Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 4, 2015. Beekeepers, farmworkers, environmental and consumer groups last week sent a letter, signed by over 200,000 Americans, urging Michelle Obama to publicly commit to ensuring the White House gardens and grounds are free of dangerous neonicotinoid pesticides. The letter also asks that the First Lady use her influence to[Read More…]
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‘Health Care Equity Key to Ebola Fight’: Doctors, Nurses Petition Obama
Health Affairs Blog article highlights petition to President Obama from more than 1,400 health professionals who say Ebola epidemic is linked to global inequality – and that African nations will require sustained U.S. aid to build up their health systems CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 4, 2015. The spread of the Ebola virus in[Read More…]
Governor of Puerto Rico Signs Executive Order to Legalize Medical Marijuana
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 4, 2015. Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla of Puerto Rico signed an executive order yesterday legalizing medical marijuana in the U.S. territory. The order enables the Puerto Rican Health Department to authorize the use of marijuana and its derivatives for medical purposes. The Health Secretary now has three months[Read More…]
CDC Foundation’s New Business Pulse Focuses on Heart Health
Business Pulse: Heart Health – CDC Foundation Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 4, 2015. Business Pulse: Heart Health, launched this week by the CDC Foundation, shares how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) works to protect Americans’ heart health, a strategy that can improve worker productivity and lower healthcare costs.[Read More…]
Senators Wyden, Merkley Statement on Transportation Department Oil Trains Rule
Washington, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2015. Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today released the following statement after the Department of Transportation issued a final rule to address the safety of shipping oil-by-rail: “After years of our urging, the Department of Transportation’s rule includes meaningful steps on rail safety, but[Read More…]
Organic Watchdog Criticizes Continued Use of Synthetic Protein in Organic Chicken Feed
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2015. Center for Food Safety today renewed its call for the National Organic Program (NOP) to bar synthetic methionine—a manufactured amino acid added to chicken feed—from use in organic chicken production. The National Organic Standard Board (NOSB) at its biannual meeting yesterday approved a proposal to increase[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Statement on New Rules to Strengthen Railroad Tank Cars
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—May 1, 2015. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement today after the Department of Transportation announced new rules to strengthen requirements for railroad tank cars. The new rules are intended to help prevent and mitigate the effects of catastrophic spills of the hazardous materials –[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth: Women Should Not be Fired Because of their Reproductive Health Choices
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2015. Yesterday, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) delivered remarks during debate of H.J. Res 43, a joint resolution disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in adopting the Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Amendment Act of 2014. The Washington, D.C. law makes it illegal to fire an employee based on[Read More…]
California State Assembly Passes The Medical Cannabis Organ Transplant Act
Sacramento, CA –(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2015. The California State Assembly passed AB 258,The Medical Cannabis Organ Transplant Act, yesterday by a vote of 52 to 8. The bill is authored by Assembly Member Marc Levine (D-San Rafael) and sponsored by Americans for Safe Access (ASA), the nation’s leading medical cannabis patients’[Read More…]
U.S. House Votes to Overturn D.C. Law Prohibiting Employer Discrimination Based on Reproductive Health Care Decisions
Disapproval resolution of D.C. Council bill undermines District’s home rule, lets bosses discriminate against employees and dependents for reproductive health needs Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2015. Late last night, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 228 to 192 to block a D.C. City Council bill that would protect employees in the[Read More…]
