Pineland, Maine–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2010.  Atrazine is a pesticide long associated with causing birth defects in frogs and other amphibians, as well as myriad health impacts to humans and other mammals. The International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health said atrazine’s “alleged endocrine disruptor effects, possible carcinogenic effect, and epidemiological connection[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The South Suburban Earth Science Club will meet Tuesday, April 13th at 7:30 p.m., Freedom Hall, 410 Lakewood , Park Forest, IL. The SSESC is dedicated to promoting and education ones on the study of earth sciences which includes: minerals, archaeology, lapidary arts and processes, fossil collecting,[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2010.  The film ‘A Chemical Reaction’ will be screened on Saturday, March 20 at 3 p.m. at Columbia College’s Ferguson Auditorium 600 S. Michigan, Chicago. ‘A Chemical Reaction’ explores how the elimination of lawn pesticides transformed one community in Canada, and how their actions impacted the[Read More…]

By Jess Henig FactCheck.org Summary In late November 2009, more than 1,000 e-mails between scientists at the Climate Research Unit of the U.K.’s University of East Anglia were stolen and made public by an as-yet-unnamed hacker. Climate skeptics are claiming that they show scientific misconduct that amounts to the complete[Read More…]

Springfield, IL–(ENEWSPF)–November 13, 2009.  On Thursday, legislation backed by State Representative Anthony DeLuca (D-Chicago Heights) was signed into law by Governor Quinn.  This legislation allows the Illinois Finance Authority, which provides funding options to help foster private sector job creation, to support energy efficiency projects as Illinois looks for an[Read More…]