NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—September 25, 2015. By: Hillary Clinton, This summer, for the first time since the Apollo 17 mission, NASA published pictures of the Earth captured in a single frame. They show our “blue marble” shining brightly in the darkness and vastness of space — a view of our world beamed[Read More…]
Opinion
NOW: Attacks on Women’s Healthcare: Bad Policy and Bad Politics
Washington, DC –-(ENEWSPF)—September 24, 2015. Statement of NOW President Terry O’Neill: Thanks to U.S. Senators who actually care about women’s health, Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) government spending bill that would have defunded Planned Parenthood has been stopped. For months, extremists in Congress have promoted a fraudulent smear campaign against the country’s[Read More…]
NARAL Pro-Choice America on Senate Vote to Defund Planned Parenthood
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2015. Statement by Ilyse Hogue, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, on today’s Senate vote: “Ever since the Center for Medical Progress released the first highly-edited video in its recent attempt to ban abortion, anti-choice politicians have been falling over themselves to use the videos as a means[Read More…]
Report: Revitalizing Chicago’s Waterways Could Enrich Communities and Rebuff Invasive Species
Barges vs. Fish Narrative is bogus; Investment needed to address both issues CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 23, 2015 – A new report by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) highlights the need for investment in the Chicago Area Waterway System (CAWS) to revitalize its economic value, enrich communities and rebuff the advance of[Read More…]
Sierra Club Statement on Pope Francis’ Speeches Before Congress and the White House
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2015. Yesterday, President Obama welcomed Pope Francis to the White House for the kick off event to the Pontiff’s first visit to the United States. Today, the Pope will address both a joint session of Congress and the public gathered on the National Mall. During the[Read More…]
Congressional Leaders Play Games with Defense Budget at Expense of Key Defense and Foreign Policy Programs
At Tacloban airport in the central Philippines, U.S. troops load relief supplies to a U.S. Marine MV-22 Osprey aircraft for airdrop to typhoon-ravaged remote places in 2013. Source: AP/Bullit Marquez Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2015. As congressional budget battles loom, leaders in the House and Senate are once again playing[Read More…]
National Interfaith Coalition Calls for Religious Freedom Protections for Palestinians in Jerusalem
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 18, 2015. The American Muslims for Palestine, a national education and advocacy organization, is leading a national coalition of diverse Muslim, Christian, Jewish and Arab organizations in calling for the protection of religious rights for Palestinian Muslims and Christians. The escalating violence in Jerusalem, particularly on the Al[Read More…]
Sustainable Development Goals Are an Opportunity to Ensure That We Leave No One Behind
A young boy flies a kite on a garbage heap in Mumbai, India. Source: AP/Rafiq Maqbool Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2015. Next week, at a U.N. Summit that is likely to be the largest gathering of global leaders ever convened, nations will adopt the Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs, a[Read More…]
New Poll: GOP Rhetoric On Abortion Is Hurting The Party With Independent Voters In Swing States
Ahead Of Debate, New NARAL Pro-Choice America Poll Shows The Leading Candidates’ Rhetoric and Records On Abortion Makes Voters In Swing States Less Likely To Support Them Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 16, 2015. A new poll conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner on behalf of NARAL Pro-Choice America of self-identifying independent voters in[Read More…]
Federal Survey: Teen Marijuana Use Flat, Use Of Alcohol, Cigarettes at Record Lows
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2015. Current use of marijuana by those between the ages of 12 to 17 has remained largely unchanged over the past decade, while young people’s self-reported consumption of alcohol and cigarettes has fallen to record lows, according to federal data compiled by the Substance Abuse and Mental[Read More…]
