Helena, Mont. –(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2016. Yesterday the Montana First Judicial District Court ruled in favor of water quality and reinforced the state of Montana’s obligation to protect waterways from pollution caused by coal mining. The court rejected a water pollution discharge permit that would have allowed the Rosebud Mine to[Read More…]
Latest News
Women’s History Month at South Suburban College
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2016. Students and staff at South Suburban College recently joined forces to assist in celebrating Women’s History Month by mounting photos, books, and articles of and about women for the display case located on the first floor near the Library entrance at SSC. Pictured from[Read More…]
VIDEO: NARAL Launches New General Election Effort Focused on Records of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on Women and Abortion Access
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2016. Today, NARAL Pro-Choice America launched a new campaign to highlight the tremendous strength Hillary Clinton brings to the general election on reproductive freedom and the enthusiasm NARAL member activists have for her candidacy going into the general election, especially in the face of Donald Trump’s inevitable[Read More…]
Study: Passage Of State Medical Marijuana Laws Doesn’t Influence Youth Use
“There is no evidence of a differential increase in past-month marijuana use in youth that can be attributed to state medical marijuana laws” New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2016. The enactment of state laws permitting physicians to authorize cannabis therapy to qualified patients has not stimulated increases in marijuana use by[Read More…]
Study: Cannabis’ Influence On Driving Performance Differs From That Of Alcohol
Baltimore, MD–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2016. Cannabis-influenced driving performance is significantly different than alcohol-induced driving behavior, according to driving simulator data published in the Journal of Applied Toxicology. Investigators with the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the University of Iowa evaluated simulated driving performance in subjects following their consumption of vaporized[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Announce Identity Of Suspect In First Midwest Bank Robbery
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Police released the identity of the suspect who allegedly robbed First Midwest Bank on February 8, 2016. The suspect, identified as Kenneth N. McGregor, 27, last known address 21743 Carol Ave, Sauk Village, IL. He was arrested on 03/07/16. A statement from the Park[Read More…]
UN Health Agency Sends Specialists to Help Contain Ebola Flare-up in Guinea
New Ebola cases confirmed in Guinea as WHO warns of more possible flare ups. Photo: WHO/M.Winkler GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–18 March 2016 – The United Nations health agency has dispatched a team of specialists to Guinea after 2 new cases of Ebola were confirmed yesterday, the first re-emergence of the deadly virus[Read More…]
AFL-CIO: Resolution Against Immigration Executive Actions Validates Trump’s Racist Rhetoric
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2016. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on H.Res. 639 authorizing the House to file an amicus brief calling for continued obstruction of the Administration’s immigration executive actions in U.S. v. Texas. Once again, we see that the only immigration votes House Republican leadership is willing to call are[Read More…]
SEIU on Passage of Speaker Ryan’s Resolution Against the President’s Immigration Initiatives
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016. Today, Speaker Paul Ryan and all but 5 House Republicans passed the resolution that would allow the House to file an amicus brief against the president’s immigration initiatives. SEIU’s Executive Vice President Rocio Saenz issued the following statement: “The resolution approved by Speaker Ryan and[Read More…]
Science Papers Reveal New Aspects of Pluto and its Moons
This enhanced color view of Pluto’s surface diversity was created by merging Ralph/Multispectral Visible Imaging Camera (MVIC) color imagery (650 meters or 2,132 feet per pixel) with Long Range Reconnaissance Imager panchromatic imagery (230 meters or 755 feet per pixel). At lower right, ancient, heavily cratered terrain is coated with[Read More…]
