NIH-funded survey finds consistent advice lacking on infant care recommendations Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 27, 2015. Many new mothers do not receive advice from physicians on aspects of infant care such as sleep position, breastfeeding, immunization and pacifier use, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. Infants should[Read More…]
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Researchers Identify Protein in Mice that Helps Prepare for Healthy Egg-sperm Union
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 27, 2015. Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have discovered a protein that plays a vital role in healthy egg-sperm union in mice. The protein RGS2 can delay an egg’s development into an embryo in order to allow time for sperm to arrive and merge with the egg[Read More…]
‘We Are in a State of Emergency’: Black Youth Project 100 Condemn Police Violence Against Movement for Black Lives Attendees
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—July 27, 2015. In response to yesterday’s unprompted violence against activists attending the Movement for Black Lives convening in Cleveland, OH, Black Youth Project 100 (BYP100) National Director Charlene Carruthers issued the following statement: “The Movement for Black Lives Convening ended with a demonstration of what collective action can[Read More…]
NRDC: Business of Combating Climate Change is the Business of America
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–July 27, 2015 – Thirteen of America’s largest companies today pledged to significantly slash their carbon pollution, increase their reliance on renewable sources of energy and invest more than $140 billion in a drive to lessen their carbon footprint. The following is a statement by Rhea Suh, president of the[Read More…]
White House Launches American Business Act on Climate Pledge
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 27, 2015. Today at the White House, Secretary of State John Kerry and senior White House officials will host 13 of the largest companies from across the American economy who are standing with the Obama Administration to launch the American Business Act on Climate Pledge: Alcoa, Apple, Bank[Read More…]
Sierra Club Welcomes Clinton Clean Energy Plan
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—July 26, 2015. Tonight, 2016 Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton rolled out her plan to fight the climate crisis and grow the clean energy economy to 33 percent of the nation’s energy mix by 2027, enough to power every home in America. The Sierra Club has not yet begun[Read More…]
Legislative Proposal for Voluntary Action Fails to Protect Great Lakes from Toxic Runoff
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 27, 2015. Two Michigan Representatives have introduced the Great Lakes Assurance Program Verification Act (HR 3120) in an effort to halt the pollution of the Great Lakes and other waterways by protecting them from agricultural run-off, which causes dangerous algae blooms. While the proposed legislation aims to reduce[Read More…]
Friends of the Earth: Senate Reauthorization of Ex-Im Bank Discriminates Against Climate and Communities
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—July 27, 2015. Today the Senate voted to invoke cloture on an amendment to the multi-year transportation bill that would reauthorize the Export-Import Bank. This amendment includes language from S. 819, which “prohibits the Bank from promulgating policies that discriminate against any type of energy source, or deny[Read More…]
ACLU Announces Settlement in Lawsuit Over Warrantless Raid By US Immigration Agents and Nashville Police
NASHVILLE, Tenn. –(ENEWSPF)–July 27, 2015. The American Civil Liberties Union announced a settlement in a federal lawsuit filed on behalf of victims of a warrantless raid in Nashville, Tennessee, by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and Metropolitan Nashville Police Department officers. ICE and MNPD agreed to pay $310,000 to[Read More…]
U.S. State Dept. Updates Nigeria Travel Warning, July 27, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 27, 2015. The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Nigeria and recommends that U.S. citizens avoid all travel to Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe states because the security situation in northeast Nigeria remains fluid and unpredictable. The U.S. Department of State strongly urges[Read More…]
