Lexington, KY—(ENEWSPF)—April 5, 2018 By: Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director The enactment of statewide marijuana legalization laws is associated with a reduction in the number of opioids prescribed and filled, according to a pair of studies published online Monday in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine. In the first study, investigators[Read More…]
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United Nations Report: Global Food Price Index Rises for Second Consecutive Month
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—5 April 2018 Global food prices rose for the second consecutive month with the index for these commodities averaging 172.8 points in March, 1.1 per cent higher than in February, the United Nations food security agency announced Thursday. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, the rise was[Read More…]
New Report: Gaps in College Spending Shortchange Students of Color
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—April 5, 2018 By: Sara Garcia Black and Latinx students are more likely to attend public institutions of higher education that spend less to educate them, according to a new analysis released today from the Center for American Progress. If these spending gaps were erased, $5 billion more[Read More…]
Digital Billboard Demanding Pruitt’s Firing Circles EPA, Congress, and Condo Rental
Friends of the Earth hires digital truck carrying the message “Stop the Corruption. #FirePruitt” WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—April 3, 2018 Contact: Lukas Ross As EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt huddles at a private event with auto industry lobbyists this morning, Friends of the Earth will increase the pressure for his firing. A[Read More…]
As Administrator Pruitt Rolls Back Car Emission Standards, Audubon Says the Move ‘Makes No Sense’
Rolling back fuel efficiency standards undermines one of the most effective federal policies aimed at reducing carbon emissions in the U.S. Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 3, 2018 By National Audubon Society “Who wants to spend more on gas? No one. Rolling back fuel efficiency standards makes no sense. It’s short-sighted and bad[Read More…]
What Makes Us Truly Happy and Healthy?
Multi-year Harvard research collaboration with Aetna will assess well-being across numerous dimensions of health and wholeness Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)—April 3, 2018 Contacts: Caroline Perry and Todd Datz What does it mean to be well? Not just “not ill,” but really thriving? Researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and at[Read More…]
New Report: Trump Administration’s Religious Liberty Guidance Would Allow Discrimination in Dozens of Federal Programs
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—April 3, 2018 By: Sharita Gruberg, Frank J. Bewkes, Elizabeth Platt, Katherine Franke, and Claire Markham Obama-era rules prohibiting discrimination in dozens of federal programs could be undermined by the Trump administration’s controversial guidance on religious liberty, according to a new report from the Center for American Progress and[Read More…]
New Report: Construction of Offshore Wind Farms Could Create More Than 75,000 New Jobs
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—April 2, 2018 By: Shiva Polefka and Kyle Cornish The construction of new offshore wind farms in New Jersey and other coastal states could lead to more than 75,000 clean energy jobs, according to a new report from the Center for American Progress and the New Jersey Work[Read More…]
New Report Finds Lax High School Graduation Requirements Are Ill-Preparing Many for College
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—April 2, 2018 By: Laura Jimenez and Scott Sargrad Millions of students each year are graduating from America’s high schools unready to enter the workforce or continue their studies in pursuit of a postsecondary credential. A new report from the Center for American Progress finds that lax state high school[Read More…]
Scrutinizing Medicare Coverage for Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy
CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—March 30, 2018 By: Judith Graham For years, confusion has surrounded the conditions under which older adults can receive physical, occupational and speech therapy covered by Medicare. Services have been terminated for some seniors, such as those with severe cases of multiple sclerosis or Parkinson’s disease, because therapists said they[Read More…]
