State Investment Will Create Construction Jobs and Encourage More Sustainable Use of Natural Resources NAPERVILLE–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today announced a $900,000 state investment to help the city of Naperville build a new environmental collection center where area residents can recycle everything from paper and plastic to fire[Read More…]
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Congresswoman Duckworth’s Statement on the Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2013. Today, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) released the following statement on the 23rd anniversary of passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Today, all Americans should acknowledge the victory the ADA provided for people with disabilities and human rights in our country. In 1990, Senators Bob[Read More…]
HPV Vaccine: Safe, Effective, and Grossly Underutilized
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2013. In a press conference held yesterday, top officials from CDC and the American Academy of Pediatrics announced that HPV vaccination rates in girls aged 13-17 years failed to increase between 2011 and 2012, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Three-dose[Read More…]
North Carolina Legislature Continues Anti-Democratic Tactics, Sends Harmful Abortion Restrictions to Governor’s Desk
Center for Reproductive Rights urges Gov. Pat McCrory to veto these clear attacks on women’s health and rights North Carolina–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2013. Following a string of anti-democratic tactics to amend unrelated bills with harmful provisions restricting abortion in the state, the North Carolina General Assembly has sent a package of[Read More…]
EPA Offers $8.5 Million to U.S. Great Lakes Shoreline Cities for Green Infrastructure Projects
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2013. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has invited the 22 largest U.S. Great Lakes shoreline cities to apply for Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding for green infrastructure projects that will improve Great Lakes water quality. “These Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grants will be used for green infrastructure projects[Read More…]
Court Denies Coal Company’s Request for Rehearing on Spruce Mine Veto
Decision upholds the U.S. EPA’s power to protect communities from mountaintop removal mining Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2013. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has taken final action that reaffirms the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s legal power to veto a mining permit that the U.S. Army Corps of[Read More…]
Historic Agreement Reached for Navajo Generating Station
Plan Proposes Collaborative Path Forward for Reduced Emissions, Continued Power Generation, and Clean Energy Development WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2013. The Department of the Interior today announced it is part of an agreement reached that will allow for the continued delivery of electricity from the Navajo Generating Station (NGS) in Arizona[Read More…]
Third Circuit Rules Against Wood Cabinet Company’s Challenge to Contraception Coverage Rule
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2013. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit today ruled against a Pennsylvania company that makes wooden cabinets and furniture and its owners that wished to avoid compliance with the federal rule requiring employers to provide insurance coverage for contraception. The court upheld a lower court’s[Read More…]
FDA Takes Step to Help Ensure the Safety of Imported Food
Agency releases new proposed rules under FSMA for verifying foreign suppliers and accrediting third-party auditors Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2013. In order to implement the bipartisan Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) signed by President Obama, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued two proposed rules aimed at helping to[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Asks Board of Health to Take Action Aimed at Curtailing Menthol Cigarette Use Among Chicago Youth
Calls on Chicago Residents to Join Effort to Protect Our Youth; Focus Will Be on Reducing and Preventing Use of Flavored Tobacco Among Our Youth CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 25, 2013. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced today that he has asked the Chicago Board of Health and the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH)[Read More…]
