Reductions will benefit climate, improve health, reduce waste and generate revenue OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2015. EPA today released first-ever standards to control methane pollution from the oil and gas industry, the largest man-made source of these emissions. The rule is a key component in meeting President Obama’s goals for reducing U.S.[Read More…]
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Black Youth Project 100 (BYP100) Chicago Rally to Demand Justice for Rekia Boyd on Thursday, Aug. 20
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—August 18, 2015. On Thursday, August 20th, TheBlack Youth Project 100 (BYP100) Chicago Chapter in coordination with Black Lives Matter Chicago, We Charge Genocide, and Rekia Boyd’s family, will lead a public rally at 7:30 p.m. outside of Chicago Police Department (CPD) Headquarters, 3510 S. Michigan Avenue, to demand[Read More…]
Free Adult Education Registration Days Coming Soon to South Suburban College and Community Sites
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL–-(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2015. South Suburban College’s Division of Adult Education is offering a wide range of opportunities for adults to build the basic skills required for success. Adult Basic Education (ABE) helps men and women whose skill levels are below the ninth grade. ABE students improve their skills[Read More…]
Former Boise State Hoops Player Dies of Lyme Disease
IDAHO–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2015. From Mountain West Connection, Aug. 16, 2015 — By Hank Corless Zach Moritz has lost his courageous battle with Lyme disease. The former Boise State basketball player passed away on August 12, 2015 at the age of 27, surrounded by his family and a team of tireless[Read More…]
Food & Water Watch: Obama Administration’s Plan to Regulate Methane Offers Yet Another False Solution
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2015. Food & Water Watch Executive Director issued the following statement in response to the release of the Obama Administration’s regulations to directly regulate methane leaks from the oil and gas industry: “If adopted, these regulations would wrongly promote natural gas as a ‘clean’ alternative to oil[Read More…]
From April to July 2015, the Number of Employed Youth Rises 2.1 million to 20.3 Million
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 18, 2015. From April to July 2015, the number of employed youth 16 to 24 years old increased by 2.1 million to 20.3 million, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This year, 52.7 percent of young people were employed in July, little changed from a year[Read More…]
In Uveitis, Bacteria in Gut May Instruct Immune Cells to Attack the Eye
NIH scientists propose novel mechanism to explain autoimmune uveitis Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2015. The inflammatory eye disorder autoimmune uveitis occurs when a person’s immune system goes awry, attacking proteins in the eye. What spurs this response is a mystery, but now a study on mice suggests that bacteria in the[Read More…]
Teens Using E-cigarettes May Be More Likely to Start Smoking Tobacco
New NIH-funded study shows possible link between e-cigarettes and initiation of tobacco use Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2015. Students who have used electronic cigarettes by the time they start ninth grade are more likely than others to start smoking traditional cigarettes and other combustible tobacco products within the next year, according[Read More…]
NRDC: EPA Methane Standards Are a Good Start, Existing Pollution Sources Should be Addressed Next
WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2015—In another key step to combat dangerous climate change, the Environmental Protection Agency today released proposed Clean Air Act standards for reducing methane pollution from new oil and gas production, processing and transmission equipment nationwide. A statement follows from Meleah Geertsma, senior attorney at the Natural Resources Defense Council: “Curbing the[Read More…]
Sierra Club Statement on Hillary Clinton’s Opposition to Arctic Drilling
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2015. Today, Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton cemented her opposition to dangerous Arctic drilling. In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement: “We applaud Secretary Clinton for standing up for what science, the will of the American people and common sense demand.[Read More…]
