AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather says it has further reviewed recent National Weather Service statements related to the miscoded NWS tsunami warning of February 6, and stands by its original conclusion. “It seems clear that the NWS codes were the problem,” AccuWeather said in a statement. “When AccuWeather users clicked on the NWS[Read More…]
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Statement from IL House Speaker Madigan Re: Updated Illinois Hospital Assessment Program
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. –(ENEWSPF)—February 6, 2018 By: Steve Brown Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan issued the following statement Tuesday: “After six months of negotiation with the Rauner Administration, House Democrats are preparing to advance a framework for an update of the Illinois hospital assessment program, which must receive federal approval before[Read More…]
Senators Durbin, Duckworth Join Bipartisan Effort To Immediately Fund Community Health Centers
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—February 6, 2018. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined Senators Roy Blunt (R-MO), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), and 63 other members to call on Senate leadership to immediately reauthorize funding for our nation’s community health centers. In a bipartisan letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell[Read More…]
New NASA Space Sensors to Address Key Earth Science Questions
Washington—(ENEWSPF)—February 6, 2018 By: Steve Cole Why is the Arctic warming faster than the rest of the planet? Does mineral dust warm or cool the atmosphere? NASA has selected two new, creative research proposals to develop small, space-based instruments that will tackle these fundamental questions about our home planet and[Read More…]
Asthma Attacks Declining Among U.S. Children
More work needed to continue progress Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—February 6, 2018 By: CDC Media Relations Children with asthma in the U.S. are having fewer asthma attacks, missed school days, and visits to the hospital, according to a new Vital Signs report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).[Read More…]
Kanan Enterprises Conducts Voluntary Recall of Southern Grove Unsalted Almonds
Product was distributed at ALDI stores in Illinois and Indiana among other states Silver Spring, Marland—(ENEWSPF)—February 6, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Kanan Enterprises has announced a voluntary recall of Southern Grove Unsalted Almonds 14 ounce due to the presence of wheat and soy that are not listed as ingredients. People[Read More…]
ExxonMobil Publicly Acknowledges Need for Oil and Gas Methane Regulations
NEW MEXICO—(ENEWSPF)—February 5, 2018 By: Thomas Singer Today, ExxonMobil natural gas subsidiary XTO publically acknowledged the need for government regulation of oil and gas methane emissions. The announcement recognizes that voluntary measures alone are not enough to control this dangerous climate pollutant. Earlier last year, the American Petroleum Institute, whose membership includes[Read More…]
It’s Year of the Bird: Join a Global Bird Census Happening Right in Your Backyard
The Great Backyard Bird Count takes place February 16 to 19 all around the world. NEW YORK —(ENEWSPF)—February 5, 2018 By: National Audubon Society The 21st Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) will take place February 16 to 19 all over the world—in backyards, parks, nature centers, on hiking trails, school grounds,[Read More…]
New Clues to TRAPPIST-1 Planet Compositions, Atmospheres (Video)
CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—February 5, 2018 By: Elizabeth Landau In the year since NASA announced the seven Earth-sized planets of the TRAPPIST-1 system, scientists have been working hard to better understand these enticing worlds just 40 light-years away. Thanks to data from a combination of space- and ground-based telescopes, we know more about[Read More…]
Trump’s Attack on Immigrants Undermines America’s Child Care System and Represents Another Broken Campaign Promise
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—February 5, 2018 By: Leila Schochet President Donald Trump promised to promote access to child care; however, threatening the security of immigrants and their families directly undermines America’s child care system. A new column from the Center for American Progress examines the outsized role that immigrants play in filling the need for[Read More…]
