Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 27, 2015. Female mice exposed in utero, or in the womb, to low levels of arsenic through drinking water displayed signs of early puberty and became obese as adults, according to scientists from the National Institutes of Health. The finding is significant because the exposure level of 10[Read More…]
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NRDC Turns Up Pressure on Subway to Disclose Antibiotic Use in Meat Production
Campaign Calls on Fast Food Giant to Buy Meat Raised Without Antibiotics and Stand Alongside Competitors to Address Public Health Threat of Antibiotic Overuse WASHINGTON D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–August 27, 2015 – As Subway marks its 50th anniversary later this week, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) yesterday launched a national campaign[Read More…]
State Exemption Levels Low, National Vaccination Rates High
Local pockets of unvaccinated children can reveal nation’s vulnerabilities National Childhood Vaccination Rates and State/Community Data. Entire Infographic Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–August 27. 2015. Vaccine exemption levels for kindergarteners are low for most states and infant vaccination rates are high nationally, according to data from two reports published in this week’s Morbidity[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton Statement on the Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—August 27, 2015. Hillary Clinton released the following statement on the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in remembrance of the lives lost and families affected by the devastating storm ten years ago. “This is a somber anniversary for New Orleans, the Gulf Coast, and the United States. Ten years ago,[Read More…]
Overwhelming Majority of California Latino Voters Want Climate Action Now
81 percent support state measures to combat climate change Southern California Edison solar technicians install photovoltaic panels on rooftops in Fontana, California. Source: Michael Melford / National Geographic Creative San Francisco, CA —(ENEWSPF)–August 27, 2015. According to a new poll conducted by Latino Decisions for Earthjustice, a national environmental nonprofit[Read More…]
Medical Journal Article Identifies Hazards of Pesticides in GE Crops
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 27, 2015. Last week, Philip J. Landrigan, M.D., and Charles Benbrook, Ph.D., released a perspective article, GMOs, Herbicides, and Public Health, in the New England Journal of Medicine that outlines the hazards associated with food residues of elevated pesticide use in the production of genetically engineered (GE) crops. While mainstream media continuously[Read More…]
FDA Takes Action Against Three Tobacco Manufacturers for Making ‘Additive-free’ and/or ‘Natural’ Claims on Cigarette Labeling
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 27, 2015. Today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued warning letters to three tobacco manufacturers — ITG Brands LLC, Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company Inc., and Sherman’s 1400 Broadway N.Y.C. Ltd. — who describe their cigarettes on product labeling as “additive-free” and/or “natural.” The warning letters[Read More…]
Beekeepers, Environmentalists Question EPA’s Commitment to Saving Bees
FOIA request probes pesticide industry influence WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—August 27, 2015. Friends of the Earth submitted a Freedom of Information Act to the Environmental Protection Agency today requesting meeting minutes and communications between the EPA Office of the Administrator, the Office of Pesticide Programs and representatives of the pesticide industry.[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at National Clean Energy Summit
President Barack Obama waits backstage as Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) introduces him at the National Clean Energy Summit in Las Vegas, Nev., Aug. 24, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) Las Vegas, Nevada–(ENEWSPF)–August 24, 2015 – 5:12 P.M. PDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. (Applause.) Thank you,[Read More…]
Center for Food Safety Sues Department of Agriculture for Withholding Genetically Engineered Crop Records
Agency has violated the Freedom of Information Act dozens of times, showing pattern of unlawfully withholding information for over thirteen years Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 25th, 2015–Center for Food Safety (CFS) today filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Freedom of[Read More…]
