Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2015. The Obama Administration today proposed the first-ever methane pollution standards for new and modified oil and gas facilities that, if implemented, will help protect public health and put the United States closer to meeting the Administration’s goal of reducing oil and gas methane pollution by 40[Read More…]
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EPA Proposes New Commonsense Measures to Cut Methane Emissions from the Oil and Gas Sector
Proposal Cuts GHG Emissions, Reduces Smog-Forming Air Pollution and Provides Certainty for Industry WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2015. Continuing the Obama Administration’s commitment to take action on climate change and protect public health, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing commonsense proposed standards today that would reduce emissions of greenhouse[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Perry County Woman Charged with Theft of Public Funds
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—August 17, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced that a Pinckneyville woman was charged with theft and income tax fraud for allegedly stealing more than $100,000 from the Pinckneyville Rural Fire Protection District (PRFPD). Tammy Kellerman, 52, was charged in Perry County Criminal Court on one count of Theft[Read More…]
Million Hearts Launches Annual Blood Pressure Control Challenge
2015 Hypertension Control Challenge — Enter the Hypertension Control Challenge on the Million Hearts® website: www.millionhearts.hhs.gov. Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2015. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today launched an annual challenge designed to identify and honor clinicians and health care teams that have helped their patients control high[Read More…]
Clinton Campaign Statement on Walker Endorsing Trump Proposal to End Birthright Citizenship
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—August 17, 2015. In response to the recent extreme proposals and comments on immigration by Republicans such as Donald Trump and Scott Walker, Hillary for America Latino Outreach Director Lorella Praeli released the following statement: “It is disturbing that Republican presidential candidates continue to embrace extreme anti-immigrant positions as[Read More…]
Two Texas Men Indicted for Federal Hate Crime Against Gay, African-American Man
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 17, 2015. A federal grand jury has returned a four-count indictment against two Texas men alleging hate crime offenses for their roles in a Mar. 8, 2012, assault of a gay, African-American man in Corpus Christi, Texas, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta, head of the[Read More…]
Scientists Uncover Nuclear Process in the Brain That May Affect Disease
NIH-funded study highlights the possible role of glial brain cells in neurological disorders Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 17, 2015. Every brain cell has a nucleus, or a central command station. Scientists have shown that the passage of molecules through the nucleus of a star-shaped brain cell, called an astrocyte, may play a[Read More…]
Development of New Anthrax Vaccine Underway with HHS Support
Project is the latest in the quest to protect health quickly in a bioterrorism attack Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 17, 2015. A new anthrax vaccine that could be easier and faster to produce than the existing licensed product will undergo initial clinical studies through an agreement between the U.S. Department of Health[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky Statement on NLRB Ruling that Northwestern Football Players Cannot Form A Union
Meeting with Tim Waters (United Steelworkers), Ramogi Huma (founder of the National College Players Association) and Kain Colter (former Northwestern’s quarterback) last year about Northwestern Football Players push for the right to unionize. CHICAGO – -(ENEWSPF)–August 17, 2015. Rep. Jan Schakowsky issued the following statement in response to the National[Read More…]
Federal Agency Fails to Protect Water and Air Quality from Massive Coal Mine Expansion
Conservation Groups Forced to take legal action Helena, MT–(ENEWSPF)–August 17, 2015. Today, Montana conservation groups were forced to take legal action to protect water and air quality from a massive expansion at the Bull Mountains coal mine near Roundup. Earlier this year the federal government approved a 100-million-ton expansion at[Read More…]
