SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–July 25, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today announced the signing of legislation that will bolster Illinois’ world-class nuclear safety program. The new law increases fees paid by Exelon to fund upgrades to remote monitoring systems at each reactor site, hire additional nuclear safety experts and update vital nuclear safety equipment.[Read More…]
Day: July 25, 2011
Governor Quinn Signs Laws to Support Innovation in Illinois and Create Jobs
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 25, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today signed legislation to support the development of the technology industry in Illinois and create jobs. Senate Bill 107 strengthens Illinois’ position to attract technology-based businesses by boosting the state’s investment in them. The new law was one of the Governor’s priorities during the[Read More…]
Durbin Announces Funding to Repair Loyola CTA Station and Take Steps Toward Future Red Line Modernization
CHICAGO, IL–(ENEWSPF)–July 25, 2011. The Loyola CTA Station will soon see major improvements, ensuring the safety of passengers and pedestrians, as the result of $11 million in federal funding, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin said today. Durbin joined local elected officials, representatives of the CTA and Loyola University, and members of[Read More…]
School District 163 Announces Registration For The 2011-2012 School Year
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163’s registration for the 2011-2012 school year is under way at Forest Trail Middle School, 215 Wilson Street, Park Forest. Families must bring competed registration packets to Forest Trail on Wednesday, July 27, from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., and on Wednesday, August[Read More…]
UN Nuclear Agency Chief Visits Fukushima Power Plant for First-Hand Assessment
JAPAN–(ENEWSPF)–25 July 2011. IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant The head of the United Nations nuclear agency today visited the tsunami-damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan to gather first-hand information on the damage and repair operations, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported.[Read More…]
Study Links Birth Defects to Pesticides, Coal Smoke
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 25, 2011. Exposure to certain pesticides and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the womb has been linked to neural tube defects, which lead to conditions such as spina bifida, according to researchers at Peking University in China. The study finds elevated levels of the organochlorine pesticides DDT, alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane[Read More…]
FACT SHEET: U.S. Strategy to Combat Transnational Organized Crime
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 25, 2011. “This Strategy is organized around a single, unifying principle: to build, balance, and integrate the tools of American power to combat transnational organized crime and related threats to our national security—and to urge our partners to do the same… While this Strategy is intended to[Read More…]
Durbin Statement on House Republicans’ Decision to Walk Away from Debt Talks with the White House
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 25, 2011. Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement Friday after House Republicans walked away from debt talks with the White House: “Republicans have repeatedly walked away from serious debt talks, insisting the best way to prevent a default of our nation’s debt is[Read More…]
Twisted Tale of our Galaxy’s Ring
In a strange twist of science, astronomers using the Herschel Space Observatory have discovered that a suspected ring at the center of our galaxy is warped for reasons they cannot explain. Image credit: ESA/NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA-(ENEWSPF)- New observations from the Herschel Space Observatory show a bizarre, twisted ring of dense gas[Read More…]
Massive Solar Eruption Close-up (Video)
NASA-(ENEWSPF)- On June 7, 2011 the Sun unleashed an M-2 (medium-sized) solar flare with a spectacular coronal mass ejection (CME). This video uses the full-resolution 4096 x 4096 pixel images at a 1 minute time cadence and to provide the highest quality, finest detail version possible. It also shows the[Read More…]
