Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 2, 2015. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka made the following statement after President Obama signed the budget agreement: Now that a bipartisan budget agreement has been signed and threats of a government shutdown temporarily eliminated, the critical appropriations process begins. Congress must implement a clean budget that invests in[Read More…]
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White House, NASA Administrator Statements on 15 Years of Human Habitation Aboard International Space Station
NASA astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson, an Expedition 24 flight engineer in 2010, took a moment during her space station mission to enjoy an unmatched view of home through a window in the Cupola of the International Space Station, the brilliant blue and white part of Earth glowing against the blackness[Read More…]
Action/Reaction Exhibit at November Prairie State College Art Gallery Exhibition Features Veteran Artists
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–November 2, 2015. Prairie State College is hosting “Action/Reaction,” works by a collective of veteran artists who call themselves Dirty Canteen, Monday, November 2 through Thursday, December 3, in the Christopher Art Gallery, located on the college’s main campus at 202 S. Halsted St.[Read More…]
Brief Training Increases Pediatricians’ Use of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Interventions
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 2, 2015. Two to three brief training sessions can significantly increase pediatricians’ use of techniques for identifying and treating young people with potential alcohol, substance use, and mental health problems, according to a new study in a large pediatric primary care clinic. Collectively known as screening, brief intervention,[Read More…]
In-house Test Kits Help Motivate Parents to Reduce Allergens in Their Homes
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 2, 2015. In-home test kits, coupled with patient education, help parents reduce allergen levels in their homes, according to scientists from the National Institutes of Health. The researchers found that parents may become more motivated to participate in allergen reduction interventions, when they can actually see results for[Read More…]
GOP Leaders Intensify Assault on Protections against Carbon Pollution, Dirty Drinking Water and Smog
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–November 2, 2015 — The anti-public health, anti-environment Republican leadership in Congress is planning its most intense assault yet on environmental protections. Starting as early as tomorrow and continuing through November, they plan votes in both chambers to block some of the strongest safeguards ever issued to protect against dangerous[Read More…]
7 Years After the Housing Crash, Nearly 1,000 U.S. Counties Present Increasing or Stagnating Percentages of Underwater Homes
Pictured is a street scene in Detroit, where it’s not uncommon to find dilapidated homes side by side with occupied homes, December 2014. Source: AP/Beth J. Harpaz Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–November 2, 2015. A comprehensive new analysis released today by the Center for American Progress reveals that more than seven years[Read More…]
Analysis: California’s Poorest Counties Hit Hardest by Spraying of Glyphosate
54 Percent of ‘Probable Carcinogen’ Pesticide Applied in Eight Poorest Counties Photo of glyphosate application courtesy Flickr/Chafer Machinery. OAKLAND, Calif.—(ENEWSPF)–November 2, 2015. A new report finds that more than half of the glyphosate sprayed in California is applied in the state’s eight most impoverished counties. Glyphosate, commonly known as Roundup,[Read More…]
Utah Funding for West Coast’s Largest Coal Export Terminal Challenged
Community groups ask Utah Attorney General to reject public funding of proposed Oakland coal export terminal The redevelopment of the waterfront in Oakland, California, is generating new controversy over a proposed coal export terminal. “Port of Oakland ’round Sunset” by Russel Mondy/CC BY-NC 2.0 OAKLAND, CA —(ENEWSPF)–November 2, 2015. The[Read More…]
Comments Critical of Crude by Rail Terminals Left Out of Environmental Review
Leaders of the Quinalt Indian nation, local fishermen and environmental groups condemn the omission of at least 32 substantial comments on a controversial project at Grays Harbor Aerial view of Grays Harbor. The site of a proposed, controversial crude-by-rail project. Photo provided by Quinault Indian Nation Grays Harbor, WA —(ENEWSPF)–November[Read More…]
