Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–November 5, 2016 By Joan McCarter Thanks, Obama. With three years of Obamacare, the nation has hit another milestone. The Centers of Disease Control announced Thursday that the uninsured rate fell below 9 percent in the first half of this year, the lowest percentage it’s recorded. The uninsured rate[Read More…]
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White House Weekly Address: The Progress We’ve Made Because of the Affordable Care Act, Nov. 5, 2016 (Video)
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 5, 2016 Hi, everybody. Americans have been fighting for the idea that health care is a right and not a privilege since the second-to-last time the Cubs won the World Series. I’m not talking about the 2016 Cubs – I’m talking about the 1908 Cubs. That’s a really[Read More…]
Elected Officials, Clinicians, Patients, and Advocates Demand Medical Cannabis Access for New Mexicans Struggling with Opioids
Expert Advisory Board Recommends Adding Opioid Use Disorder for Medical Cannabis in New Mexico SANTA FE, New Mexico —(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2016. Today pain specialists, people recovering from addiction, community members, and drug policy reformers joined together to call for the inclusion of medical cannabis in New Mexico’s response to heroin[Read More…]
Audubon Encourages Washington Voters to Say Yes to Country’s First Carbon Tax
Initiative 732 would make polluters pay, reduce the state’s sales tax and help birds and people. SEATTLE, Wash.–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2016—In an op-ed for the Huffington Post, National Audubon Society President and CEO David Yarnold called on voters in Washington state to make history by passing the United States’ first carbon tax.[Read More…]
On Historic Day for Climate Action, UN Secretary General Ban Urges Sustained Momentum for Better, Safer Future
A view of the Middelgruden offshore wind farm. The wind farm was developed off the Danish coast in 2000 and consists of 20 turbines. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–4 November 2016 – As the Paris Agreement on climate change enters into force, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for[Read More…]
Sierra Club: World Leaders Change, But Trump Would Still Be the Only Climate Science Denier
Despite changes of leaders in the U.K., Brazil, Peru, and elsewhere, Trump still stands alone WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2016. In July, it was widely reported that Donald Trump would be the only world leader to deny the science and dangers of climate change if elected President, according to a[Read More…]
Pipeline Expert: Government Underestimated Risk of an Oil Spill from Dakota Access Pipeline
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe demands government reconsider its finding that pipeline poses no risks The DAPL (Dakota Access Pipeline) being installed between farms, as seen from 50th Avenue in New Salem, North Dakota. Tony Webster / CC BY-SA 2.0 Standing Rock, ND —(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2016. An independent expert hired by[Read More…]
Obamacare Coverage is Still Worth It — a Very Personal Story
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2016 By Mark Spruell A bunch of people I didn’t vote for, watching out for my interests. “Ms. Duncan, we’re going to need to see you as soon as possible this morning…..and please bring your husband with you.” My wife’s doctor delivered those words to her at[Read More…]
Interior Secretary Jewell, Director Jarvis Announce 10 New National Historic Landmarks Illustrating America’s Diverse History, Culture
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2016. U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis yesterday announced the designation of 10 new national historic landmarks, including properties that honor LGBT and civil rights history. The designation recognizes the properties as places that possess exceptional value and[Read More…]
New Study: Planned Parenthood’s Innovative, Digital Sex Education Program Is Revolutionizing Sexual and Reproductive Health
Denver, CO–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2016. Planned Parenthood’s innovative Chat/Text sex education program has a significant impact on people’s health behaviors—including increasing health center visits, use of condoms in addition to another method of birth control (“dual use”) and interest in the most effective methods of birth control—according to a new[Read More…]
