BOISE, Idaho–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2014. Four conservation organizations today filed a notice of intent to sue the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services program over its large-scale, often secretive killing of wild animals in Idaho. The program kills millions of animals nationwide every year, and in 2013 killed more than 3,000[Read More…]
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Barnes & Noble College Donation to Prairie State College Enhance Conference Center Auditorium
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—September 8, 2014. A new name and a better sound will soon be what the Prairie State College (PSC) Conference Center auditorium is known for. Thanks to a generous donation to the PSC Foundation from Barnes & Noble College, the PSC Auditorium is getting a new state-of-the-art sound system.[Read More…]
Parenting Programs in Jail Could be Positive for Mothers, Children
ANN ARBOR—(ENEWSPF)—September 8, 2014. Mothers in jail would benefit from participation in parenting programs, which could help their children avoid negative outcomes down the road, say researchers at the University of Michigan School of Public Health Prevention Research Center. Over the last two decades increasing numbers of women have been[Read More…]
Stock Market Participation Has Dropped Most Among Small Investors
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2014. The share of U.S. families who own stocks has dropped from about 30 percent in 2001 to under 18 percent in 2011, according to a new University of Michigan analysis that adds detail to a recently released Federal Reserve Board report on consumer finances. And as[Read More…]
College Students’ Use of Marijuana on the Rise, Some Drugs Declining
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2014. More college students nationwide have added illicit drugs, such as marijuana and amphetamine, to their back-to-school supply lists. Illicit drug use has been rising gradually among American college students since 2006, when 34 percent indicated that they used some illicit drug in the prior year; that[Read More…]
Watershed Advocates Challenge Maryland Stormwater Permits
Baltimore City hearing is second of three challenges to Maryland’s Department of the Environment permitting of stormwater runoff—the primary source of contaminants polluting Baltimore waterways Chesapeake Bay at sunset. Lone Wolf Photos / Shutterstock. Baltimore, MD—(ENEWSPF)—September 8, 2014. This morning, a coalition of environmental and local watershed advocates legally challenged[Read More…]
Representative Jan Schakowsky Statement on Renewed Allegations of a Supposed ‘Stand Down’ Order in Benghazi, Libya
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—September 8, 2014. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, released the following statement in response to renewed allegations of a supposed “stand down” order during the unfortunate Benghazi tragedy. “As Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Oversight and[Read More…]
SEIU on White House’s Decision to Delay Executive Action on Immigration
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2014. After President Obama announced his decision to delay executive action on immigration, the Service Employees International Union’s (SEIU) President, Mary Kay Henry, and Executive Vice President, Rocio Saenz, issued the following joint statement: “America is a nation founded on the dreams of immigrants. Today, we[Read More…]
NOAA expands Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Lake Huron
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2014. NOAA released a final rule and environmental impact statement expanding the boundaries of Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Lake Huron from 448 square miles to 4,300 square miles. The new boundaries now include the waters of Lake Huron adjacent to Michigan’s Alcona, Alpena and Presque[Read More…]
Scientists Find Evidence of ‘Diving’ Tectonic Plates on Jupiter’s Moon Europa
Scientists have found evidence of plate tectonics on Jupiter’s moon Europa. This conceptual illustration of the subduction process (where one plate is forced under another) shows how a cold, brittle, outer portion of Europa’s 20-30 kilometer (roughly 10-20 mile) thick ice shell moved into the warmer shell interior and was[Read More…]
