ILLINOIS–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2015. Prior to Illinois issuing medical marijuana business licenses I was in a meeting with a company rep that was trying very hard to get one or more medical marijuana cultivation licenses in Illinois. He had big visions of grandeur for what the program would be like, and[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Remarks of Treasury Secretary Lew at the SelectUSA Summit, March 24, 2015
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—March 24, 2015. Let me thank Secretary Pritzker and the entire Commerce Department for putting together this year’s SelectUSA summit. It is great to be with all of you and to have this opportunity to talk about what it means when we say investing in the United States of[Read More…]
Planned Parenthood Calls on House to Reject Harmful Abortion Restriction
‘This bill would hurt low-income women’s health,’ Planned Parenthood says Washington D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—March 24, 2015. Planned Parenthood Federation of America today called on leadership in the House of Representatives to work quickly to remove a harmful abortion restriction from a healthcare funding package that currently ignores and marginalizes the needs of[Read More…]
Maryland House Passes 3-Year Moratorium on Fracking
Calls Made to State Senate to Act in Defense of Public Health, Economic Viability ANNAPOLIS—(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2015. The Maryland House today passed legislation that would enact a 3-year moratorium on fracking statewide with a 93 – 45 vote in favor. The bill, the Protect Our Health and Communities Act (HB[Read More…]
Pressure Mounts on White House to Protect Bees from Pesticides
Poll shows Americans concerned about bee declines, links to pesticides Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2015. Agriculture, environmental and food safety groups today ramped up pressure on the Obama administration to protect America’s imperiled bees, releasing new polling data showing the public believes bee decline issues are critical and linked to pesticide[Read More…]
Prairie State College Celebrating ‘2015 Earth Month’ in April
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2015. Prairie State College (PSC) is celebrating “Earth Month” with a series of events scheduled throughout April. All events are hosted by the Sustainability Center. This is the first year the college has expanded the events through a complete month, after celebrating “Earth Week” in previous years.[Read More…]
Yet Again, Congress Attacks Clean Water Act Protections
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2015. Last week, to the dismay of health and environmental advocates, the House Agriculture Committee unanimously passed the latest version of the inaccurately titled “Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2015” (H.R. 897), which would nullify regulations that require pesticide applicators to apply for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination[Read More…]
Press Conference with President Ghani, Defense Secretary Carter, Secretary Kerry and Chief Executive Abdullah at Camp David, Maryland
Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks during a joint news conference at Camp David, Md., with Secretary of State John F. Kerry, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, March 23, 2015. DoD photo by Air Force Master Sgt, Adrian Cadiz MARYLAND–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2015. SECRETARY OF STATE JOHN[Read More…]
EPA Agrees to Regulate Novel Nanotechnology Pesticides After Legal Challenge
WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—March 24, 2015. The Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to regulate novel nanomaterial pesticides as a result of a lawsuit filed by Center for Food Safety in December. In 2008, a coalition of nonprofits led by CFS filed a 116-page legal petition, requesting, among other things, that the[Read More…]
Environment, Public Health Advocates Urge Government to Adopt Less Meat, More Plants in American Diet
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2015. More than 100 environmental and public health organizations sent an open letter today urging Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Burwell and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to adopt sustainability recommendations calling for less meat and more plant-based foods in the final 2015 Dietary Guidelines. The[Read More…]
