CHICAGO, IL—(ENEWSPF)–June 27, 2017 – On Tuesday, June 27, at 6:00 p.m., Chicagoans will gather in Daley Plaza, 50 West Washington Street in downtown Chicago, to hold a vigil for those who have been lost to health care neglect in the United States, and for those who will be lost[Read More…]
Opinion
Anti-Defamation League Disappointed By Supreme Court Decision That Weakens Wall Between Church and State
New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2017. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed disappointment with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia v. Comer, which held that Missouri’s decision to exclude houses of worship, including Trinity Lutheran, from a program that provided direct grants to pay for playground[Read More…]
US: Return Burma, Iraq to Child Soldier List
Tillerson Undermines US Law by Removing Violators Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2017. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson should return Burma and Iraq to the US list of governments using child soldiers, Human Rights Watch said today. Reuters reported that Tillerson overruled State Department officials and senior US diplomats in[Read More…]
Supreme Court Won’t Hear Case That Could Have Opened Dangerous Clean Air Act Loophole
Power company wanted to violate pollution limits without consequence during malfunctions. By refusing to hear the case, U.S. Supreme Court ends this challenge. The Valero oil refinery in Port Arthur, TX. Eric Kayne for Earthjustice Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2017. Today, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a bid by the[Read More…]
Center for American Progress, Harvard Researchers Release Report Analysis Estimating Thousands of Deaths from Senate Healthcare Repeal Bill
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2017. A new column from the Center for American Progress and Harvard University researchers estimates an increase in deaths in the range of 18,000 to 27,700 by 2026 resulting from coverage reductions under the newly released Senate Republican health care repeal bill. Recent studies of the[Read More…]
Tired Of Illinois Press Release Wars: Rauner Must Stop The Bullshit
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- For the sake of the good people of Illinois, all Illinoisans, Governor Rauner must give in. I’m tired of the press release wars. I’m tired of the statements from this or that legislative leader. I’m tired of all of it, and it must end now. Now. Today.[Read More…]
Environmental Groups Urge Support for Affordable Care Act and Planned Parenthood
Letter Calls on Congress to Support and Protect Healthy Communities WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2017. Ahead of next week’s vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Alaska Wilderness League, Sierra Club, League of Conservation Voters, Natural Resources Defense Council, Green Latinos, Green For All, Safe Climate Campaign, Environmental[Read More…]
Physicians for Reproductive Health: The Better Care Reconciliation Act will Devastate Our Country’s Health
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–June 22, 2017. Today, the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), the Senate’s bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), has finally been made public after unprecedented secrecy. In response, Physicians for Reproductive Health Advocacy Fellow Dr. Diane Horvath-Cosper issued the following statement: “As a physician who witnesses the[Read More…]
Former President Barack Obama’s Comments on Republican Plan to Replace the Affordable Care Act
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 22, 2017. Former US President Obama issued the following comments on Republican plan to replace the Affordable Care Act: Our politics are divided. They have been for a long time. And while I know that division makes it difficult to listen to Americans with whom we disagree, that’s[Read More…]
Conservationists Condemn Premature Stripping of Protections for Yellowstone’s Grizzlies
Planned Trophy Hunts Would Fundamentally Undermine Grizzly Recovery Missoula, MT —(ENEWSPF)–June 22, 2017. Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced it is finalizing its flawed proposal to strip grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem of Endangered Species Act protections despite overwhelming public and Tribal opposition. The removal[Read More…]
