Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2015 Right now, more than 62m girls around the world are out of school — a heartbreaking injustice that deprives these girls of the chance to develop their potential. Too often, young women face insurmountable barriers to attend school: unaffordable school fees; early and forced marriage and[Read More…]
Opinion
NRDC: FDA Should Follow Trans Fat Move with Safety Reviews of 1,000 other Chemicals in Food
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2015 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration took action today that all but bans the use of trans fats in foods, which studies have linked to heart disease. Erik Olson, director of the Health and Environment Program at the Natural Resources Defense Council, made this comment: “We[Read More…]
US: Drug Deportations Tearing Families Apart
Spike in Cases, Many for Minor Offenses Melida Ruiz, a lawful permanent resident, pictured with her daughter, Mercedez Ruiz, and her grandson, Christopher Gonzalez. In 2011, Melida was held in immigration detention for seven months while she fought deportation based on a 2002 misdemeanor drug conviction, her sole conviction in[Read More…]
Millions of Seniors Go Hungry, GAO Finds
Sen. Bernie Sanders Cites Need to Expand Help for Older Americans WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2015 – A study for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) found that nearly 4 million low-income seniors – more than 1 in 5 – do not know where their next meal is coming from. The Government Accountability Office[Read More…]
Environmental Working Group: French Government Takes Steps to Protect its Citizens From Monsanto’s Weed Killer
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2015. By restricting the sale of glyphosate in garden centers, the French government is taking steps to protect its citizens from a weed killer that the World Health Organization categorizes as “probably carcinogenic to humans,” EWG said in a statement. Mary Ellen Kustin, EWG senior analyst, said:[Read More…]
NARAL Responds To SCOTUS Action on NC Ultrasound Case
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2015. Statement of Ilyse Hogue, President of NARAL Pro-Choice America: “Across the country, Republican Governors and state legislatures are passing bills and signing into law legislation that will restrict health care options for women. Today, even the Conservative-led Supreme Court said that one of these attempts—medically unnecessary[Read More…]
Implementation of Deferred Action Programs Yields Undeniable Gains in State’s GDP, Income, and Jobs, Finds New Center for American Progress Analysis
A man stands among signs during a rally in San Diego in support of immigration reform. SOURCE: AP/Gregory Bull Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–June 15, 2015. Today, as the country celebrates the third anniversary of President Barack Obama’s announcement of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program, the Center for American[Read More…]
Forget The ‘Dead Tree,’ Relish eNews Park Forest
Commentary By Gary Kopycinski Don’t look now, but eNews Park Forest turns 9 sometime this fall. Nine. 9. Launched in the fall of 2006, sometime after I lost another erstwhile election (go ahead, rub it in), sometime after I spent the summer researching deeply web design, content management systems, journalism[Read More…]
Sierra Club: U.S. Court of Appeals Rules Against Coal Industry Challenge to Historic Clean Power Plan
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2015. Today, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected coal industry challenges to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan, ruling coal interests had prematurely challenged the Obama Administration’s historic effort to curb carbon pollution[Read More…]
Responsible Credit Is an Economic and Moral Issue, New Center for American Progress Brief Says
On January 22, 2015, Maranda Brooks stands outside a payday loans business that she frequented in the past in Cleveland, Ohio. SOURCE: AP/Tony Dejak Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2015. Millions of financially vulnerable Americans take out high-cost, predatory loans each year. These loans have interest rates so high that borrowers may never[Read More…]
