Findings may explain onset of health-related problems, say UO and Oregon Social Learning Center scientists. EUGENE, Ore. —(ENEWSPF)–Dec. 23, 2014 — A new study links physical violence against women by male partners to a disruption of a key steroid hormone that opens the door potentially to a variety of negative[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Court Upholds Protections of California’s Native Salmon From Central Valley Water Diversions
Victory: Three-judge panel rejects efforts by commercial, agricultural water users to overturn federal protections A fisherman holds a steelhead shortly before the American River is closed for recreational fishing until the spawning season ends. Brad Zweerink for Earthjustice San Francisco —(ENEWSPF)–December 23, 2014. The Court of Appeals for the Ninth[Read More…]
Fossil-Fuel Companies Spent More Than Three-Quarters of a Billion Dollars to Set the Anti-Environment Agenda of the Next Congress
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–December 23, 2014. A new analysis released by the Center for American Progress examines the hundreds of millions of dollars in political spending by the oil, gas, and coal industries in the 2014 midterm election cycle in an attempt to set the pro-fossil-fuel agenda of the next Congress. According to the analysis of[Read More…]
Justice Department Files Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit Against the Chicago Board of Education
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 23, 2014. The Justice Department today announced the filing of a lawsuit against the Chicago Board of Education, alleging that the board discriminated against pregnant teachers at Scammon Elementary School by subjecting them to adverse personnel actions, including termination in some instances, after they announced their pregnancies. According[Read More…]
New Guide Tackles Issue of Drug Use at Music Events
Managing Drug Use at Your Event Aimed at Event Producers, Focuses on Improving Health and Safety of Festival Attendees; Guide Calls for Drug Education, Onsite Mental Health Services and Drug Checking NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—December 23, 2014. In response to an increasing number of deaths at music festivals and other events in[Read More…]
Roosevelt University and Mikva Challenge Partner to Help Teens Succeed
(Pictured above are representatives from the two institutions including, from left: Israel Vargas, assistant provost for college access and targeted recruitment programs; June Lapidus, Roosevelt associate professor of economics; Brian Brady, executive director of Mikva Challenge; Douglas Knerr, executive vice president and provost at Roosevelt University; Cynthia Barron, former principal[Read More…]
DoD Releases 2015 Military Pay and Compensation Rates
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 22, 2014. Today, the Department of Defense announced the 2015 military pay and compensation rates for service members. The new rates for basic pay, basic allowance for housing (BAH), basic allowance for subsistence (BAS), and the cost of living allowance (COLA) rates for the contiguous United States will[Read More…]
Statement by U.S. Army on Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl Investigation, Dec. 22, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 22, 2014. After a thorough investigation and a comprehensive legal review, the investigation concerning Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has been forwarded to a General Courts Martial Convening Authority, Gen. Mark Milley, commanding general of Forces Command. Gen. Milley will determine appropriate action – which ranges from no further action[Read More…]
U.S. PIRG Looking Back at 2014: Year of Stocking Stuffers for Criminal Corporations
Boston, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2014. 2014 was the year that nine-figure government settlement deals with corporations passed from shocking anomaly to normal event, and many of these mega deals came with significant tax deductions for wrongdoing. Many of the largest settlements this year, addressing allegations of some of the most egregious[Read More…]
Over Half of Foods Tested in the U.S. Contain Pesticides
Oakland, CA–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2014. Late Friday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the latest round of sampling for pesticide residues found on food. Some of the results are concerning, and take on greater significance given weaknesses in the sampling protocols recently identified by government watchdogs. In addition, while results[Read More…]
