Author: Gary Kopycinski

HHS Awards Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program Grants

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 6, 2015.  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Adolescent Health (OAH) Director Evelyn Kappeler announced today more than $86 million in teen pregnancy prevention grants to non-profit organizations, school districts, universities, and others. The 81 new grants are expected to serve more than 291,000 youth[Read More…]

EPA at Odds with Scientists on Endocrine System Effects of Weedkillers Atrazine and 2,4-D

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 6, 2015.  With the release of its Tier 1 screening results for the first 52 pesticide chemicals (active and inert ingredients) evaluated under the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is at odds with a large body of scientific evidence worldwide that identifies many of these[Read More…]

Marijuana Legalization in Washington State: One-Year Status Report

New Report Finds Major Fiscal Benefits, Decrease in Violent Crime, No Increase in Youth Marijuana Use or Traffic Fatalities – And Massive Drop in Marijuana Arrests; Popular Support for Marijuana Legalization Remains Strong in Washington Older woman ingesting a marijuana tincture Source: Darrin Harris Frisby/Drug Policy Alliance Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 6,[Read More…]

Ebola: As Virus Resurfaces in Liberia, UNICEF Teams and Supplies Arrive in Affected Areas

A girl washes her hands at the Slipway primary school in central Monrovia, the capital of Liberia. March 2015 Photo: UNICEF/NYHQ2015-0557/Irwin GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–3 July 2015 – In a speedy response to Liberia’s first confirmed cases of Ebola in more than three months, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has begun distributing[Read More…]

Popular Presidential Candidate Gets A Six Figure Campaign Donation From The Marijuana Industry

(image via wikipedia) OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2015. The marijuana movement has long fought to be taken seriously by high level politicians. For a very long time elected officials scoffed at marijuana supporters, often making Cheech and Chong jokes and other insensitive, stereotypical comments. There have been a lot of third party[Read More…]

Counting Stars with Gaia

Stellar density map EU–(ENEWSPF)–3 July 2015.  This image, based on housekeeping data from ESA’s Gaia satellite, is no ordinary depiction of the heavens. While the image portrays the outline of our Galaxy, the Milky Way, and of its neighbouring Magellanic Clouds, it was obtained in a rather unusual way. As[Read More…]

Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, July 3, 2015

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2015 Supreme Court Decision on Same- Sex Marriage Benefits Older Seniors On June 26th, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down states’ same-sex marriage bans, effectively legalizing same sex marriage in all 50 States. This case builds on the Court’s 2013 Windsor decision that struck down the Defense[Read More…]

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