Pink with yellow polka-dot girls bomber jacket Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2017 Recall Summary: Name of product: Children’s zipper hooded sweatshirts and girls bomber jackets Hazard: The zipper pull can detach from the sweatshirt, posing choking and laceration hazards to children. Consumer Contact: Fred Meyer at 800-576-4377 from 8 a.m. to[Read More…]
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Women Experience High Rates of Health Insurance ‘Churn’ Before and After Childbirth
Many women, particularly those covered under Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program, may lose access to prenatal and postpartum care Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2017. A high percentage of women in the U.S. move in and out of health insurance coverage—sometimes referred to as ‘churn’—in the months before and[Read More…]
ASPIRA Charter School Educators Sign Contract with Management
New contract averts what would have been first strike of a charter school network in U.S history. CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2017: Educators at ASPIRA’s charter schools voted overwhelmingly late last week to approve a tentative agreement with management — and at 5PM on Monday, the union’s leadership signed the final contract[Read More…]
VA National Cemeteries to Commemorate World War I Centennial
WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2017. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) National Cemetery Administration (NCA) announced its cemeteries will host wreath-laying ceremonies the week of April 6 to commemorate the 353,082 World War I Veterans interred in VA sites across the country. “These wreath-laying ceremonies recommit our promise to memorialize the[Read More…]
Renewable Energy Sources Could Be Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels Within 10 Years – UN-Backed Report
Sustainable energy. Photo: World Bank/Dana Smillie NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–3 April 2017 – A new United Nations-backed report has revealed overwhelming consensus that renewable power will dominate in the future, with many experts saying that even large international corporations are increasingly choosing renewable energy products either from utilities or through direct investment[Read More…]
As Advocates Observe Equal Pay Day in the US, New Brief Examines International Approaches to the Gender Wage Gap
Protesters wave placards as they gather in Sydney during a nationwide protest calling for equal salaries for women, June 10, 2010. AP/Rick Rycroft Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2017. As equal pay advocates in the United States observe Equal Pay Day today, women continue to earn on average just 80 cents for every[Read More…]
Operation Inherent Resolve: Counter-ISIS Strikes Continue in Syria, Iraq, April 4, 2017
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, conducting 27 strikes consisting of 55 engagements against ISIS targets yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that[Read More…]
Maryland General Assembly Adopts Bills to Combat Opioid Epidemic
Legislation Addresses Access to Treatment and Crisis Services, Education, and Public Awareness; Measures Await Final Approval Before Heading to Governor’s Desk MARYLAND—(ENEWSPF)—April 4, 2017. As deaths from drug overdoses increase across the state and nation, the House of Delegates has passed legislation to bolster Maryland’s public health approach to the[Read More…]
Senate Republicans Attack Scientific Foundation of Endangered Species Act
Proposed Legislation Part of Broad GOP Anti-science Agenda WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2017. Senate Republicans have introduced legislation to directly undermine one of the most basic aspects of the Endangered Species Act: reliance on the best available science to determine what animals or plants need federal protections. Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Joins Legal Action to Advance Cost-Saving, Pollution-Cutting Federal Energy Efficiency Standards
Madigan Joins Coalition Charging U.S. Department of Energy Violated Federal Law By Obstructing Implementation Of Energy Efficiency Standards For Common Consumer and Commercial Products Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—April 3, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today joined a state and municipal coalition to announce legal action against the federal government for violating federal[Read More…]
