Oil Industry-induced Earthquakes Could Disrupt Water Supply for 440,000 Texans CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas—(ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2017. Conservation groups filed an administrative protest late Thursday challenging a Bureau of Land Management plan to auction off 4,300 acres of federal public land in Texas and Oklahoma for drilling and fracking. The protest, which[Read More…]
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Florida Supreme Court Upholds Block of State’s 24-Hour Mandatory Delay for Abortion
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. —(ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2017. In a victory for abortion access, the Florida Supreme Court yesterday blocked a law that prevents a woman who has decided to have an abortion from obtaining the procedure for at least 24 hours after meeting with her doctor and forces her to make an[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan & 15 Attorneys General File Amicus Brief in Support of New York’s Lawsuit Against Immigration Ban
Illinois and Massachusetts Lead Coalition of AGs in Support of Extending Temporary Restraining Order Blocking Unconstitutional Travel Ban Chicago — (ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan and 15 other attorneys general yesterday filed an amicus brief in support of the lawsuit against the Executive Order on immigration in the[Read More…]
Rep. Gutiérrez Remarks on Being Asked to Leave ICE Meeting in Capitol By Speaker Ryan and Chairman Goodlatte
“Speaker Ryan is not an emperor and does not control who I meet with.” Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–February 16, 2017. Today, Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) issued a statement in response to being excluded from a meeting in the U.S. Capitol with Acting Director Thomas Homan of ICE. Rep. Gutiérrez was[Read More…]
Saputo Inc. Recalls Certain Gouda Cheese Products
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2017. Saputo Inc. (Saputo), is voluntarily recalling certain Gouda cheese products in the United States after having been notified by Deutsch Kase Haus, LLC of Middlebury, Indiana that some specialty Gouda cheese products that it supplied to Saputo’s Green Bay, Wisconsin facility may have been contaminated[Read More…]
U.S. Rep. Bobby L. Rush Goes After Gun Traffickers with the Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear Act of 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—February 17, 2017. As deadly gun violence continues to claim lives in Chicago and wreak havoc on communities engulfed in poverty, drugs, high unemployment and a lack of access to mental health and social services, U.S. Representative Bobby L. Rush (IL-01) has reintroduced H.R.810 the “Hadiya Pendleton and[Read More…]
Study: Medical Cannabis Patients Reduce Their Use Of Opioids
Victoria, Canada–(ENEWSPF)–February 16, 2017. Patients with legal access to medical cannabis reduce their use of opioids, benzodiazepines, and other prescription drugs, according to data published online ahead of print in The International Journal of Drug Policy. Researchers at the University of Victoria and the University of British Columbia assessed the[Read More…]
Britax Recalls Strollers Due to Fall Hazard
Britax-B-Agile stroller (in travel system mode) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 16, 2017 Recall Summary Name of product: Britax B-Agile and BOB Motion Strollers with Click & Go receivers Hazard: A damaged receiver mount on the stroller can cause the car seat to disengage and fall unexpectedly, posing a fall hazard to infants[Read More…]
University of Chicago Smart Exhibition Upends Classical Style
Louis Dupré, Portrait of M. Fauvel, the French Consul, with View of the Acropolis, 1819, Oil on canvas. Smart Museum of Art, The University of Chicago, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Woods, 1980.33. CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 16, 2017 By: Andrew Bauld Even the most casual observer is probably acquainted with[Read More…]
University of Chicago Crime Lab Partnering With Police in Chicago’s Highest-Crime Districts
UChicago to provide data analysis and support in Englewood and Harrison neighborhoods CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 16, 2017. The University of Chicago Crime Lab will provide real-time data analysis and on-the-ground support to the Chicago Police Department as part of an effort to increase the effectiveness of policing in two of Chicago’s highest[Read More…]
