WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–Aug. 15, 2011 – Bomb explosions that have killed at least 58 Iraqis today appear to be the work of al-Qaida in Iraq, a spokesman for U.S. Forces Iraq said here today. The explosions, similar to an attack launched in August last year, struck cities from Tikrit to Baghdad to[Read More…]
Day: August 15, 2011
Governor Quinn Signs Bill to Expand Emergency Access to Life-Saving Allergy Medicine for Children
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today signed legislation to increase access to potentially life-saving medicine for children with severe allergies. House Bill 3294, the School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act, allows schools to stock and utilize epinephrine auto-injectors (often known as ‘epi-pens’) in the case of life-threatening allergic reactions.[Read More…]
DOT, Secretary of State and State Police Partner With Ford and Allstate to Launch 5th Year of ‘Operation Teen Safe Driving’
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2011. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) today joined with the Illinois Secretary of State, Illinois State Police (ISP) and corporate sponsors to kick off the fifth year of the successful Operation Teen Safe Driving (OTSD) program. Illinois continues to lead the nation in this peer-led safe driving[Read More…]
ACLU Takes Action on Behalf of Colorado Teacher Fired for Pumping Breast Milk at Work
DENVER–(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2011. The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Colorado filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and a notice of claim against a Jefferson County public charter school that fired a teacher for asserting her right to pump breast milk while at work, in[Read More…]
Department of Energy Finalizes $102 Million Loan Guarantee to Record Hill Wind, LLC
Maine Project Expected to Fund Approximately 200 Jobs and Provide Improvements to Wind Turbine Performance Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2011. U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced the Department of Energy finalized a $102 million loan guarantee to Record Hill Wind, LLC. The loan guarantee, in conjunction with an investment by the[Read More…]
Durbin Announces More Than $9.5 Million in DOJ Funding to Enhance Community and Law Enforcement Safety
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENWESPF)–August 15, 2011. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has awarded a total of $9,593,477 in Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants to support Illinois law enforcement officers. “Our nation’s law enforcement officers are called upon day after day to protect[Read More…]
CDC Awards More Than $49 Million to Strengthen State and Local Health Departments
Washignton, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2011. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today awarded $49 million in grants, partly supported by the Affordable Care Act, to improve the quality of health care and strengthen the public health infrastructure. Awarded to all fifty States, the grants strengthen State, local and territorial health departments’ capacity to[Read More…]
Senator Kirk Issues Lake Michigan Report Card
Lake Receives Overall Grade of ‘C’ “While we have made progress in some areas, Lake Michigan is still challenged by invasive species, sewage dumping and far too many closed beaches.” CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2011. United States Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill), Co-Chair of the Senate Great Lakes Task Force, today released the[Read More…]
MIT Simulation Accurately Reconstructs Pipe Fractures Formed in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Accident.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2011. A computer model that tests automobile components for crashworthiness could also be of use to the oil and gas industry, according to researchers at MIT’s Impact and Crashworthiness Laboratory, who are now using their simulations of material deformation in car crashes to predict how pipes may[Read More…]
Conversion to Organic Poultry Farming Lowers Risk of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2011. Poultry farms that have adopted organic practices and cease using antibiotics have significantly lower levels of drug-resistant enterococci bacteria that can potentially spread to humans, according to a new study published August 10, 2011 in the online edition of Environmental Health Perspectives. The study, led by[Read More…]
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