WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2016. Today, Ranking Member Schakowsky and the Select Panel Democratic Members sent a letter to Chair Marsha Blackburn condemning the Republicans’ continued reliance on false evidence from David Daleiden and their newfound reliance on additional “documentation” from other anti-abortion extremists. In the letter the members[Read More…]
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The Colour-changing Comet
The colour-changing comet EU–(ENEWSPF)–7 April 2016 -Rosetta’s comet has been seen changing colour and brightness in front of the ESA orbiter’s eyes, as the Sun’s heat strips away the older surface to reveal fresher material.Rosetta’s Visible and InfraRed Thermal Imaging Spectrometer, VIRTIS, began to detect these changes in the sunlit[Read More…]
Congress Passes Seniors Bill
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2016 – The Senate today unanimously approved and sent to President Barack Obama a bill to support and expand social and nutrition services for seniors. Sen. Bernie Sanders, a leader in the effort to reauthorize and strengthen the Older Americans Act, applauded the bill’s passage. “A nation is[Read More…]
Senators Ernst, Bennet, Ayotte, and Warren Introduce Tax Credit for Family Caregivers
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2016. U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) today introduced the Credit for Caring Act, which would provide up to a $3,000 nonrefundable tax credit to working family caregivers for qualified expenses. According to AARP, there are an[Read More…]
Federal Agencies Commit to Marijuana Scheduling Decision by Mid-2016
DEA, HHS, ONDCP Respond to Senators’ Requests Regarding Efforts to Facilitate Medical Marijuana Research Washington, DC -(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2016. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) responded on Monday to a letter from several U.S.[Read More…]
New Report Details Path to Improve Puget Sound Water Quality–and Recover Wild Salmon Populations
Shift from voluntary industrial agriculture pollution programs essential Seattle–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2016. The Western Environmental Law Center announces a new report, Agricultural Pollution in Puget Sound: Inspiration to Change Washington’s Reliance on Voluntary Incentive Programs to Save Salmon. Puget Sound’s poor water quality is a problem for ecosystem health, wild salmon[Read More…]
4 Wildlife Cams You’re Guaranteed to Love
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2016. Like us, you’d probably rather be in America’s great outdoors right now, spotting animals in their natural habitats. But don’t let being stuck behind a desk stop you. Adventure awaits just about anywhere, thanks to wildlife cams. They give us a glimpse of what’s happening in animals’ private[Read More…]
Cost of Diabetes Hits 825 Billion Dollars a Year
Number of adults with diabetes reaches 422 million worldwide Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2016. The global cost of diabetes is now 825 billion dollars per year, according to the largest ever study of diabetes levels across the world. The research, which was led by scientists from Imperial College London,[Read More…]
NARAL Pushes RNC to Condemn Violent, Anti-Abortion Rhetoric
New Report Details Shocking Rise in Clinic Violence Group Urges GOP Leaders to Curb Inflammatory Rhetoric Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2016. With the release of a new report on the alarming increase in threats and violence directed toward reproductive health clinics in 2015, NARAL Pro-Choice America called on GOP leaders to condemn the[Read More…]
FTC Issues Warning Letters Regarding the Agency’s Contact Lens Rule
Prescribers Must Provide Patients with Their Prescriptions; Sellers Must Obtain or Verify Valid Prescriptions before Dispensing Lenses Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2016. Federal Trade Commission staff has sent 45 letters to contact lens prescribers and 10 to contact lens sellers warning them of potential violations of the agency’s Contact Lens Rule,[Read More…]
