WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2015. The decision by Congress to cut the government-guaranteed profits of crop insurance giants will not “cripple” the industry, as some crop insurance companies claim. Contrary to industry complaints, the companies that benefit from the heavily subsidized federal crop insurance program make huge profits, pay their[Read More…]
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Moderate Coffee Drinking May Lower Risk of Premature Death
Boston, MA – (ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2015. People who drink about three to five cups of coffee a day may be less likely to die prematurely from some illnesses than those who don’t drink or drink less coffee, according to a new study by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health[Read More…]
Refugees Should Not Be Turned into Scapegoats Following Paris Attacks, Says UN Agency
A volunteer on the Greek Island of Lesvos gathers a baby girl in her arms, moments after her family arrived in an inflatable boat. Photo: UNHCR/Achilleas Zavallis GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–17 November 2015 – The United Nations refugee agency today expressed its shock and horror at the attacks in Paris and the killing[Read More…]
New Research Finds Link Between Self-Induction and Abortion Restrictions
First-of-its-kind study suggests self-induction more common in Texas, where deceptive laws have reduced access to care Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2015. Today the Texas Policy Evaluation Project (TxPEP) released a groundbreaking report on self-induced abortion among the general population, finding that at least 100,000 Texas women of reproductive age have ever[Read More…]
EPA Proposes to Reduce Smog-Forming Pollution Transported Across State Lines
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2015. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing updates to the agency’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) to address interstate air quality impacts for the 2008 ozone air quality standards. The proposed updates would reduce summertime emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) from power plants that contribute[Read More…]
Representative Jan Schakowsky Statement on Paris Terror Attacks
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–November 16, 2015. Representative Jan Schakowsky released the following statement in response to the terrorist attacks in Paris: “I am horrified by the events in Paris that have killed at least 129 people and injured more than 300. My heart goes out to the people of Paris in[Read More…]
Roosevelt University Men’s Soccer Team to Begin Bid for National Championship on Saturday
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2015. The 19th-ranked Roosevelt men’s soccer team will begin the 2015 NAIA Men’s Soccer National Championship in an opening round match against 16th-ranked and 10th-seeded MidAmerican Nazarene (Kan.) on Saturday, Nov. 21 in Olathe, Kansas. The match between the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference champion Lakers (16-3-2) and the[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Launches ‘WithinReach,’ a Campaign to Make Child Care and Pre-K Accessible to Working Families
By creating a new High-Quality Child Care Tax Credit, we can help families work and prepare children for school. Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2015. In the two years since President Barack Obama announced a proposal to expand preschool, early childhood policy has received much needed attention. New important federal[Read More…]
Colorado Governor Calls Pesticide-Tainted Cannabis ‘A Threat to Public Safety,’ Oregon Updates Regulations
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2015. Last Thursday, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper issued an executive order directing state agencies to address public safety concerns related to pesticide-contaminated cannabis. The next day, the state of Oregon adopted new rules strengthening its requirements for laboratory testing of cannabis for pesticides. The state-level action on pesticide-tainted[Read More…]
Lawsuit Seeks Public Records on Controversial Wildlife-killing Contest in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho—(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2015. The Center for Biological Diversity and Western Watersheds Project filed a pair of lawsuits under the Freedom of Information Act today to force the Bureau of Land Management to provide the public with information about a highly controversial wildlife-killing contest on public lands in Idaho.[Read More…]
