Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 4, 2016. A study published by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) found large-scale evidence of intersex in smallmouth and largemouth bass in the Northeast United States, an indicator of endocrine disruption. The study, published in the journal Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety,[Read More…]
Month: January 2016
Armed Militia in Oregon Part of Long-running, Right-wing Fight Against Public Lands
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–January 4, 2016. An armed militia has taken over a federal building in southeastern Oregon as part of a long-running campaign of violence, intimidation and right-wing paranoia that has festered for decades in the West, most recently with the standoff with Cliven Bundy in Nevada in 2014. Among the demands[Read More…]
FDA Strengthens Requirements for Surgical Mesh for Transvaginal Repair of Pelvic Organ Prolapse to Address Safety Risks
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 4, 2016. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued two final orders to manufacturers and the public to strengthen the data requirements for surgical mesh to repair pelvic organ prolapse (POP) transvaginally, or through the vagina. The FDA issued one order to reclassify these medical devices[Read More…]
Amateur Nature Photography at Sierra Club Meeting on January 11
MATTESON—(ENEWSPF)—January 4, 2016. The Sauk-Calumet Group of the Illinois Sierra Club has its next meeting on Monday, January 11th at 7:15 pm. The meeting is at the Frankfort Public Library. This month’s program will be Members’ Slides Night. Members will show slides or prints of the nature they have seen[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton Applauds Expected Executive Action by President Obama on Gun Safety, Warns GOP Would ‘Delight’ in Reversing it
NEW HAMPSHIRE—(ENEWSPF)—January 4, 2016. Hillary Clinton, who is campaigning in New Hampshire, today applauded President Obama’s soon-to-be-announced executive action that would strengthen background checks and make it harder for dealers to sell guns to criminals. But Clinton warned how the progress made by this executive order would be reversed if[Read More…]
Fighting Violence with Violence Creates More Problems than it Solves
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 4, 2016 By: George Ochsenfeld Fighting violence with violence is not only morally immature, it creates more problems than it solves. Making ‘martyrs’ out of ISIS fighters, while killing thousands of non-ISIS civilians as ‘collateral damage’, merely increases recruitment to extremist groups by feeding the flames of[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for January 3, 2016 (Includes Podcast)
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other local media. An arrest does not mean that[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest Week of January 3, 2016 (Includes Podcast)
Lollapalooza Poster by Dan Grzeca Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 3, 2016. Prairie State College’s Christopher Art Gallery will be hosting an exhibition of posters of music events from acclaimed Chicago area illustrators, designers and printers. ‘Gigs Graphics!’ will open on Monday, January 4 and run through January 28. Additional information about[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton Statement on New California and Oregon Voter Registration Expansion
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—January 3, 2016. As of this weekend, new laws going into effect in Oregon and California mean that residents there will be automatically registered to vote when they get a driver’s license. In her campaign, Hillary Clinton has called for universal voter registration, where every citizen in every state[Read More…]
Chicago Prepares for Imminent Immigration Raids by Informing Community Members About Their Rights
We cannot let ICE’s violence go unchecked. To report a raid, please call the Family Support Network Hotline at 1-855-435-7693. CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 1, 2016. News have surfaced that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to start 2016 with immigration raids targeting Central American families who have deportation orders. In response,[Read More…]
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