Washington–(ENEWSPF)–May 22, 2013. AFT President Randi Weingarten’s statement on the Chicago school closings. “What we witnessed today was the largest mass school closing in America’s history. Sadly, the reasons for these closings seemed to have changed over the course of the last few months, as a May 16 WBEZ analysis[Read More…]
Year: 2013
House Subcommittee to Hear Testimony on Unconstitutional Federal Bill Banning Abortion at 20 Weeks
Center for Reproductive Rights calls on House Judiciary Committee to reject this clear violation of women’s fundamental rights and Supreme Court precedent NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2013. Just two days after a U.S. Court of Appeals ruled a similar law in Arizona was clearly unconstitutional under 40 years of Supreme Court[Read More…]
The New Retirement: No Retirement?
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2013. For growing numbers of Americans, the new retirement may really mean no retirement. That’s the conclusion of an article in the current issue of the ISR Sampler, the annual magazine of the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research. “For most of the 20th century we[Read More…]
U.S. Health Care: Does More Spending Yield Better Health?
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2013. Health care spending is much higher for older Americans than for younger adults and children, on average, and analysts have said that increasing spending leads to longer life expectancy. But new research from the University of Michigan indicates that aging populations could view things differently. Conducted[Read More…]
Researchers Find Common Childhood Asthma Unconnected to Allergens or Inflammation
Discovery of Origins of a Unique Form of Asthma May Lead to a Precision Medicine Approach to Treatment NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2013 — Little is known about why asthma develops, how it constricts the airway or why response to treatments varies between patients. Now, a team of researchers at Weill[Read More…]
Victory for American Parents and Teens: Key States Expand Sex Education
NEW YORK, NY–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2013. Planned Parenthood Federation of America celebrated passage yesterday of state legislation to improve sex education in key states. With a vote of 37 to 21, Illinois state senators sent Governor Pat Quinn a bill that creates uniform standards for sex education. In addition, Colorado Governor[Read More…]
Planned Parenthood Denounces Homeland Security Amendment to Limit Women’s Access to Abortion
Amendment to House Homeland Security Appropriations Bill Is Another Attack on Women’s Health Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2013. Planned Parenthood yesterday strongly condemned the adoption of an amendment to limit access to women’s health care by banning the use of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement funds for abortion except in cases[Read More…]
California Adopts New Recycling Measure for Mercury-laden Thermostats
New Program Will Prevent Tons of Mercury from Polluting California’s Environment SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2013 – The state of California issued new rules yesterday that will greatly reduce the amount of dangerous mercury sent to landfills and incinerators each year due to the improper disposal of old mercury-laden thermostats. The[Read More…]
Groups Petition Army Corps to Evaluate Environmental Impacts of All Proposed Coal Export Terminals in WA, OR
Elected officials, municipalities, health officials, businesses, and residents from Montana to China join call for full assessment of impacts Seattle, WA–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2013. On Wednesday, Northwest-based community groups, health professionals, environmental organizations, a grassroots conservation and family agriculture group, and a clean-energy nonprofit filed a formal petition with the U.S.[Read More…]
Michigan: Medical Marijuana Act Trumps Per Se Driving Law
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2013. by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director A Michigan traffic safety law that prohibits the operation of a motor vehicle by persons who possess any presence of THC in their blood, regardless of whether or not they are behaviorally impaired by the substance, may not be strictly[Read More…]
