NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—April 23, 2018 By Anthony Smith On the second anniversary of Prince’s tragic death, asha bandele wants us to celebrate his life. “Prince meant freedom for me as a young woman coming of age in the late 1980s and 1990s,” bandele, senior director at the Drug Policy Alliance, said in[Read More…]
Analysis
Analysis: EPA Proposal Fails to Protect Children from Coal Ash Pollution and Removes Polluters’ Obligation to Immediately Clean Up Spills
EPA hearing scheduled for Tuesday on Trump administration plan to roll back 2015 coal ash regulations Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 20, 2018 Contact: Valerie Holford A new, close review of the Trump Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) draft plan to gut federal coal ash regulations established in 2015 reveals that it would encourage[Read More…]
Trump Administration Prepares for Lease Sale in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Organizations respond with commitment to stand with Gwich’in to defend irreplaceable wildlands, wildlife, human rights and to protect our climate Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 19, 2018 Contact: Rebecca Bowe, Earthjustice The Trump administration has announced the beginning of a planning process to allow for exploration and leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife[Read More…]
Barbara Bush’s End-Of-Life Decision Stirs Debate Over ‘Comfort Care’
TEXAS—(ENEWSPF)—April 19, 2018 By: Melissa Bailey and JoNel Aleccia Former first lady Barbara Bush died Tuesday night at her home in Houston at age 92. Days before her death, the announcement that she was seeking “comfort care” shone a light — and stirred debate — on what it means to stop[Read More…]
After a Grim Year for LGBT Rights, the Way Forward
CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—April 17, 2018 By: Graeme Reid In the US, 2018 heralds a bumper year for queer culture: while award-winning Call Me By Your Name is enjoying widespread public accolade and generous critical acclaim, classics including Torch Song Trilogy, The Boys in the Band and Angels in America are lined up[Read More…]
Annual States of Change Report Examines Shifting U.S. Demographics and the Future of the Trump and Obama Coalitions in Presidential Elections
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—April 16, 2018 By: Rob Griffin, Ruy Teixeira, and William H. Frey A new report jointly authored by the Center for American Progress, Brookings Institution, the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC), and the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) explores national and state demographic changes in the United States; future[Read More…]
The Illinois Senate Votes To Ratify The Equal Rights Amendment
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2018 Contact: Dee Donavanik Statement by NOW President Toni Van Pelt By voting to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, the Illinois Senate has recognized what women everywhere know to be true. We still need the ERA. In fact, we need it more than ever. It’s unconscionable that[Read More…]
NORML Responds as Ex-House Speaker Signs On With Marijuana Industry Leader
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 12, 2018 By: NORML It has been announced that former Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner, along with former Republican Governor of Massachusetts Bill Weld, have joined the Board of Advisors for Acreage Holdings, a multi-state corporation operating in the medical and recreational marijuana space. The company[Read More…]
A Tale Of Two CT Scanners — One Richer, One Poorer
California—(ENEWSPF)—April 12, 2018 By: Alison Kodjak, NPR News Benjamin Hynden, a financial adviser in Fort Myers, Fla., hadn’t been feeling well for a few weeks last fall. He’d had pain and discomfort in his abdomen. In October, he finally made an appointment to see his doctor about it. “It wasn’t[Read More…]
First-Ever Realistic Drug Education Curriculum Piloted in New York City High School
Students and Teachers at Bard High School in Manhattan Just Say “No” to Ineffective Abstinence-Only Approaches and “Yes” to Harm Reduction New York, NY –(ENEWSPF)—April 12, 2018 By: Tony Newman and Stefanie Jones Bard High School Early College Manhattan (BHSEC) is known for its innovative curriculum. Now, they are taking[Read More…]
