Source: BestPsychologyDegrees.org The Psychological Effects of Poverty For the more than 40 million Americans in poverty, everyday life is a struggle — buying food, going to school, getting a job. And for a great many of them, what most people think of as simple tasks are also difficult. Let’s explore[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Congressmen Blumenauer, Smith Introduce PACE bill to Improve Healthcare
Bill would allow eligible individuals with serious medical conditions to stay in their homes and communities Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2014. Today, Congressmen Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) and Chris Smith (NJ-04) introduced HR 4543, the PACE Pilot Act, a bipartisan and budget neutral bill that would allow The Program of All-Inclusive[Read More…]
Senators Merkley and Wyden Announce $11 Million for Upper Klamath Basin
Washington DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2014. Today, Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will invest up to $11 million in the Upper Klamath Basin over the next five years for water conservation, water quality, and fish habitat restoration[Read More…]
USDA and Interior Department Green Light Conservation Practices for Farmers, Ranchers and Landowners in Five Lesser Prairie-Chicken States
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2014. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of the Interior today announced that farmers, ranchers and landowners implementing Farm Service Agency (FSA) Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) practices intended to protect and increase lesser prairie-chicken populations will not be subject to additional regulations as a result[Read More…]
Administration Announces Proposal to Clarify Availability of Health Insurance Marketplace Coverage to Workers Eligible for COBRA
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—May 2, 2014. The Obama administration today announced updates to model notices informing workers of their eligibility to continue health-care coverage through the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act. The updates make it clear to workers that if they are eligible for COBRA continuation coverage when leaving a job, they may[Read More…]
Statement of US Secretary of Labor Perez on April 2014 Employment Numbers
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—May 2, 2014. U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez issued the following statement about the April 2014 Employment Situation report released today: “This morning’s report demonstrates that the economy continues to rebound after a brutal recession that began in 2007. The economy generated 288,000 new jobs in April. The[Read More…]
J. Crew Recalls Baby Coveralls Due to Choking Hazard
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2014. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: May 01, 2014 Recall number: 14-732 J.Crew Classic Stripe Baby Coveralls Recall Summary Name of product: Baby Coveralls Hazard: Snaps on[Read More…]
Altria Group Distribution Company Recalls Flashlight Due to Burn, Injury Hazards; Distributed Exclusively through Marlboro Promotion
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2014. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: May 01, 2014 Recall number: 14-733 Recalled Marlboro promotional 3-in-1 flashlight Recall Summary Name of product: 3-in-1 flashlight, compass and match holder[Read More…]
Hubble Astronomers Use Supernovae to Gauge Power of Cosmic Lenses
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2014. Distant exploding stars observed by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope are providing astronomers with a powerful tool to determine the strength of naturally-occurring “cosmic lenses” that are used to magnify objects in the remote universe. Two teams of astronomers, working independently, observed three such exploding stars, called[Read More…]
New Report Documents Black and Latino Communities at Higher Risk for Chemical Catastrophe
Yesterday’s Lynchburg, Virginia explosion is one of potentially thousands of chemical disasters that may occur in residential communities, contaminating the water we drink and the air that we breathe WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2014—The Environmental Justice and Health Alliance (EJHA), a national coalition of grassroots groups working on toxic chemical exposures that[Read More…]
