located in Southeast[Read More…]
Judge Halts Plan to Eliminate Secure Grizzly Bear Habitat in Northwest Montana
Victory: Ruling preserves 36,700-acre grizzly reserve in Stillwater State Forest Grizzly bear and cubs. National Park Service Photo MISSOULA, Mont.—(ENEWSPF)—August 22, 2014. A federal judge has blocked a plan to carve new roads into a 36,700-acre block of secure grizzly bear habitat within the Stillwater State Forest in northwest Montana.[Read More…]
Creator of Controversial Your Baby Can Read! Series Settles FTC Charges
Three-year CCFC Campaign against false and deceptive marketing ends with a decisive victory for families Boston—(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2014 – Today, the Federal Trade Commission announced a settlement with Dr. Robert Titzer, creator of the controversial Your Baby Can Read!, a $200 video series that encouraged parents to put infants as[Read More…]
Poll Finds Many in U.S. Lack Knowledge About Ebola and Its Transmission
Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)—August 22, 2014. Although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports no known cases of Ebola transmission in the United States, a Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)/SSRS poll released yesterday (August 21, 2014) shows that four in ten (39%) adults in the U.S. are concerned[Read More…]
Uganda President Yoweri Museveni Signs Callous Law Criminalizing HIV and AIDS Transmission
New law threatens human rights of Ugandans, violates citizens’ privacy rights and forces testing on pregnant women Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 22, 2014. Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni signed legislation this week criminalizing the transmission of HIV, a measure that allows doctors to violate confidentiality and disclose their patients’ HIV status without consent[Read More…]
Northwestern Medicine Glenview Outpatient Center Hosts Family Health & Safety Fair
Bike helmets, sunscreen, earplugs and other safety items given away CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 22,k 2014. Back-to-school safety will be front and center at the second annual Northwestern Medicine® Glenview Outpatient Family Health and Safety Fair on Saturday, September 20, 2014 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event features giveaways, opportunities[Read More…]
Galileo Has Started Its Operational Deployment Phase
Galileo liftoff EU–(ENEWSPF)–22 August 2014. The next pair of Galileo satellites, Galileo 5 and 6, has been successfully delivered into orbit today. This launch marks the start of a new phase in the European satellite navigation programme where the full constellation will be deployed with short intervals between launches. Galileo[Read More…]
State Department Enables Illegal Enbridge Scheme to Expand Tar Sands
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 22, 2014. This week, the State Department released documents revealing a scheme by Canadian tar sands giant Enbridge to bypass the Presidential Permit process for expansion of its Alberta Clipper tar sands pipeline. Enbridge has applied to double the capacity of the pipeline, also known as Line 67, to put[Read More…]
Town Bans Land Application of Sewage Sludge, or Biosolids
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2014. The Town Board in Wheatfield, New York unanimously voted last month to amend its biosolids law to ban any application of sewage sludge and other similar materials from the treatment of municipal wastewater to any land in town, even for those who already have permits from[Read More…]
