As America Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Landmark Law, Right-wing Senators Seek to Tear It Apart WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 22, 2013. Tea Party senators introduced a bill this week that would effectively end the protection of most endangered species in the United States and gut some of the most important provisions of the[Read More…]
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AMA Continues Opposition to Marijuana Legalization, But Softens Language
National Harbor, MD–(ENEWSPF)–November 22, 2013. The House of Delegates of the American Medical Association voted Tuesday to retain an official position that “cannabis is a dangerous drug and as such is a public health concern,” while at the same time adopting language appearing to acknowledge the changing attitudes toward marijuana[Read More…]
Congressional Bill Introduced To Restore Second Amendment Rights To Medical Cannabis Patients
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 22, 2013. Last Friday, Colorado Congressman Jared Polis (D) introduced HR 3483, Protecting Individual Liberties and States’ Rights Act. The legislation was introduced in the wake of a federal memo to licensed gun dealers circulated nationwide last year warning them not to sell guns or ammunition to customers[Read More…]
EPA Reluctant to Endorse Chemical Safety Improvement Act
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 22, 2013. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator of the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, James Jones, testified before the House Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy last week. The subject of Jones’ testimony: EPA’s informal observations on the proposed Chemical Safety Improvement Act[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan, Mayor Emanuel File Suit Against Second Pet Coke Site
Suit Calls on Beemsterboer to Remove Illegal Refinery Waste Piles, Halt Intake Chicago CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—November 22, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced a lawsuit against the owner and operator of a bulk materials storage and handling facility asking that piles of petroleum coke (pet coke) and[Read More…]
Video: The World’s Most Eco-friendly Car, Made of Hemp. Yes, Hemp.
The most environmental-friendly car in the world? The Kestrel, made of hemp. Yes, hemp. Hemp is an industrial resource that is banned in the U.S. Check out this electric car built from hemp plastic. That must change (ENEWSPF editorial comment approved).
Opening Statement Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee by Secretary of State Kerry Re: Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2013. Well, thank you. Mr. Chairman and Ranking Member Corker and members of the committee, thanks very, very much for welcoming me here to talk about the Disabilities Treaty, which I’m very anxious to do. I’m mindful of the comments of the Ranking Member just now. I’d[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 21, 2013. Earlier today, I signed into law the HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act, a bipartisan piece of legislation that allows scientists to carry out research into organ donations from one person with HIV to another. For decades, these organ transplants have been illegal. It was even[Read More…]
New Proposals for Post-fire Logging Fail to Protect Northern Spotted Owls
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2013. In a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, a coalition of forest and wildlife conservation groups today called on the Obama administration to implement measures in the final “Northern Spotted Owl Recovery Plan” to protect post-fire forest habitats and[Read More…]
CDC Report Documents Health Disparities
Highlights progress, challenges, and needs for stronger data Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2013. Income, education level, sex, race, ethnicity, employment status, and sexual orientation are all related to health and health outcomes for a number of Americans, according to a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Supplement released today by the[Read More…]
