NIH team and colleagues believe microdevice may improve upon existing placenta models Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2015. National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers and their colleagues have developed a “placenta-on-a-chip” to study the inner workings of the human placenta and its role in pregnancy. The device was designed to imitate, on[Read More…]
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NRDC: Health and Environmental Safeguards Under Attack by GOP Leadership
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2015 – Congressional Republican leaders are adding numerous anti-environmental measures to must-pass appropriations bills and moving them through the House and a key Senate committee this week, despite a presidential veto threat and support for health and environmental safeguards from the American public. The following is a statement[Read More…]
NRDC President: Pope Calls All People of Good Will to Climate Action
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2015 – The following is a statement by Rhea Suh, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council, upon the release of Pope Francis’ encyclical on climate change. “’The pope’s message applies to all of us, regardless of our faith. He is imploring people of good will everywhere to[Read More…]
Sierra Club Statement On Pope Francis’s Encyclical
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—June 18, 2015. Today, Pope Francis released a long-anticipated Encyclical on climate change and ecology, serving as a teaching document addressed to “all people of goodwill” underlying the moral need for action on this global crisis. In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune, released the following statement:[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending June 13, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 18, 2015 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending June 13, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 267,000, a decrease of 12,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 279,000. The 4-week moving average was 276,750, a decrease of 2,000 from the previous week’s unrevised[Read More…]
LGBT Asylum Seekers Face Significant Barriers to Remaining in the United States
Members of the LGBT movement hold a gay pride flag as they attend a march to mark the International Day Against Homophobia in Managua, Nicaragua, May 17, 2015. SOURCE: AP/Esteban Felix Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2015. According to a groundbreaking report issued today by the Center for American Progress, lesbian,[Read More…]
3 Ways to Strengthen the Federal Child Support System
Congress should support new rules that are a win-win-win for children, parents, and state governments. SOURCE: iStock Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2015. The Center for American Progress today looked at how proposed rules to modernize the U.S. child support system are a win-win-win opportunity for kids, parents, and state governments. In[Read More…]
Bee Pollination Important to Biodiversity, Not Just Ecosystem Services
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2015. A major international study on bee pollination involving 58 researchers finds that astonishingly few bee species are responsible for pollinating crops worldwide, and offers compelling economic rationale for conserving wild bees. The study, published in Nature Communications, calculates that the value of wild bee pollination to[Read More…]
Food & Water Watch: Pope Francis Takes ‘Bold and Honest’ Stand on Pollution Trading In Encyclical Letter
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 18, 2015. Statement of Wenonah Hauter, Executive Director, Food & Water Watch: “Pope Francis is reiterating what scientists and advocates have been saying for years: we need to reduce carbon emissions to avoid catastrophic climate change. But it’s his bold and honest analysis of pollution trading that is[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders Welcomes Pope Francis’ Moral Message on Climate Change
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2015. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today welcomed Pope Francis’ encyclical on climate change and praised the pontiff for urging world leaders to boldly address the planetary crisis. “Pope Francis’ powerful message on climate change should change the debate around the world and become a catalyst for the[Read More…]
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