NRDC: Obama has chance to limit industry’s undue influence at NRC WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 21, 2012 – The following is a statement by Christopher Paine, nuclear program director at the Natural Resources Defense Council, on the announced resignation of Greg Jaczko as chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. “Greg Jaczko set a[Read More…]
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Friends of the Earth Statement on Announced Resignation of Gregory Jaczko, Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 21, 2012. Friends of the Earth President Erich Pica had the following statement in response to the announced resignation of Gregory Jaczko, chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission: “With two of the five NRC commissioners now up for appointment, this is a critical moment for President Obama and[Read More…]
Poll: Many Sick Americans Experience Significant Financial Problems And Report Their Care Is Not Well-Managed
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, NPR and Harvard School of Public Health poll measures Americans’ views on costs and quality of medical care Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–May 21, 2012. Many Americans who have experienced a serious illness or injury within the past 12 months are concerned about the financial costs of medical care, and[Read More…]
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Voting Rights Act
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2012. A federal appeals court today upheld a major provision of the Voting Rights Act in a case involving Shelby County, Alabama, affirming the need for legislation that helps protect minorities’ right to vote. “This important ruling recognizes the need to uphold the Voting Rights Act in order[Read More…]
The G8 Preparing for the Next Oil Price Shock
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2012. The Group of Eight summit, hosted by the United States, will begin today at Camp David, and the Center for American Progress released “Preparing for the Next Oil Price Shock,” which examines why a price spike could happen and how selling reserve oil could help bring[Read More…]
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on House Republicans War on Women
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 17, 2012. Shame on House Republicans for passing backward legislation that would weaken the Violence Against Women Act. Their attempts to “reform” the Act would further harm victims of domestic violence, particularly those who often already have fewer protections — working immigrant women, same-sex couples and Native American[Read More…]
Jobless Rate Down in 37 States, Up in 5 in April; Payroll Jobs Up in 32 States, Down in 18
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 18, 2012. Regional and state unemployment rates were little changed in April. Thirty-seven states and the District of Columbia recorded unemployment rate decreases, five states posted rate increases, and eight states had no change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Forty-eight states and the District of[Read More…]
The American Middle Class, Income Inequality, and the Strength of Our Economy – New Evidence in Economics
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 17, 2012. Today, the Center for American Progress unveiled a new paper examining how the strength of the middle class and inequality affect our nation’s economic growth and stability. Despite conventional wisdom that the wealthiest are the ones to drive the economy, this analysis provides evidence that a[Read More…]
Poll Shows Overwhelming Majority of Americans — 74% — Fully Support State Medical Marijuana Laws
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 17, 2012. In a just-released poll conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, three quarters of American voters (74%) want the Obama administration to respect individual state medical marijuana laws. The nationwide poll of 1000 registered likely voters was conducted May 7 to 11, 2012, and commissioned by the[Read More…]
Planned Parenthood Statement on House Homeland Security Committee Vote
Abortion Amendment to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations Bill Puts Politics Before National Security Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 17, 2012. Planned Parenthood strongly condemns the adoption of an abortion amendment to the Homeland Security Appropriations bill by the House Homeland Security Committee today. Not only is this amendment unnecessary and redundant[Read More…]
