NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—August 20, 2015. In response to Jeb Bush doubling down on his hateful rhetoric regarding the U.S. born children of immigrants, Hillary For America Latino Outreach Director, Lorella Praeli, released the following statement: “During a press conference today, Jeb Bush tried to outdo Donald Trump and other Republican presidential[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Hillary for America Announces Plan to More than Triple the Number of AmeriCorps Service Members
Clinton plan would double college aid for qualifying AmeriCorps service members from $11,550 to more than $23,000 NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—August 20, 2015. Today, Hillary for America is announcing a plan to allow students who pursue public service to graduate from an in-state public college without any debt. Building on her New[Read More…]
Bureau of Reclamation to Lead Interior Department’s Independent Review of Colorado Gold King Mine Incident
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to Provide Peer Review of Final Report WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2015. The Department of the Interior has asked the Bureau of Reclamation to lead Interior’s independent assessment of factors that contributed to the August 5 Gold King Mine incident in Colorado. Interior was asked to[Read More…]
Statement by Interior Department Secretary Sally Jewell on the Tragic Loss of Three Firefighters in Washington
WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2015. U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell issued the following statement today on the tragic loss of three U.S. Forest Service firefighters near Twisp, Washington: “My heart goes out to the families and fellow firefighters of these fallen heroes as we mourn their loss in service[Read More…]
This Week: Fried Pork, Butter Cows, and Abortion
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2015. With nearly every presidential candidate trooping through Iowa in the past week for their obligatory pilgrimage to the Iowa State Fair, the coverage has mainly focused on helicopter rides, fried food, and who can out-do each other with extreme immigration policies. But one issue has flown[Read More…]
Breastfeeding May Expose Infants to Toxic Chemicals
Boston, MA ─(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2015. A widely used class of industrial chemicals linked with cancer and interference with immune function—perfluorinated alkylate substances, or PFASs—appears to build up in infants by 20%–30% for each month they’re breastfed, according to a new study co-authored by experts from Harvard T.H. Chan School of[Read More…]
Tiny Concentrations of Teflon Chemical Harmful to Public Health
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2015. Newly published research shows that even very small doses of the Teflon chemical PFOA in drinking water pose a more serious threat to public health than previously thought. EWG’s report on the research, released today, shows that federal guidance on safe levels for PFOA is hundreds,[Read More…]
FDA’s Big Mistake: Expect Flibanserin to Be Pulled From the Market in a Few Years
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2015. Statement of Dr. Sidney Wolfe, Founder and Senior Adviser, Public Citizen’s Health Research Group: Note: Dr. Sidney Wolfe, founder and senior adviser of Public Citizen’s Health Research Group, testified on June 4 before two U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committees urging the agency to[Read More…]
New study: San Francisco Bay Area Ticks Carry Diverse Infections
SILICON VALLEY, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2015. Bay Area Lyme Foundation, which is working to make Lyme disease easy to diagnose and simple to cure, highlights a new Bay Area study conducted by researchers from Stanford University and Northern Arizona University documenting a vast diversity of bacterial species and strains that cause tick-borne diseases in Bay[Read More…]
New Website Allows Chicago Residents Near Petcoke Facilities to Sign Up for Text Message Air Quality Alerts – Community Meeting Today to Launch Petcokalerts.org Registration Drive
Petcokealerts.org Launches as Collaboration Between Chi Hack Night and Local Advocacy Group CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—August 20, 2015. The Chicago Coalition to Ban Petcoke is hosting a community meeting to set the record straight regarding the storage and transport of petroleum coke in the Southeast side of Chicago. Petcokealerts.org is a new[Read More…]
