CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—June 20, 2017 AlterNet Prop. 64 gave my friend a second chance at life. By: Eunisses Hernandez / AlterNet, June 20, 2017 http://www.alternet.org/drugs/california-marijuana-legalization I am what you call a policy wonk. I work to end the war on drugs and dismantle the criminal justice system through polices based on health[Read More…]
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Young Burn Survivors Thrive at Illinois Burn Camp
Mt. Prospect, IL-(ENEWSPF)- From June 18-24, nearly 70 burn-injured children between the ages of eight and 16 will attend Camp “I Am Me.” The 27th annual week-long camp is hosted by the Illinois Fire Safety Alliance at YMCA Camp Duncan in Ingleside, Illinois, featuring a wide array of typical camp[Read More…]
Bonsai in the Gallery’ Free Lecture at Union Street Gallery on June 24
‘CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—June 20, 2017. Union Street Gallery, 1527 Otto Boulevard in Chicago Heights, will host a lecture by James B. Keith entitled ‘Bonsai in the Gallery.’ The event will take place on Saturday, June 24 from 9 a.m. to noon and is free and open to the public. About the[Read More…]
On World Refugee Day, UN Urges Support, Solidarity for Record Number of Displaced People
After three days on the road, South Sudanese refugees arrive at the newly constructed Gure Shembola Camp in Ethiopia. Photo: UNHCR/Diana Diaz NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–20 June 2017 – With a record 65.6 million people last year forcibly uprooted from their homes by violence and persecution, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today[Read More…]
NASA Releases Kepler Survey Catalog with Hundreds of New Planet Candidates
NASA’s Kepler space telescope team has identified 219 new planet candidates, 10 of which are near-Earth size and in the habitable zone of their star. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2017. NASA’s Kepler space telescope team has released a mission catalog of planet candidates that introduces 219 new planet candidates, 10[Read More…]
NOAA, USGS and Partners Predict Third Largest Gulf of Mexico Summer ‘Dead Zone’ Ever
Larger-than-average low and no oxygen area may affect the region’s shrimp fisheries Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2017. Federal scientists forecast that this summer’s Gulf of Mexico dead zone – an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and other marine life – will be approximately 8,185 square miles,[Read More…]
Global Coral Bleaching Event Likely Ending
But scientists forecast high ocean temperatures may persist in some areas Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2017. After analyzing satellite and model data, NOAA’s experts say coral reefs around the world may finally catch a break from high ocean temperatures that have lingered for an unprecedented three years, the longest period since[Read More…]
Registration Open for Fall Credit and Non-Credit Courses at Prairie State College
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—June 20, 2017. Registration for fall 2017 is open at Prairie State College (PSC). Credit courses begin Monday, Aug. 21. Non-credit courses include a variety of single-day and multiple-session offerings that begin throughout the fall. Both credit and non-credit courses are listed in the fall class schedule, available on[Read More…]
Officials Provide Details of Latest Counter-ISIS Strikes, June 20, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 15 strikes consisting of 69 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are[Read More…]
Lawsuit Seeks Documents on Trump Administration’s Ties to Coal Industry
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2017. The Center for Biological Diversity sued the Trump administration today for public records of closed-door meetings between the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and industry executives over the reversal of the Obama administration’s “pause” on coal extraction on federal public lands. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke[Read More…]
