WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2014. As part of President Obama’s comprehensive Climate Action Plan to create American jobs, develop domestic clean energy resources and cut carbon pollution, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today held the nation’s third competitive lease sale for renewable energy in federal waters, which offered nearly[Read More…]
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Governor Quinn Signs Law to Help Prevent Concussions Among High School Athletes
Law Requires Illinois High Schools to Train Athletic Directors and Coaches on Concussion Reduction OAK PARK–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today signed legislation to help reduce and prevent concussions among high school athletes. The law requires training on concussion awareness and reduction for high school athletic directors and coaches.[Read More…]
More Than 200,000 People Call for Stronger Workplace Protections for Farmworkers
EPA proposal is a step in the right direction as farmworkers demand stronger rules now Farmworkers harvest strawberries in Salinas, CA. Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—August 19, 2014. Farmworkers, public health advocates, labor organizations, and public officials, were among the more than 200,000 who submitted comments to the United States Environmental Protection[Read More…]
Gulf Coast Communities Empowered as Another Coal Export Proposal is Rejected
Landmark decision deals heavy blow to coal export proposals in United States NEW ORLEANS, LA–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2014. The growing movement against coal exports scored a major victory today when the Oregon Department of State Lands rejected a vital permit for Ambre Energy’s proposed Morrow Pacific coal export project along the[Read More…]
FDA Questioned Triclosan’s Safety in Colgate’s Total Toothpaste in 90′s
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2014. Newly released documents from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reveals that regulators expressed concerns over the safety of triclosan in Colgate Total toothpaste during the product’s registration in the mid-1990s. This information was provided to the public by FDA after a Freedom of Information[Read More…]
Court Upholds Federal Rule That Will Ease Transition from Fossil Fuels to Clean Energy
Victory: Order 1000 will ensure regional coordination to keep rates for customers down Photo Credit: Shutterstoc Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—August 18, 2014. U.S. Court of Appeals on Friday upheld the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) landmark Order No. 1000, which breaks down longstanding barriers to modernizing the grid and hastening a shift[Read More…]
Childhood Disability Rates Continue to Rise
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 18, 2014. Between 2001 and 2011, the percentage of children with disabilities rose 16 percent. The study, “Changing Trends of Childhood Disability, 2001–2011” appearing in the September 2014 issue of Pediatrics (published online Aug. 18) found that while there has been a decline in physical disabilities,[Read More…]
HPV Remains Effective 8 Years Later
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 18, 2014. The study, “Long-Term Study of a Quadrivalent HumanPapillomavirus Vaccine,” appearing in the September 2014 issue of Pediatrics (published online Aug. 18), examined whether the HPV vaccine remains effective 8 years after initial vaccination. Researchers followed boys and girls who were vaccinated with the HPV[Read More…]
Parents Who Refuse Vitamin K for Newborn Also More Likely to Refuse Vaccines
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 18, 2014. Vitamin K is recommended for newborns to prevent a rare bleeding disorder that can result in long-term brain damage and death. In 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on a cluster of four cases of vitamin K deficiency bleeding in infants[Read More…]
Emphasizing MMR Vaccine’s Benefits for Children Increases Parents’ Intent to Immunize
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 18, 2014. Previous studies have shown that messages highlighting vaccines’ benefits to society at large have resulted in increased immunization rates among adults, but it’s unclear whether this pattern holds for parents deciding whether to vaccinate their children. In a study in the September 2014 issue[Read More…]
