AG’s Office Promised to Investigate in 2014; Evidence Suggests It Has Only Conducted Some Introductory Interviews Philadelphia, Pa.–(ENEWSPF)–July , 2015 – The advocacy group Food & Water Watch submitted yesterday a Right-to-Know request to the state attorney general’s office, seeking any and all documents pertaining to fracking-related public health concerns in the[Read More…]
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EPA Finalizes Rule to Reduce Climate-Damaging HFCs
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2015. Today, the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing a rule to prohibit certain uses of chemicals that significantly contribute to climate change in favor of safer, more climate-friendly alternatives. This action responds to President Obama’s Climate Action Plan by reducing emissions of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs),[Read More…]
After Years of Ignoring Calls to Ban Dangerous Pesticide, EPA Begins to Act on Chlorpyrifos
Victory: Communities remain at risk from widespread agricultural use, protections still needed Farmworkers and their families, who are predominantly low-income and majority Latino, bear the brunt of poisonings from pesticides and pesticide drift. Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2015. Some 15 years after Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)[Read More…]
Colgate-Palmolive Pays $2mil to Settle Litigation on Lack of Efficacy of Its Triclosan Soaps
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2015. SoftSoap manufacturer, Colgate-Palmolive Co., has agreed to pay $2 million to settle a class action suit that alleged the company misled consumers into thinking its brand of Softsoap Antibacterial liquid hand soaps killed most common germs, when in fact they do not, according to documents filed in[Read More…]
Statement by Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch on the Agreement in Principle with BP to Settle Civil Claims for the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Total Value of Settlement Would Top $18.7 Billion, the Largest Settlement with a Single Entity in American History Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 2, 2015. Today, BP disclosed that it has reached agreements in principle with the United States, state, and local governments for a settlement of civil claims arising from the April[Read More…]
PTSD Raises Odds of Heart Attack and stroke in Women PTSD raises odds of heart attack and stroke in women PTSD Raises Odds of Heart Attack and Stroke in Women
Large study finds PTSD raises cardiovascular risk in women Boston, MA ─(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2015. Women with elevated symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) consistent with the clinical threshold for the disorder had 60% higher rates of having a heart attack or stroke compared with women who never experienced trauma, according[Read More…]
Cuba Becomes First Country to Halt Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV and Syphilis – UN Health Agency
PAHO-WHO have been working with partners in Cuba and other countries in the Americas to implement a regional initiative to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis. Photo: PAHO/WHO GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–30 June 2015 – Cuba has become the world’s first country to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis, “a major[Read More…]
State Court Blocks Florida Law That Forces Mandatory Delay, Additional Visits for Women Seeking Safe, Legal Abortion
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2015. A state court judge today blocked a recently passed Florida measure forcing a woman to wait at least 24 hours and make at least one additional trip before she is able to receive safe, legal abortion care. The law—which was slated to take effect on July[Read More…]
Nurses: Court Decision to Consider Attack on Public Unions Poses Threat to Public Health and Safety
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2015. Today’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to grant review of a case challenging the survival of public sector unions poses a significant threat to public health and safety and quality of life, warned National Nurses United, the largest U.S. organization of nurses. The Court[Read More…]
Obama Administration Assists Communities in Building Local Food Systems to Foster Economic Growth
Investment Helps Improve Public Health and the Environment, Diversify Local Economy WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2015. Today, the Obama Administration invited communities to participate in Local Foods, Local Places, a federal initiative providing direct technical support to build strong local food systems as part of a community’s emerging economic action plans. Under[Read More…]
