NIH study finds mothers’ use of tenofovir tied to lower bone mineral content in babies Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2015. Infants exposed in the womb to a drug used to treat HIV and reduce the transmission of HIV from mother to child, may have lower bone mineral content than those exposed[Read More…]
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NRDC: New Air Quality Standard Insufficient to Protect Public Health
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2015 – The Obama Administration today tightened the limit for ground-level ozone or smog pollution—one of the most pervasive and dangerous pollutants we inhale—to 70 parts per billion (ppb). The following is a statement by John Walke, senior attorney and director of the Clean Air Program at the Natural[Read More…]
Sierra Club: President Obama’s Updated Smog Standard ‘A Missed Opportunity’
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2015. Today, the Obama Administration will unveil an update to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for smog pollution – or ground level ozone – and set the level at 70 parts per billion (ppb). The standard was last updated in 2008 when the Bush[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Report Outlines Barriers LGBT Homeless Youth Face in Obtaining Important Identification Documents
A young adult uses a computer at the Ruth Ellis Center, a drop-in shelter for LGBT youth in Detroit, March 2012. Source: AP/Paul Sancya Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2015. Research suggests that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, or LGBT, youth experience homelessness at a much higher rate than their non-LGBT[Read More…]
Center for American Progress, National Partnership Call on States to Protect Patient-Provider Relationships and Proactively Respond to Political Interference in Women’s Health Care
Nurse practitioners go over a patient’s chart at Ingalls Family Care Center in Flossmoor, Illinois, June 2013. Source: AP/M. Spencer Green Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2015. Yesterday, a new brief released by the Center for American Progress and the National Partnership for Women & Families recommends states proactively respond to political interference[Read More…]
In Climate Talks, Loss and Damage Is an Often Misunderstood but Critical Concept
Strong waves threaten coastal houses as Typhoon Hagupit pounds Legazpi, Albay Province, in the eastern Philippines on December 7, 2014. Source: AP/Aaron Favila Washington, D.C. — As the parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or UNFCCC, work to craft a new international climate agreement to be finalized[Read More…]
Department of Defense Press Briefing by Secretary Carter, Sept. 30, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 30, 2015. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ASH CARTER: Good afternoon, everyone. Appreciate your being here today. Let’s see, I have several topics I want to cover today. Let me begin with Syria. Last week, I observed from this podium, as I had observed privately to Russian Minister of Defense[Read More…]
Department of Defense Releases Second Quarter 2015 Suicide Information
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2015. Today, the Department of Defense released the Quarterly Suicide Report (QSR) for the second quarter of calendar year 2015. The report summarizes confirmed suicide counts for all services and components during the months of April through July of 2015, and also includes total suicide counts for[Read More…]
A Flaring Shame: New Report Exposes Hidden Fracking Subsidy
WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—October 1, 2015. A new, peer-reviewed, report from Friends of the Earth brings to light one of Big Oil’s most overlooked subsidies: royalty-free flaring on public and tribal lands. As the fracking boom spreads across the country, companies eager to tap profitable shale oil are burning away —[Read More…]
After Volkswagen Scandal, Legal Petition Seeks Better Smog Testing, Bigger Fines
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2015. Following revelations that Volkswagen used “defeat devices” for years to cheat emissions testing and evade limits on dangerous air pollution, the Center for Biological Diversity filed a legal petition with the federal government today to require on-road tests for all cars and light trucks. The petition also[Read More…]
