Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2015. Yesterday, Canada’s Liberal Party defeated the Conservative Party in a resounding victory. As a result, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who has held the position since 2006, will be replaced by the Liberal Party’s Justin Trudeau. This is the first time in 15 years that the[Read More…]
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Center for American Progress Issues Recommendations to Restore Religious Liberty and Prevent Third-Party Harm
The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, D.C., on April 9, 2010. Source: AP/Evan Vucci Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2015. A new report released today by the Center for American Progress details how, more than one year after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision, state legislators, organizations, and for-profit corporations are using religious[Read More…]
Penalty Funds from the Volkswagen Pollution Scandal Should Be Used to Cut Pollution and Boost Public Health
President Barack Obama with the CEOs of major automakers announcing new tail pipe emissions standards. One notable absence was Jonathan Browning, the then president and CEO of Volkswagen Group of America, July 2011. Source: AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais Washington D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2015. Michael Horn, the president and CEO of Volkswagen[Read More…]
Study Finds Neonics ‘Severely Affect’ Health of Honey Bee Queens
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2015. Exposure to neonicotinoid (neonic) pesticides results in profound negative impacts to the health of honey bee queens, according to an international team of researchers led by Geoff Williams, MD, PhD, at the University of Bern in Switzerland. While most studies to date have investigated how neonics[Read More…]
Montana Board of Environmental Review Rejects Coal Mine Expansion
MT DEQ Permit Did Not Adequately Protect Groundwater Photo by Plains and Prairie Potholes Landscape Conservation HELENA, MT —(ENEWSPF)—October 20, 2015. On Friday, the Montana Board of Environmental Review rejected a Department of Environmental Quality coal mine expansion permit that would have doubled the size of the Bull Mountains mine[Read More…]
Federal Ruling Protects Medical Marijuana Dispensaries That Follow State Law
In Precedent-Setting Case, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer Rules Justice Department in Violation of Federal Law and Lifts Injunction Against Medical Marijuana Dispensary Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 20, 2015. Yesterday, a federal judge lifted an injunction against one of California’s oldest medical marijuana dispensaries. The injunction can no longer be enforced in[Read More…]
Wendy’s Says No To GMO Apple ‘No Demand For This New GMO’ As Dark Act Approaches
WASHINGTON D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2015. Wendy’s (NASDAQ: WEN) one of the nation’s top restaurant chains, has confirmed the company does not plan to sell or use the Arctic® apple. In the wake of widespread criticism of the USDA’s recent approval of the first genetically engineered apple, the Food and[Read More…]
Former DEA Agent Sentenced for Extortion, Money Laundering and Obstruction Related to Silk Road Investigation
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 19, 2015. A former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent was sentenced today to 78 months in prison for extortion, money laundering and obstruction of justice, which crimes he committed while working as an undercover agent investigating Silk Road, an online marketplace used to facilitate the sale and purchase[Read More…]
CDC Launches Improved Online Foodborne Outbreak Search Tool
New maps, interactive features and search function provide two decades of data Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—October 20, 2015. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today released a redesigned online tool making it easier to search data on foodborne disease outbreaks. The updated Foodborne Outbreak Online Database Tool (FOOD Tool) lets[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Astronomy Night
President Barack Obama looks at the moon through a telescope while talking with student Agatha Sofia “Sofy” Alvarez Bareiro during the White House Astronomy Night on the South Lawn of the White House, Oct. 19, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 19, 2015 – 7:27 P.M.[Read More…]
