Privacy Advocates Call Upon UN Member States to End Mass Internet Spying Worldwide Geneva–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2013. At the 24th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday, six major privacy NGOs, including the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), warned nations of the urgent need comply with international human rights[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Senator Merkley: New Power Plant Rules Big Step Forward in Fight Against Climate Change
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2013. Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the administration announced new rules that will significantly curb carbon emissions from new power plants: “These rules represent a big step forward in the fight against climate change. With record droughts, floods, storms, fires, and ecosystem changes that[Read More…]
U.S. Must Not Neglect Millions of Children Still Living in Poverty, Says American Academy of Pediatrics
In response to growing number of children living in poor and low-income households, AAP convenes leadership work group to address the health effects of child poverty Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 20, 2013. More than 1 in 5 children – 16.1 million – were poor in 2012, according to U.S. Census[Read More…]
Education Department Awards $1.4 Million Grant to Establish Center on Technology and Disability
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2013. The U.S. Department of Education announced today the award of a $1.4 million grant to Family Health International (FHI) in Washington, D.C., to establish a Center on Technology and Disability. The center is a collaborative effort among FHI, American Institutes for Research, and PACER Center. The[Read More…]
U.S. Department of Education Awards $14 Million to Special Education Parent Technical Assistance Centers
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2013. The U.S. Department of Education announced today more than $14 million in five-year grants to operate eight special education parent technical assistance centers that work to assist families of children with disability. The eight centers set to receive funding include one Center for Parent Information and[Read More…]
Latinos With Disabilities Rely on Cultural Ties to Avoid Substance Abuse
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2013. People with physical disabilities often turn to alcohol and drugs to cope with their condition, but many disabled Latinos rely heavily on cultural ties with family and friends to help them steer clear of substance abuse, say University of Michigan researchers. Unlike previous research that only[Read More…]
House Bill Permits Destructive Logging Leading to Threats to Drinking Water, Fish and Wildlife Habitat
House approves legislation that promotes unsustainable logging Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2013. Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed the most dangerous national forest legislation seen in a decade. It mandates destructive logging and other industrialized development across vast regions of our public lands, threatening our clean drinking water, recreation, and[Read More…]
Earthjustice: Carbon Pollution Standard for New Power Plants Proposed
Earthjustice celebrates this long overdue action to protect our climate Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2013. Today, the Obama administration proposed first ever standards to limit carbon pollution from new power plants. Power plants are the biggest polluters driving climate change, and there are currently no limits on their carbon emissions. Scientists[Read More…]
ESA’s Cluster Satellites in Closet-ever ‘Dance in Space’
The Cluster constellation EU–(ENEWSPF)–20 September 2013. Since 2000, the four identical satellites of the Cluster quartet have been probing Earth’s magnetosphere in three dimensions. This week, two of them made their closest-ever approach, just 4 km, enabling valuable data to be acquired with unprecedented detail. In an orbital reconfiguration that[Read More…]
Jobless Rate Up in 18 States, Down in 17 in August 2013; Payroll Jobs Up in 29 States, Down in 20
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 20, 2013. Regional and state unemployment rates were little changed in August. Eighteen states and the District of Columbia had unemployment rate increases, 17 states had decreases, and 15 states had no change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Thirty-six states and the District of Columbia[Read More…]
