MILWAUKEE–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2012) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Susan Hedman today joined Mayor Tom Barrett at the Century City business park on the west side of Milwaukee to announce brownfield grants totaling $1.3 million to redevelop contaminated properties, create employment opportunities and provide job training. “These EPA grants are[Read More…]
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The Ultimate Rx Guide for High Blood Pressure
New Book Offers News You Can Use on Managing Hypertension NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–Sept. 20, 2012 — Blood pressure medications are currently failing millions of Americans, who continue to battle hypertension and remain at increased risk for heart attack and stroke. Dr. Samuel J. Mann, a nationally-known hypertension specialist at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill[Read More…]
President Obama to Make Chimney Rock a National Monument
Critical Western Landscape Permanently Protected WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 20th, 2012 – President Obama is expected to designate Chimney Rock as a national monument on Friday. The action, which has received bipartisan support, will preserve 4,726 acres of high desert in southwestern Colorado that was the ancestral home of modern Pueblo Indians 1,000[Read More…]
FDA Releases Preliminary Data on Arsenic Levels in Rice and Rice Products
Full data collection to be complete by end of 2012, agency prioritizes further assessment to provide scientific basis for additional recommendations Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2012. As part of an ongoing and proactive effort to monitor food safety and address contaminants in food, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today[Read More…]
Cavenauts Return to Earth
Nikolai ascending to the surface EU–(ENEWSPF)–20 September 2012. The international team of astronauts taking part in ESA’s caving adventure have returned to Earth after spending six days underground. The voyage to the surface of our planet took them five hours from basecamp. CAVES gives astronauts a taste of[Read More…]
Cancer-Causing Arsenic Found in Rice Products
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2012. Raising questions about the adequacy of pesticide regulation, historically and ongoing, Consumer Reports published a new study yesterday that finds “worrisome” levels of inorganic arsenic in rice products. Arsenic is a known human carcinogen. This new report follows its earlier one that finds high levels[Read More…]
Arctic Sea Ice Reaches Lowest Extent for the Year and the Satellite Record
Sea ice can take many forms, as seen in this image of Arctic sea ice from a recent Operation IceBridge aerial survey. Varying thicknesses of sea ice are shown here, from thin, nearly transparent layers to thicker, older sea ice covered with snow. —Credit: NASA High-resolution image BOULDER, Colorado–(ENEWSPF)–September 19,[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Alerts Parents, Caregivers to Arsenic in Infant Rice Cereals
Attorney General Urges FDA to Adopt Standards, Limit Levels of Arsenic in Food Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2012. Attorney General Lisa Madigan warned parents and caregivers of the presence of arsenic in infant rice cereals following research released today by her office in conjunction with a national report by Consumer Reports. Madigan[Read More…]
IDOT, Secretary of State Jesse White and AAA Launch National Child Passenger Safety Week in Illinois
Announce Seat Check Saturday Statewide SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2012. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White’s Office and AAA joined efforts today to launch the 2012 National Child Passenger Safety Week in Illinois. The annual campaign brings attention to the importance of properly securing all children[Read More…]
Medicare Advantage Remains Strong
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–Septemberm 19, 2012. Enrollment in the Medicare Advantage (MA) program is projected to increase by 11 percent in the next year and premiums will remain steady, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today. Since the Affordable Care Act was passed in 2010, Medicare Advantage premiums have fallen[Read More…]
