President signs legislation to elevate status of 1908 national monument in California’s Gabilan Mountains WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 11, 2013. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Director of the National Park Service Jonathan B. Jarvis today celebrated the establishment of America’s 59th national park with President Obama’s signature of legislation to elevate[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Sierra Club Announces Support of Udall-Merkley-Harkin Filibuster Reform Legislation
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 11, 2013. Yesterday, the Sierra Club – a member of the Fix the Senate Coalition – announced its support of S. Res 4, a critical proposal to reform the Senate rules sponsored by Senators Tom Udall, Jeff Merkley and Tom Harkin. Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released[Read More…]
NASA’S Galex Reveals The Largest-Known Spiral Galaxy
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 11, 2013. The spectacular barred spiral galaxy NGC 6872 has ranked among the biggest stellar systems for decades. Now a team of astronomers from the United States, Chile and Brazil has crowned it the largest-known spiral, based on archival data from NASA’s Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) mission. GALEX has[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, January 11, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 11, 2013. Republicans Say they are Willing to Shut Down the Government in March White House officials are eyeing a return to elements of a “grand bargain” they tried to reach late last year with House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) in order to defuse a fresh threat to[Read More…]
Prenatal Mental Health of Fathers is Linked to Children’s Mental Health at Age 3
Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–January 11, 2013. A study has found that mental health problems of expectant fathers are associated with behavioral and emotional problems in their children as toddlers. The study, “Paternal Mental Health and Socioemotional and Behavioral Development in Their Children,” published in the February 2013 Pediatrics (released online[Read More…]
Teamsters Reach Tentative Agreement With Costco
Three-Year Contract Would Provide Improved Wages, Job Protection to Thousands WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 11, 2013. The Teamsters Union has reached a tentative agreement with Costco that keeps the warehouse club’s workers as among the highest-paid retail employees in the country with the best benefits. The tentative three-year agreement provides for an improved[Read More…]
American Federation of Teachers Statement on Education Week’s Quality Counts 2013 Report
Washington–(ENEWSPF)–January 11, 2013. Statement of AFT President Randi Weingarten on this year’s Quality Counts report. “This year’s Quality Counts rankings offer further proof that focusing on collaborative, evidence-based strategies; teaching over testing; and investing in rather than destabilizing public schools is essential to helping all children learn, grow and succeed[Read More…]
State and National Grades Issued for Education Performance, Policy
U.S. Earns a C-plus, Maryland Ranks First for Fifth Straight Year; Report Also Explores School Climate, Discipline, and Safety WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–January 10, 2013—As a shocked nation struggles to come to terms with the recent school shootings in Newtown, Conn., policymakers, school leaders, and the public alike have renewed their attention to the[Read More…]
Three Years After the Haitian Earthquake, Housing Situation Still Catastrophic
To view Amnesty International’s photos of displacement camps in Haiti, click here. For video footage of Haiti’s displacement camps, go to the following link. Read more about Haitians living in displacement camps. New York–(ENEWSPF)–January 11, 2013. Three years after the Haiti earthquake, hundreds of thousands of people are still living[Read More…]
Medical Marijuana Patient Group Gets D.C. Department of Health Contract to Train Dispensary, Cultivation Center Staff
Americans for Safe Access will hold its first compulsory training course on February 1st Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 10, 2013. The country’s leading medical marijuana advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA) was awarded a permit by the D.C. Department of Health last week to implement its compulsory training for cultivators and[Read More…]
