Lisa Madigan & 28 Attorneys General Urge the FDA to Strengthen Proposed Regulations of E-Cigarettes to Better Protect Youth Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—August 8, 2014. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today joined with 28 other state attorneys general to urge the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to strengthen its proposed regulations of electronic[Read More…]
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Medical Marijuana in America: The Map
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2014. NORML has updated its homepage’s medical cannabis section, including a newly designed national map of medical marijuana states to reflect the recent surge in states that have passed so-called ‘CBD-only’ legislation. Currently in the United States, 35 states have reformed their laws via legislation or binding[Read More…]
Rosetta Arrives at Comet Destination
Comet on 3 August 2014 EU–(ENEWSPF)–8 August 2014. After a decade-long journey chasing its target, ESA’s Rosetta this week became the first spacecraft to rendezvous with a comet, opening a new chapter in Solar System exploration. Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko and Rosetta now lie 405 million kilometres from Earth, about half way between[Read More…]
UN Declares Ebola Outbreak Global ‘International Public Health Emergency’
In the Liberian capital Monrovia, a Ministry of Health employee sprays the soles of a colleague’s shoes at an Ebola Isolation Clinic, supported by the World Health Organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), as he prepares to leave the facility to carry blood specimen to be tested. Photo: UNMIL/Staton Winter GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–8[Read More…]
New Wave of Herbicide-Tolerant Crops Awaiting Likely U.S. Approval
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2014. Despite the continued documentation of weed resistance all over the United States, as well as the world, another line of herbicide-tolerant crops developed by Monsanto is currently in the pipeline awaiting likely approval by U.S. regulators. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health[Read More…]
CDC’s Surge Response to West African Ebola Outbreak
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2014. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is rapidly increasing its ongoing efforts to curb the expanding West African Ebola outbreak and deploying staff to four African nations currently affected: Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Nigeria. The outbreak began in March 2014 in Guinea and[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel, Alderman Silverstein, Chicago Park District Celebrate the Opening of New Nature Play Area at Indian Boundary Park
Former underutilized zoo now community hub for environmental education CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Park District General Superintendent Michael P. Kelly, Alderman Debra Silverstein and members of the West Ridge community today cut the ribbon at the new Nature Play Center at Indian Boundary Park. “We’ve transformed this[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Adult Smoking Rates Hit Historic Lows in Chicago
American Lung Association to honor Mayor Emanuel for leading efforts to reduce tobacco use CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) today announced that the adult smoking rate in Chicago has hit an historic low. According to survey data from the U.S. Centers[Read More…]
NOAA’s Updated Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook Calls for an Increased Chance of a Below-normal Season
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2014. Forecasters with NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center raised the likelihood for a below-normal season in today’s update to the Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook. The update predicts a 70 percent chance of a below-normal season, a 25 percent chance of a near-normal season and only a five percent[Read More…]
Free Dental Screenings at the Illinois State Fair
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2014. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is working with dentists, dental hygienists and oral health advocates throughout the state to provide free dental screenings on weekdays at the Illinois State Fair, beginning Friday, August 8. “August is a good time to schedule dental exams for children[Read More…]
