Jodi Pelini, TV Production and Broadcast News Teacher at Dwight D. Eisenhower High School, with the Regional Award of Distinction at the 7th Annual SSC Video Competition. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) South Holland, IL-(ENEWSPF)- South Suburban College (SSC) and Career Development System (CDS) hosted the 7th Annual South Suburban College Video Competition on[Read More…]
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American Academy of Pediatrics Issues Recommendations on Protecting Children From Anthrax Exposure
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 28, 2014. Anthrax, an infection caused by bacteria called Bacillus anthracis, can be easily dispersed, has the potential to infect thousands with high mortality if not quickly recognized and treated, and remains a threat as spores in the environment for years. Anthrax exposure is very rare,[Read More…]
Fifth Circuit Considers Mississippi Law Designed to Shutter Last Clinic in the State
Three-judge panel will hear arguments on preliminary injunction currently blocking the state’s admitting privileges requirement NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2104. Today a three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit will hear arguments on a preliminary injunction currently blocking a Mississippi law designed to close the last[Read More…]
Income Inequality Now Greater in China Than in U.S.
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2014. Income inequality has been rising rapidly in China and now surpasses that of the U.S. by a large margin, say University of Michigan researchers. That is the key finding of their study based on newly available survey data collected by several Chinese universities. “Income inequality in[Read More…]
Helen Holden Slottje, Architect of NY’s Local Fracking Ban Strategy, Wins Top Environmental Prize
San Francisco, CA–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2014. The architect of New York’s local fracking ban strategy is being awarded the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize today. Helen Holden Slottje, of Ithaca, NY, is one of six grassroots environmental activists from around the globe being honored by the Goldman Environmental Foundation. Recipients of the[Read More…]
Pesticide Pushers Spin the Bee Crisis to Protect Profits
New report reveals Big Tobacco PR tactics used by Bayer, Syngenta, Monsanto SAN FRANCISCO—(ENEWSPF)—April 28, 2014. On the eve of Bayer’s (DE: BAYN) Annual Stockholders’ Meeting in Germany, author Michele Simon and environmental group Friends of the Earth released a new report documenting the tactics used by Bayer and other[Read More…]
Organic Agricultural Practices Can Limit Climate Change
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2014. Last week, the Rodale Institute, home to America’s longest-running side-by-side comparison of chemical and organic agriculture, published a white paper to support its announcement of a global campaign to generate public awareness of organic agricultural practices ability to limit the effects of climate change. The paper singles out[Read More…]
Energy Department Releases New Guidance for Strengthening Cybersecurity of the Grid’s Supply Chain
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2014. As part of the Obama Administration’s commitment to a strong and secure power grid, the Energy Department today released new guidance to help U.S. industry strengthen energy delivery system cybersecurity. Developed through a public-private working group including federal agencies and private industry leaders, the Department’s Cybersecurity Procurement[Read More…]
South Sudan: Gruesome Targeted Killings In Bentiu Hospital
After the recent fighting, scenes of destruction are numerous in and around Bentiu, South Sudan. JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN/NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–APRIL 28, 2014 – The international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) today condemned unspeakable acts of violence in Bentiu, South Sudan, after it received information detailing targeted killings in the[Read More…]
Three Doctors Without Borders Staff Among 16 Civilians Killed at Central African Republic Hospital
AMSTERDAM/NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2014 – Sixteen civilians, including three national staff members of the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), were killed during an armed robbery on MSF hospital grounds in the northern town of Boguila in the Central African Republic (CAR) on Saturday, April[Read More…]
