Photo: PAHO/WHO GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–11 February 2015 – The recent outbreaks of measles – one of the leading causes of deaths among young children – in the United States and Brazil suggest that immunization rates in some areas have dropped below levels needed to prevent the spread of imported into the Americas,[Read More…]
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Presidential Task Force Releases Implementation Plan for the National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2015. Recognizing that wildlife trafficking is an urgent conservation and national security threat, the Departments of Justice, State and the Interior today unveiled the implementation plan for the U.S. National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking. The agencies are co-chairs of the president’s Task Force on Combating Wildlife[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on America’s Leadership in the Ebola Fight, Feb. 11, 2015
Washiington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2015 – 1:46 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Please, everybody, have a seat. Thank you. Thank you, everybody. Well, thank you, Rear Admiral Giberson, not only for the introduction, but for your leadership and your service. Last summer, as Ebola spread in West Africa, overwhelming[Read More…]
Federal Judge to Hear Motion to Dismiss Thursday, Feb. 12 in Widely Watched Medical Marijuana Case
Defendant Larry Harvey will argue that new Congressional measure forbids the DOJ from prosecuting his family Spokane, WA –(ENEWPSF)—February 11, 2015. A motion to dismiss will be heard in federal court Thursday in a widely watched medical marijuana case involving a family from rural northeastern Washington State. Larry Harvey, 71,[Read More…]
Sen. Elizabeth Warren: Vaccines are Safe, Effective, and Best Chance to Protect our Children from Diseases
WASHINGTON, DC —(ENEWSPF)—February 10, 2015. United States Senator Elizabeth Warren spoke at a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing today titled, “The Reemergence of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases: Exploring the Public Health Successes and Challenges.” At the hearing, the Senator asked Dr. Anne Schuchat, the director of the National[Read More…]
Senators Merkley and Wyden Announce $1 Million to Jumpstart Southern Oregon Water Infrastructure Project
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2015. Oregon Senator’s Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBOR)will award $1 million to jumpstart a major water infrastructure investment for Southern Oregon. Merkley, a newly-appointed member of the Senate Appropriations Water and Energy Subcommittee, and Wyden had previously[Read More…]
Public Interest Groups File FOIA Request with U.S. Dept. of Commerce for Crude Oil Export Ban Exceptions
Groups seek details of Bureau’s approval of multiple exemptions from crude oil export ban A crude oil tanker ship in Europe. Kees Torn / Flickr Seattle, WA —(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2015. Earthjustice, Oil Change International, and Sightline Institute have submitted a Freedom of Information Act request to the U.S. Department of[Read More…]
White House Fact Sheet: Obama Administration Announces Initiative to Scale Up Investment in Clean Energy Innovation
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2015. President Obama is committed to addressing the impacts of climate change to protect future generations. As part of that effort, today, the Administration is launching a Clean Energy Investment Initiative and announcing a goal to catalyze $2 billion of expanded private sector investment in solutions to[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Visits Roseland Community Hospital’s New Mobile Dental Van
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—February 10, 2015. Congresswoman Robin Kelly visited Roseland Community Hospital’s new Mobile Dental Van during its stop at the hospital’s Women, Infant and Children’s Center, where a pediatric dentist provided babies and toddlers with their first dental exams. “As chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust, children’s dental care[Read More…]
Nationwide Study Reports Shifts in Americans’ Use of Natural Products
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2015. A nationally representative survey shows that natural product use in the United States has shifted since 2007, with some products becoming more popular and some falling out of favor. Overall, natural products (dietary supplements other than vitamins and minerals) remain the most common complementary health approach.[Read More…]
