Source: USGS Honshu, Japan-(ENEWSPF)- Yet another violent earthquake has struck off the coast of Honshu, Japan, the United States Geological Survey reports. Clocking in at 6.1 magnitude, this quake struck at a depth of 13.8 km, 127 km (78 miles) ENE of Iwaki, Honshu, Japan; 152 km (94 miles) SE of Sendai,[Read More…]
Latest News
Mohawk School Students Present Science Projects to Park Forest Village Board (Video/Story)
Trustee Ken Kramer (left) and Health Department Director Jenise Ervin listen as Makayla Binkus (center) and Mia Dzienisiewicz explain their science project. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Students from Mohawk Intermediate School in Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163 presented science projects to Mayor John Ostenburg and members of[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama in Address to the Nation on Libya, March 28, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2011 – 7:31 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Tonight, I’d like to update the American people on the international effort that we have led in Libya –- what we’ve done, what we plan to do, and why this matters to us. I want to begin by paying tribute[Read More…]
Libyan Regime Forces Feel Effects of Coalition Attacks
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2011 – Moammar Gadhafi’s forces are feeling the effects of the coalition attacking command and control centers and logistics hubs, as evidenced by the progress the Libyan opposition has made, the director of the Joint Staff said during a Pentagon briefing today. Coalition aircraft – now including Air[Read More…]
Nuclear Energy Institute Update on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, March 28, 2011 (7 PM EDT)
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2011 – UPDATE AS OF 7 P.M. EDT. The International Atomic Energy Agency said that Japan’s Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency is planning a meeting with Tokyo Electric Power Co. to determine the origin of contaminated water in the turbine buildings at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power[Read More…]
International Atomic Energy Agency: Japan Confirms Plutonium in Soil Samples at Fukushima Daiich
Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–28 March 2011 – Update 23:00 UTC. After taking soil samples at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Japanese authorities today confirmed finding traces of plutonium that most likely resulted from the nuclear accident there. The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency told the IAEA that the Tokyo Electric Power[Read More…]
Durbin Urges Residents to Prepare for Flooding
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2011. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today urged Illinois residents in flood prone areas to take steps to protect their homes and businesses in advance of any flooding this year. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Army Corps of Engineers are warning of possible[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Univision Town Hall
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2011 – 10:37 A.M. EDT MR. RAMOS: Mr. President, I have the first question. As a newscaster and as an anchor, I have to ask first. And I would like to ask something that everybody wants to know. I don’t know if you can give us something[Read More…]
UN Nuclear Agency Calls High-level Meeting on Japanese Power Plant Crisis
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–28 March 2011 – The head of the United Nations agency that coordinates global nuclear safety today called for a high-level conference within three months to strengthen safety measures and emergency responses in light of the Japanese power plant crisis. “The Fukushima crisis has confronted the agency and international[Read More…]
IL Hemp Bill Passes Committee
Springfield, IL–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2011. The Illinois Industrial Hemp Act passed a House Agriculture and Conservation Committee by a vote of 11-2. The bill would allow farmers in Illinois to grow hemp once again and would define hemp as being varieties of the cannabis genus whose THC content is below 0.3%[Read More…]
