Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 15, 2014. The U.S. Department of Education has awarded 67 grants totaling more than $33 million to Local Education Agencies (LEAs) and community-based organizations that plan to implement comprehensive, integrated physical activity and nutrition programs for their students through the Carol M. White Physical Education Program (PEP). Funding[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
New Proposal: 15 Executive Actions to Overcome Government Dysfunction
New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–April 15, 2014. Following the Obama administration’s vow to use strong executive action in the face of a paralyzed Congress, the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law released a new policy proposal today outlining 15 steps the administration can take to strengthen democracy, secure justice,[Read More…]
CEOs Paid 331 Times Average Worker, 774 Times Minimum Wage Worker
2014 Executive PayWatch exposes high paid CEOs in the low wage economy Washington–(ENEWSPF)–April 15, 2014 – While Congress has left for recess failing to fully address economic issues from the minimum wage to unemployment insurance and equal pay, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka unveiled the 2014 Executive PayWatch today. According to[Read More…]
Court Upholds Air Safeguard that Would Prevent Thousands of Deaths
NAACP joined other clean air advocates in defense of this important protection Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 15, 2014. Today the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2012 Mercury and Air Toxics Rule (MATS). Earthjustice represented the NAACP, the Sierra Club, Clean Air Council, and[Read More…]
Fire Safety & Health Groups Defend Improved Furniture Flammability Standard
New standard better protects firefighters and consumers Sacramento, CA–(ENEWSPF)–April 15, 2014. A coalition of fire safety and health groups has intervened to support the recently updated California furniture flammability regulations, which have been challenged by the major chemical manufacturer Chemtura. Effective January 2014, the revised regulations provide stronger protections against[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Urges Congress to Raise Federal Minimum Wage to $10.10 an Hour
COLLINSVILLE–(ENEWSPF)–April 15, 2014. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) yesterday called on Congress to raise the federal minimum wage by passing the Minimum Wage Fairness Act. The legislation raises the federal minimum to $10.10 an hour, raises the minimum wage for tipped employees to nearly 70 percent of that rate, and[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Statement on U.S. District Court of Appeals Decision Regarding Conflict Minerals
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 15, 2014. Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement yesterday after the US District Court of Appeals in Washington DC upheld most of the key provisions of the Security and Exchange Commission’s conflict minerals regulations. The regulations would require companies that use key minerals mined[Read More…]
Ukraine: Misinformation, Propaganda and Incitement to Hatred Need to be Urgently Countered – UN Human Rights Report
GENEVA—(ENEWSPF)–15 April 2014 – Misinformation, propaganda and incitement to hatred need to be urgently countered in Ukraine to avoid the further escalation of tension in the country, according to a UN human rights report issued on Tuesday. The report by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights looks[Read More…]
NATO Secretary General Says Ukraine Crisis Amplifies Need to Boost Defence Cooperation
Luxembourg–(ENEWSPF)–15 Apr. 2014. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Tuesday (15 April 2014) that the Ukraine crisis has amplified the need to strengthen cooperation between NATO, the European Union and with close partners. “We need to train and exercise more together, for instance the NATO Response Force and the[Read More…]
Fish from Alaskan Wilderness Contaminated with Banned Pesticides
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 15, 2014. A new study released last week by the National Park Service on contaminant use in Alaska, found traces of pesticides in fish —pesticides which have long been banned and likely never been used within the Alaskan wilderness areas. Researchers examined three Alaskan parks renowned for their[Read More…]
