Green Party slate challenges lack of climate change readiness; points finger at “culture of cronyism and nepotism.” CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—October 2, 2017 Authored by: Illinois Green Party Candidates for the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago came out swinging at a meeting in Pilsen this[Read More…]
Month: October 2017
NIH-funded Study to Focus on Newborns Affected by Opioids
Experts plan clinical trial to test treatments for withdrawal syndrome. Bethesda, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—October 2, 2017 Authored by: National Institutes of Health The National Institutes of Health is funding a new study to evaluate treatment options for newborns with opioid withdrawal syndrome, a condition caused by exposure to opioids during pregnancy. Currently,[Read More…]
Unified Coordination Group Addressing Puerto Rico Recovery, Governor Says
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 2, 2017 By: Jim Garamone Puerto Rican and federal officials are working as a unified coordination group and progress is being made in all lines of effort on the island, but Hurricane Maria‘s devastation was so extreme and widespread that the island remains in emergency mode, Gov. Ricardo[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Urges Lawmakers to Enact Student Loan Bill of Rights at Carbondale Forum
AG Madigan & Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Override Governor’s Veto of Senate Bill 1351 to Better Protect Illinois Student Loan Borrowers Carbondale –(ENEWSPF)—October 2, 2017 By: Office of Attorney General Madigan Attorney General Lisa Madigan today convened a student loan forum with education advocates and social service organizations and urged[Read More…]
Global Commission on Drug Policy Launches Position Paper on the Opioid Crisis in North America
Geneva, Switzerland—(ENEWSPF)—October 2, 2017 Authored By: Global Commission on Drug Policy The Global Commission on Drug Policy today released a position paper on The Opioid Crisis in North America. With some 64,000 drug overdose deaths in 2016 in the US alone, the extent of the opioid-driven public health crisis cannot[Read More…]
Sauk-Calumet Group of IL Sierra Club Discussion on Growing Native Trees and Shrubs at October 9 Meeting
MATTESON—(ENEWSPF)—October 2, 2017. The Sauk-Calumet Group of the Illinois Sierra Club will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, October 9th, at 7:15 pm at the Frankfort Public Library, 21119 Pfeiffer Rd. The title of the program will be, “Northeast Illinois Indigenous Plants: Putting the Right Plant in the Right Place”.[Read More…]
1000 Shoes Launch Advocacy Campaign to Reform Oregon Addiction Recovery System
Governor Kate Brown & Rep. Knute Buehler both offer support for effort OREGON—(ENEWSPF)—October 2, 2017 Submitted by: Mike Marshall, Oregon Recovers A pile of nearly 1000 shoes was created last week in Shemanski Park as a crowd of over 1000 turned out to protest Oregon’s lack of support for addiction[Read More…]
At Last, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to be Launched Spring 2019
Greenbelt, MD-(ENEWSPF)- At long last, NASA is planning to launch the James Webb Space Telescope between March and June 2019 from the northeastern tip of South America, French Guiana. First, there will be an assessment of the remaining integration and test activities, according to NASA. A launch window for the Webb (commonly[Read More…]
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