WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2015. A farm worker and a horticultural assistant who both developed cancer after being exposed to Monsanto’s glyphosate weed killer have filed separate lawsuits against the company. In March, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a branch of the World Health Organization, classified glyphosate –[Read More…]
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Extremists ‘Terrified of History,’ UNESCO Chief Says, Deploring Destruction of Arch of Triumph in Palmyra
Archaeological site of Palmyra in Syria. Photo: ©UNESCO/F. Bandarin GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–5 October 2015 – Extremists will “never be able to erase history,” the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Irina Bokova, said today, condemning the destruction of the Arch of Triumph in Palmyra. “This new destruction[Read More…]
New Research Reveals Devastating Impact of Clinic Shutdown Laws on Texas Women
Without U.S. Supreme Court intervention, widespread clinic delays will undermine the constitutional rights of women Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2015. New research released today by the Texas Policy Evaluation Project (TxPEP) exposes the tremendous impact the state’s clinic shutdown law will have on Texas women if the U.S. Supreme Court fails to take[Read More…]
AFL-CIO: World to See How Bad TPP Is After Final Deal Reached
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2015. After negotiators reached a final deal on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka made the following statement: We are disappointed that our negotiators rushed to conclude the TPP in Atlanta, given all the concerns that have been raised by American stakeholders and members of Congress.[Read More…]
NOAA, Deepwater Horizon Trustees Announce Draft Restoration Plans for Gulf of Mexico Following 2010 Disaster
Seeking public comments on proposed 15-year ecosystem plan The BP Macondo Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded on April 20, 2010. Approximately 3.19 million barrels (134 million gallons) of oil were released into the Gulf of Mexico, making it by far the largest offshore oil spill in United States history. (Credit:[Read More…]
NOAA: Areas in Wisconsin and Maryland Identified as Possible National Marine Sanctuaries
Agency seeks public comment on Lake Michigan, Potomac River maritime heritage proposals Left: Aerial view of Mallows Bay (Photo: Don Shomette). Right: A diver swims over the two masted schooner, Walter B. Allen. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2015. During the 2015 Our Ocean Conference in Valparaiso, Chile, President Barack Obama today[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky: The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Is a Bad Deal
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—October 5, 2015. Rep. Schakowsky released the following statement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement reached in Atlanta this morning. I am extremely disappointed by the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement reached in secret sessions this weekend. While I look forward to studying the specific language, I remain convinced that outline of[Read More…]
Annual College Fair to be Hosted By Prairie State College on Oct. 13
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—October 5, 2015. Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting the Illinois Regional College Fair from 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, October 13, in the Atrium on the PSC main campus at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. Community members, high school students and their families, PSC students and[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Congress Should Reject Polluter-Friendly Trans-Pacific Partnership
After much controversy, U.S. and Pacific nations strike a flawed trade deal ATLANTA—(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2015. Today, the New York Times reported that the United States and 11 other Pacific Rim nations reached a trade deal for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The Sierra Club has been working tirelessly to expose the[Read More…]
Yale Study Links Prenatal Pesticide Exposure to Tremors in Children
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2015. According to a Yale University study, prenatal exposure to the widely used agricultural pesticide chlorpyrifos is linked to tremors – involuntary contraction or twitching of muscles – in childhood. Chlorpyrifos, a broad-spectrum chlorinated organophosphate insecticide also known as Dursban, may also affect the cardiovascular and respiratory[Read More…]
