Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2015. People with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) who receive dialysis in advance of natural disasters, such as hurricanes, are significantly less likely to need an emergency department visit or hospitalization in the week following the disaster and less likely to die within 30 days after the disaster,[Read More…]
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Report: U.S. Pro Sports Shifting to More Sustainable Game Day Food
Green Sports Alliance and NRDC release first-of-its-kind study on concessionaires and venues providing fans with local, healthy fare CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2015 – Leading professional sports venues that serve all major leagues are now promoting more sustainable food options to fans, according to a new report by the Green Sports Alliance[Read More…]
Robert Redford Calls for Climate Action in United Nations Address
Robert Redford, actor, activist & NRDC Trustee, meets with Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, in advance of delivering a speech calling for international climate action. Source: Aristide Economopoulos/NRDC NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2015 – Robert Redford, the noted artist and activist, called for urgent action on climate change in[Read More…]
UN Foundation, Planned Parenthood Federation of America & Sierra Club Launch Why We Care Youth to Amplify Young Voices on Critical Importance of International Reproductive Health and Contraception
First-ever contest gives emerging leaders a platform to share their personal stories about reproductive health and rights as part of growing movement Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—June 30, 2015. The United Nations Foundation’s Universal Access Project, in partnership with Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the Sierra Club, announced the first-ever Why We[Read More…]
EPA Solicits Public Input on Protecting Monarchs from Herbicide Impacts
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2015. As the Monarch butterfly suffers serious decline, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering the role of herbicides in killing the iconic species’ food source, milkweed, and developing an action plan that may fall short. The agency identified possible action that it may take to slow the[Read More…]
Legal Petition Urges EPA to Save Sea Life, Regulate CO2 as Toxic Substance
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2015. With the world’s oceans and sea life facing an unprecedented crisis from ocean acidification, the Center for Biological Diversity and former Environmental Protection Agency scientist Dr. Donn Viviani today formally petitioned the Obama administration to regulate carbon dioxide under the federal Toxic Substances Control Act. The first-of-its-kind[Read More…]
Rare Midwest Frog and Turtles Move Toward Endangered Species Act Protection
MINNEAPOLIS—(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2015. In response to a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced that the Blanding’s turtle, spotted turtle and Illinois chorus frog may qualify for Endangered Species Act protection. The Center first petitioned for these species — along with 50[Read More…]
Rare Frogs, Salamander and Flower in Pacific Northwest Move Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection
Oregon slender salamander photo by Steve Wagner. PORTLAND, Ore.—(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2015. In response to a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that four increasingly rare species in the Pacific Northwest — the Cascades frog, foothill yellow-legged frog, Oregon slender salamander and[Read More…]
Big Food and Chemical Corporations Spend Millions to Attack Organic
Report exposes growth in front groups and PR spin to win over skeptical consumers WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—June 30, 2015. In response to skyrocketing growth in organic and non-GMO food sales, food and agrochemical companies have spent hundreds of millions of dollars over the past several years on stealth communications campaigns[Read More…]
Center for Reproductive Rights: Supreme Court Steps In to Protect Abortion Access in Texas
Nation’s highest court blocks 5th Circuit ruling that would have shuttered all but 9 clinics in the state Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2015. In a 5-4 order, the U.S. Supreme Court today agreed to suspend a recent ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit which threatened to shutter all but[Read More…]
