Limited public information, incomplete analysis and fragmented system jeopardize public and animal health Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–October 14, 2015. Today, Center for Food Safety released a new report, “America’s Secret Animal Drug Problem: How lack of transparency is endangering human health and animal welfare.” The comprehensive report surveys the current available safety[Read More…]
Opinion
Finally, Democratic Presidential Candidates Say Good Things about Marijuana Legalization and Criminal Justice Reform
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—October 14, 2015. By: Tony Newman Last night, during the first Democratic debate, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) became the first major presidential candidate to say that he would support legalizing marijuana if given the chance. Asked whether he would support an upcoming ballot measure on legalization in Nevada, Sanders[Read More…]
Bill O’Reilly on the House Benghazi Committee: ‘Of Course It’s Political’
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2015. A penchant for truth telling is spreading across the Republican Party. Last night on FOX, leading conservative voice Bill O’Reilly echoed House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy’s comments on the House Benghazi Committee’s partisan nature. While the American people have always known that the Benghazi Committee is a taxpayer-funded campaign[Read More…]
NARAL Pro-Choice America Statement on 4th Hearing to Defund Planned Parenthood
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2015. Statement from Ilyse Hogue, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America: “Once again, we are being subjected to the consequences of anti-choice politicians’ obsession with Planned Parenthood. It’s little wonder Rep. McCarthy would drop out of the race for House speaker this morning, given the dysfunction and[Read More…]
NRDC: Exporting U.S. Crude Oil Would Boost Climate Pollution and Risks to Communities
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2015 –The following is a statement by Franz Matzner, director of the Beyond Oil Initiative at the Natural Resources Defense Council, on a pending House bill—which faces a presidential veto—to remove the four-decade-old prohibition on U.S. exports of crude oil: “Lifting the oil export ban is a[Read More…]
Public Citizen: WikiLeaks Publication of Complete, Final TPP Intellectual Property Text Confirms Pact Would Raise Costs, Put Medicines Out of Reach
Final Deal Rolls Back Bush-Era “May 2007” Access to Medicine Protections WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2015. WikiLeaks’ publication today of the final Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Intellectual Property chapter text verifies that the pact would harm public health by blocking patient access to lifesaving medicines, Public Citizen said today. The latest[Read More…]
Studies: Fewer Teens Using Marijuana, Younger Adolescents More Likely To Voice Disapproval
Baltimore, MD–(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2015. Self-reported use of marijuana by high-school students is significantly lower today than it was 15 years ago, according to an analysis of CDC data published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence. Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore assessed data[Read More…]
Report: Governments That Kill for Drugs are an Extreme Fringe of the International Community
Death penalty for drugs increasing in Iran and Indonesia as numbers decline in significantly in China, says new Global Report, launched ahead of the 13th World Day Against the Death Penalty: Drug Crimes London, UK—(ENEWSFP)— 8 October 2015. The number of people executed for drug-related offences remains high at an estimated[Read More…]
New Center for American Progress Report Details Lasting Harm of Preschool Suspensions and Expulsions, Offers Recommendations to End Overcriminalization of Youth
A teacher in a pre-K class gives a high-five, October 2014. Source: AP/Ted S. Warren Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2015. A new report released today by the Center for American Progress and the National Black Child Development Institute details the lasting harm of preschool suspension and expulsions, highlighting that for many[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Lumber Liquidators Pleads Guilty to Importing Illegal Wood Products, Settles with Department of Justice
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2015. Yesterday, Lumber Liquidators, the nation’s leading hardwood flooring retailer, announced a settlement with the Department of Justice, concluding a two-year investigation into claims that the company had imported illegal wood products. For years, the company imported flooring made from illegal timber logged in Russia and[Read More…]
