MISSOULA, Montana–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2013. Ignoring mounting evidence that Yellowstone’s grizzly bears face increased threats from loss of key foods and human-caused deaths, federal and state officials unanimously recommended Wednesday that Endangered Species Act protections be stripped from the region’s iconic bears. Photo courtesy USFWS. “This highly political proposal comes when[Read More…]
Year: 2013
University of Oregon Lands Long Term Agreement to Host NCAA Track
The University of Oregon’s Historic Hayward Field will be the home of the NCAA Track and Field Championships for each of the next eight years. EUGENE, Oregon –(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2013. The University of Oregon’s Historic Hayward Field will be the home of the NCAA Track and Field Championships for each[Read More…]
FDA Approves First Generic Versions of Antidepressant Drug Cymbalta
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—December 12, 2013. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved the first generic versions of Cymbalta (duloxetine delayed-release capsules), a prescription medicine used to treat depression and other conditions. Aurobindo Pharma Ltd., Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd., Lupin Ltd., Sun Pharma Global FZE, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, and Torrent[Read More…]
Tobacco, Drug Use in Pregnancy Can Double Risk of Stillbirth
NIH network study documents elevated risk associated with marijuana, other substances Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2013. Smoking tobacco or marijuana, taking prescription painkillers, or using illegal drugs during pregnancy is associated with double or even triple the risk of stillbirth, according to research funded by the National Institutes of Health. Researchers[Read More…]
Survivors Challenge Vatican at UN on Clergy Sex Cases
New York–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2013. Yesterday, as Pope Francis was named Time’s ‘Person of the Year’, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) and the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) formally responded to the Vatican’s submission to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child on the[Read More…]
Food and Water Watch: Dallas Fracking Ordinance a Huge Step Forward in Oil Country
Statement of Eleanor Bravo, Southwest Organizer for Food & Water Watch Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)-December 12, 2013. “Food & Water Watch applauds the work of FracDallas and other community organizations whose work was instrumental in yesterday’s 9-6 City Council decision to enact restrictions on oil and gas drilling in Dallas. Thanks to[Read More…]
Environmental Working Group: Bill To Repeal Corn Ethanol Mandate Is a Welcome Step
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2013. Bipartisan legislation introduced today that would repeal the federal requirement to blend corn ethanol into gasoline is a welcome step toward reform of the biofuels program known as the Renewable Fuel Standard, EWG Policy Associate Alex Rindler said today. “EWG commends Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)[Read More…]
Senators Feinstein, Coburn Intro Bipartisan Bill to Eliminate Corn Ethanol Mandate
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2013. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) and eight cosponsors today introduced the Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act of 2013. The bill eliminates the corn ethanol mandate within the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), which requires annual increases in the amount of renewable fuel that must be[Read More…]
San Francisco Advocate Honored For Fighting Tobacco-Related Disease In The LGBT Community
Legacy® Announces 2013 Community Activist Award Recipient, Bob Gordon Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2013. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) people smoke cigarettes at rates nearly 70 percent higher than the general population. Legacy® has long worked to raise awareness of the high prevalence of tobacco use within these communities, highlighting[Read More…]
Senators Merkley, Baldwin Introduce Legislation to Level the Playing Field for American Manufacturing
Legislation Would Help American Manufacturers Compete on Global Playing Field Against Countries With Low Environmental and Wage Standards WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2013. Yesterday, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced new legislation that would crack down on unfair trade practices, level the playing field for American manufacturing companies,[Read More…]
