Coalition urges senators to reject nominee, citing long track record of workers’ rights violations and conflicts of interest with role as CEO of CKE Restaurants WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2017. Today 105 food and agriculture organizations, representing more than 10 million people across the food system, sent a letter to[Read More…]
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5000+ Mental Health Professionals Tell Sen. Schumer Trump is Mentally Ill and Must Be Removed
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2017 By HalBrown Petition to Senator Chuck Schumer: We, the undersigned mental health professionals, believe in our professional judgment that Donald Trump manifests a serious mental illness that renders him psychologically incapable of competently discharging the duties of President of the United States. And we respectfully request[Read More…]
One Earth Film Festival Announces Its 2017 Schedule
Oak Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2017. One Earth Film Festival has just announced the schedule for its sixth year of bringing outstanding and solution-oriented environmental documentaries and programs to the Chicago region. Expanded to include two weekends for the first time, the festival runs March 3-12. Among other films on this year’s schedule are:[Read More…]
New Models Suggest U.S. Harvests Will Suffer From Climate Change
Estimated yields of certain crops could fall as much as 50 percent CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2017. Some of the most important crops risk substantial damage from rising temperatures. To better assess how climate change will likely impact wheat, maize and soybean, an international team of scientists has run an unprecedented set[Read More…]
FDA Confirms Elevated Levels of Belladonna in Certain Homeopathic Teething Products
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2017. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that its laboratory analysis found inconsistent amounts of belladonna, a toxic substance, in certain homeopathic teething tablets, sometimes far exceeding the amount claimed on the label. The agency is warning consumers that homeopathic teething tablets containing belladonna[Read More…]
Here’s What’s Psychologically Wrong with Donald Trump
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2017 By Karen Wehrstein With all the talk of Donald Trump’s mental health status, I’ve decided to do something I’ve put off for a while: write a diary that shows he is a textbook case of Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD), and spell out what that means in[Read More…]
Study Finds Premature Death Rates Diverge in the United States by Race and Ethnicity
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2017. Premature death rates have declined in the United States among Hispanics, blacks, and Asian/Pacific Islanders (APIs) — in line with trends in Canada and the United Kingdom — but increased among whites and American Indian/Alaska Natives (AI/ANs), according to a comprehensive study of premature death rates[Read More…]
100 Days of Resistance
Center for Biological Diversity Releases Action Plan TUCSON, Ariz.—(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2017. The Center for Biological Diversity yesterday released its 100 Days of Resistance plan to stop Donald Trump’s unprecedented attack on wildlife, people, civil rights and democracy. The 25-point plan includes mobilizing 1 million people to take the Pledge of[Read More…]
Arkansas: Governor Signs Legislation Delaying Enactment Of Voter-Approved Medical Marijuana Initiative
Little Rock, AR–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2017. Lawmakers passed legislation this week to delay the enactment of the state’s voter-initiated medical cannabis program. House Bill 1026, now Act 4, postpones the implementation of the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment by 60 days. Under the new timeline, regulators have until July 1, 2017 to[Read More…]
Major Climate March in Communities Nationwide to Take Place on Saturday, April 29
Organizing Starts Now to Resist Attacks on the Environment and Communities. Leaders Call for a New Clean Energy Economy that StopsClimate Change and Creates Good Jobs for All WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2017. Climate activists have announced a major “People’s Climate March” on April 29th in Washington, D.C. and throughout[Read More…]
