ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–March 5, 2013. Although vehicle fuel economy has improved 40 percent since 1970, the total amount of fuel used has increased by more than half, says a University of Michigan researcher. Using data from the U.S. Department of Transportation from 1970 to 2010, Michael Sivak of the U-M Transportation[Read More…]
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Area High School Student Art Work Featured During PSC Gallery Exhibit
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPFS)—March 5, 2013. Student artists from regional high schools will have their work on display during the Prairie State College (PSC) Annual High School Exhibition, from Monday, March 18 through Thursday, April 11, 2013, at the Christopher Art Gallery on the PSC main campus, located at 202 S. Halsted[Read More…]
Northwestern Medicine Trauma Team Travels to Bolivia
A group of surgeons, nurses, medical students and staff seek to improve pre-hospital and trauma care in South America’s most impoverished nation CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 5, 2013. North Yungas Road is the main passageway connecting Bolivia’s capital city of La Paz to the country’s Amazon rainforest region in the north. The 35[Read More…]
Conservation Groups Move to Protect Clean Air Safeguards in Arizona
State and utilities attempt to weaken regional haze plan and undermine air pollution protections San Francisco, CA–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2013. Conservation and public health groups seeking to restore clear skies over some of our nation’s most scenic landscapes filed a motion to intervene today with the U.S. Court of Appeals for[Read More…]
Former DEA Heads Urge Justice Department to Block Historic Marijuana Regulation Implementation in Colorado and Washington
Seeking to Thwart Will of Voters, DEA Pushes For Continuation of Disastrous Drug War Policies On Eve of AG Holder’s Appearance Before Senate Judiciary Committee, Advocates Hopeful Obama Administration Will Continue to Allow Orderly Implementation of New Laws NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–March 5, 2013. For the second time in six months, former[Read More…]
Hospital Safety Should Be a Guarantee, Not a Gamble, Michigan Legislators Say
Michigan Safe Patient Care Act will solve nurse understaffing, save lives MICHIGAN–(ENEWSPF)–March 5, 2013. State legislators are launching a new push to protect the lives and health of all Michigan residents by ensuring that hospitals provide enough nurses to give every patient safe, appropriate care. Responding to nurses’ pleas to[Read More…]
Herschel to Finish Observing Soon
Herschel and Rosette Nebula EU–(ENEWSPF)–5 March 2013 ESA’s Herschel space observatory is expected to exhaust its supply of liquid helium coolant in the coming weeks after spending more than three exciting years studying the cool Universe. Herschel was launched on 14 May 2009 and, with a main mirror 3.5[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Statement on the Death of Dawn Clark Netsch
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 5, 2013. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement today after learning of the death of Dawn Clark Netsch, former Illinois Comptroller, Illinois State Senator and the first women in Illinois history to win the Democratic nomination for Governor: “More than any other person in our[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Settlement to Resolve Illegal Dumping of Hazardous Waste in DeSoto Landfill
Springfield–(ENEWSWPF)–March 4, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced today the filing of a settlement with a Union County firm accused of illegally dumping hazardous waste materials in an area landfill. The settlement resolves a four-count complaint filed in Union County Circuit Court against Freeman Environmental Services, Inc., (FES) of Herrin.[Read More…]
Park Forest Environment Commission to Host ‘Basic Canning’ Presentation Featuring Chef Kate Bradley
Chef Kate Bradley (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Limited Seating — Tickets Now on Sale Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—UPDATE March 8, 2013 (Editor’s Note: the location of this event has been changed to the Wetlands Discovery Center, 30 N. Orchard, Park Forest) Based on numerous requests from members of the community, the Park Forest[Read More…]
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