Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The National Weather Service in Chicago reports that, if thunderstorms develop tonight, Park Foresters should not expect anything severe. Some thunderstorms may develop tonight, but not until late.
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Leaked Document: Scientists Ordered to Scrap Plan to Protect Wolverines
Despite Extinction Threat From Global Warming, Obama Administration Caves to Pressure From States, Overrules Federal Scientists WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2014. According to a leaked memo obtained by the Center for Biological Diversity, scientists with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have been ordered to reverse their own conclusions and withdraw last[Read More…]
Intersex Fish in Pennsylvania Watersheds Linked to Agricultural Run-off of Endocrine Disruptors
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2014. A study led by the U.S. Geological Service (USGS) finds intersex fish in three watersheds of Pennsylvania and shows strong connections between these occurrences and increased pollution in waterways from endocrine-disrupting chemicals. The study, Reproductive Health Indicators of Fish from Pennsylvania Watersheds: Associations with Chemicals of[Read More…]
FDA Approves Beleodaq to Treat Rare, Aggressive Form of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Beleodaq (belinostat) for the treatment of patients with peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL), a rare and fast-growing type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). The action was taken under the agency’s accelerated approval program. PTCL comprises a diverse group of[Read More…]
NASA Launches New Carbon-Sensing Mission to Monitor Earth’s Breathing
A United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket launches with the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2)satellite onboard from Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. on Wednesday, July 2, 2014. OCO-2 will measure the global distribution of carbon dioxide, the leading human-produced greenhouse gas driving changes in Earth’s climate.[Read More…]
Ocean on Saturn Moon Could be as Salty as the Dead Sea
Researchers found that Titan’s ice shell, which overlies a very salty ocean, varies in thickness around the moon, suggesting the crust is in the process of becoming rigid. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/SSI/Univ. of Arizona/G. Mitri/University of Nantes Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2014. Scientists analyzing data from NASA’s Cassini mission have firm evidence[Read More…]
Energy Department Makes Additional $4 Billion in Loan Guarantees Available for Innovative Renewable Energy and Efficient Energy Projects
Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2014. In support of the President’s Climate Action Plan, the Department of Energy issued a loan guarantee solicitation today, making as much as $4 billion in loan guarantees available for innovative renewable energy and energy efficiency projects located in the U.S. that avoid, reduce, or sequester greenhouse[Read More…]
2014 Fourth of July and Summer Safety Health Tips
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2014. As we head into the Fourth of July holiday weekend, Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck reminds us of the following health tips to help avoid injury and illness during the summer. “We want everyone to stay safe while celebrating the holiday and throughout[Read More…]
Opioid Painkiller Prescribing Varies Widely Among States
Where you live makes a difference Health care providers in some states prescribed far more painkillers than those in other states. Entire Infographic Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–July 1, 2014. Health care providers wrote 259 million prescriptions for opioid painkillers in 2012 – many more in some states than in others – according[Read More…]
NRDC Tip Sheet: 8 Things We Hate About Summer Will Worsen with Climate Change
Spotlight on heat waves, ticks, ruined National Park visits and more; How to cope & why we must cut carbon pollution WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 1, 2014 — With July 4th upon us, the Natural Resources Defense Council is releasing a tip sheet today about eight summertime woes that will worsen if climate[Read More…]
