Moms Across the Country Are Demanding Greater Access to Naloxone, Which Can Reverse an Accidental Overdose in Honor of Mother’s Day CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—May 7, 2014. Mothers from around the country are devoting Mother’s Day and the month of May to a campaign for greater awareness and access to naloxone, a safe,[Read More…]
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Report Finds Numerous Schools Near Toxic Pesticide Fields
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2013. A new report from the California Department of Public Health finds 36 percent of public schools in the state have pesticides of public health concern applied within a quarter mile of the school. Persistent and toxic pesticides like chlorpyrifos, methyl bromide, and malathion are among the[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders: Congress Must Confront Global Warming Crisis
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 6 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) called for Congress to act on proposals to curb greenhouse gas emissions after a major new report today warned that global warming could exceed 10 degrees Fahrenheit in the United States by the end of this century. “This important report is another loud and[Read More…]
Senator Durbin: Climate Change A Real Threat
Economic impact of severe weather projected to grow dramatically in future years WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 6, 2014. Following the release of the U.S National Climate Assessment, which highlighted the Midwest region’s “agricultural lands, forests, Great Lakes, industrial activities, and cities” as especially vulnerable to climate change, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL)[Read More…]
Federal Government To Increase Its Supply Of Marijuana For Clinical Research
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 6, 2014. By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Federal agencies are moving forward with plans to increase the US government’s production of research-grade cannabis. Last week, the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) publicly announced in the Federal Register that it is increasing its marijuana production quota from 21[Read More…]
U.S. Teen Pregnancy Rate at Historic Lows
Planned Parenthood Celebrates by Citing Contributions of Sex Education and Birth Control NEW YORK, NY–(ENEWSPF)–May 6, 2014. A new study published yesterday by the Guttmacher Institute found that rates of teen pregnancy, birth, and abortion have declined dramatically in the U.S. at both state and national levels. The study, “U.S.[Read More…]
Sham Air Permit for Clatskanie Oil Terminal Opposed
Oil Train Facility on Columbia River Tries to Skirt Clean Air Requirements PORTLAND, Oregon–(ENEWSPF)–May 6, 2014. A coalition of regional and national conservation organizations representing tens of thousands of Oregonians is asking the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to reject an air-permit application for a Columbia River facility that[Read More…]
National Climate Report Finds Huge Flood Threat to Major U.S. Coastal Cities
Scientists Also Warn of Food Supply Threat, More Destructive Hurricanes, Up to 10 Degrees of Warming This Century SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–May 6, 2014. Climate change has dangerously increased flood risk in many of America’s largest coastal cities and will drive up sea levels as much as 4 feet by 2100, according[Read More…]
Agency Balks at Protecting Colorado and Utah Wildflowers Threatened by Oil Shale Development
SALT LAKE CITY–(ENEWSPF)–May 6, 2014. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released a draft conservation agreement today that delays and potentially undermines federal protection for two imperiled wildflowers in Utah and Colorado that were proposed for Endangered Species Act protection last August. The draft agreement does not provide strong enough[Read More…]
Observing 2014 National Nurses Week
“Nurses: Leading the Way” – A statement by Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 6, 2014. It is only fitting that the theme for this year’s National Nurses Week is “Nurses: Leading the Way.” After all, nurses lead the way in showing an elderly patient how to manage his or her[Read More…]
