Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Bethesda, MD-(ENEWSPF)- Advances in HIV/AIDS research have given us the opportunity to transform the lives of those living with HIV while providing highly effective methods of preventing the infection. This progress has strengthened optimism for achieving a durable end[Read More…]
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Large-scale HIV Vaccine Trial To Launch In South Africa
NIH-funded study will test safety, efficacy of vaccine regimen. Bethesda, MD-(ENEWSPF)- An early-stage HIV vaccine clinical trial in South Africa has determined that an investigational vaccine regimen is safe and generates comparable immune responses to those reported in a landmark 2009 study showing that a vaccine can protect people from HIV[Read More…]
Visual Impairment, Blindness Cases In U.S. Expected To Double By 2050
NIH-funded studies tease out trends by race, ethnicity and sex. Bethesda, MD-(ENEWSPF)- With the youngest of the baby boomers hitting 65 by 2029, the number of people with visual impairment or blindness in the United States is expected to double to more than 8 million by 2050, according to projections[Read More…]
Schaumburg Contractor Charged with Underpaying Union Employees and Underfunding Their Pension and Welfare Funds
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The owner of a Schaumburg construction company intentionally underpaid his union-affiliated employees by more than $1.5 million while underfunding their pension and welfare funds by another $1 million, according to federal criminal charges filed today. JOSEPH LAMPIGNANO, the co-owner of A Lamp Concrete Contractors Inc., assigned laborers to work[Read More…]
New Report Highlights 10 Wild Places Saved by Endangered Species Protections
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- In celebration of the country’s 11th annual Endangered Species Day, the Center for Biological Diversity today released a new report highlighting 10 of the most unique and beautiful wild places saved by the presence of endangered species. From Pacific Ocean kelp forests to Florida’s Key Deer National Wildlife Refuge, millions[Read More…]
Tucson Mural Honoring America’s Only Known Jaguar to Be Unveiled May 19
Tucson, AZ-(ENEWSPF)- The Center for Biological Diversity will unveil a stunning, 20-foot-long jaguar mural Thursday at an event at Borderlands Brewery in Tucson. The painting, by local artist Kati Astraeir, is a tribute to El Jefe, America’s only known jaguar, who lives just outside of Tucson. The jaguar artwork is the[Read More…]
Protesters Tell Feds: ‘Keep It in the Ground’ at Utah Oil, Gas Lease Sale
Dozens Call for Bold Climate Leadership at ‘Climate Auction’ Salt Lake City, UT-(ENEWSPF)- Dozens of protesters with signs and large banners staged a colorful climate rally today outside of the Bureau of Land Management’s oil and gas lease sale in Salt Lake City, urging President Obama to “Keep It in the[Read More…]
House Passes Most Environmentally Destructive Defense Authorization Act in History
Riders Condemn Species to Extinction, Give Away Public Lands, Undermine Clean Water Act Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- In a partisan vote today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act, which, if enacted into law, would gut protections for several endangered species, including the American burying beetle and lesser[Read More…]
Email from President Obama: An Update on Overtime
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- President Obama wrote this message to petition signers to announce that the Department of Labor will be finalizing a rule that expands overtime pay to millions of American workers. I wanted you to be the first to know about some important news on an issue I know you care deeply[Read More…]
Watch: What You Need to Know About the Update to Overtime Rules
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFJaDm720FU Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- From the White House: Every week, millions of Americans work more than 40 hours a week but do not receive the overtime pay they have earned. Tomorrow, the Department of Labor will be finalizing a rule to fix that by updating overtime protections for workers. In total,[Read More…]
