NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2012. Data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) includes a number of positive trends that have contributed to a 44 percent decline in the teen birthrate since 1990. The use of the most effective birth control methods is up among all groups and a[Read More…]
Opinion
Sierra Club Statement on the Bureau of Land Management’s Proposal for Federal Land Fracking
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 4, 2012. Today the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management issued their proposed rules for oil and gas development on federal lands. In response, Sierra Club’s Executive Director Michael Brune issued the following statement. “Secretary Salazar and the Department of the Interior have the chance to set[Read More…]
Majority of College-age Kids Get Money From Parents to Pay Bills
ANN ARBOR, Mich.–(ENEWSPF)–May 4, 2012. More than 60 percent of young adults between the ages of 19 and 22 receive financial help from mom and dad, according to a new University of Michigan study. The average amount they receive—including help with college tuition, rent and transportation—is roughly $7,500 a year.[Read More…]
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on April Jobs Report
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 4, 2012. America’s economy continued to add jobs in April, which is welcome news. But the addition of 115,000 net new jobs last month is not nearly enough to put our economy back on track to full employment, shared prosperity and sustainable growth. Republican obstruction to the President’s[Read More…]
BLM Proposal to Reduce Risks to Ground Water from Oil and Gas Fracking
NRDC: “We Need Stronger Protections for Our Lands and Our Health” WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 4, 2012 –- The Bureau of Land Management today issued draft safeguards to reduce the risks to groundwater from hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) of oil and gas wells. These new safeguards, once finalized, will apply to leasing of federal oil[Read More…]
Interior Department Proposes Updated Fracking Rules, Comes Up Short
Advocates call for critical health safeguards to be included in final rule Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 4, 2012. The U.S. Department of the Interior unveiled a set of rules governing hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” on public lands today. The controversial oil and gas development technique — in which drillers blast millions of[Read More…]
UC San Diego Student Left in Holding Cell for Five Days; Drank His Own Urine to Survive, Then Attempted Suicide
Statement by Ethan Nadelmann of the Drug Policy Alliance NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–May 3 2012. Daniel Chong, UC-San Diego student, said he was forced to drink his own urine after he was left in a Drug Enforcement Administration holding cell for nearly five days. Chong was smoking marijuana at a friend’s house[Read More…]
Pennsylvania Newspapers Miss Story On ALEC Defections
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Pennsylvania’s five largest newspapers have generally failed to cover the mounting defections of lawmakers and corporations from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a right-wing advocacy group whose membership and model legislation have had significant influence on Pennsylvania government. ALEC Has A Strong Influence In Pennsylvania Several Pennsylvania[Read More…]
Angus Reid Poll: Three Quarters Of Americans Oppose Prison For Pot Offenses
Vancouver, Canada–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2012. Three out of four Americans favor the use of fines or probation in lieu of criminal sanctions for marijuana offenders, according to an Angus Reid Public opinion poll of 1,011 US adults. According to the poll, 74 percent of respondents said that they favored[Read More…]
Communities of Color and Student Loan Debt During the Great Recession
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2012. Today the Center for American Progress released an analysis on the latest data from a survey conducted from the Federal reserve of households in 2007 and 2009 showing there is even less economic security today for those who went deeper into debt to pay for their[Read More…]
