Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2015. Center for Food Safety today renewed its call for the National Organic Program (NOP) to bar synthetic methionine—a manufactured amino acid added to chicken feed—from use in organic chicken production. The National Organic Standard Board (NOSB) at its biannual meeting yesterday approved a proposal to increase[Read More…]
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Senator Durbin Statement on New Rules to Strengthen Railroad Tank Cars
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—May 1, 2015. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement today after the Department of Transportation announced new rules to strengthen requirements for railroad tank cars. The new rules are intended to help prevent and mitigate the effects of catastrophic spills of the hazardous materials –[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth: Women Should Not be Fired Because of their Reproductive Health Choices
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2015. Yesterday, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) delivered remarks during debate of H.J. Res 43, a joint resolution disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in adopting the Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Amendment Act of 2014. The Washington, D.C. law makes it illegal to fire an employee based on[Read More…]
Veterans Medical Marijuana Amendment in U.S. House Loses by Just Three Votes
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2015. By: Bill Piper There are reasons to be optimistic about a vote in Congress that didn’t go our way. Last night the U.S. House voted down a bipartisan amendment by Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Rep. Joe Heck (R-NV) that would have allowed Veterans Administration (VA)[Read More…]
In Nepal, Top UN Official Urges Continued Funding for Earthquake Relief Efforts
Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos (right) alongside European Union Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, Christos Stylianides, in the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu. Photo: UN OCHA Asia Pacific NEPAL–(ENEWSPF)–1 May 2015 – Emergency funding for relief efforts are streaming into Nepal as the country begins to recover from[Read More…]
California State Assembly Passes The Medical Cannabis Organ Transplant Act
Sacramento, CA –(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2015. The California State Assembly passed AB 258,The Medical Cannabis Organ Transplant Act, yesterday by a vote of 52 to 8. The bill is authored by Assembly Member Marc Levine (D-San Rafael) and sponsored by Americans for Safe Access (ASA), the nation’s leading medical cannabis patients’[Read More…]
U.S. House Votes to Overturn D.C. Law Prohibiting Employer Discrimination Based on Reproductive Health Care Decisions
Disapproval resolution of D.C. Council bill undermines District’s home rule, lets bosses discriminate against employees and dependents for reproductive health needs Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2015. Late last night, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 228 to 192 to block a D.C. City Council bill that would protect employees in the[Read More…]
Statement from SEIU President Mary Kay Henry on Baltimore’s Determination that Freddie Gray’s Death was a Homicide
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 1, 2015. Today, in response to the coroner in Baltimore’s determination that Freddie Gray’s death was a homicide, and the state’s attorney determination that it followed an illegal arrest and her decision to bring charges of murder, SEIU International President Mary Kay Henry Issued the following statement: Our[Read More…]
Marian Honors 67 Students For Academic Perfection
Marian Catholic honored 67 sophomores, juniors, and seniors honored for their GPA of 4.0 or higher at the school’s Academic Breakfast.
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, May 1, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2015 Alliance Members Testify before NYC City Council, Rally to Oppose TPP Agreement Leaders from the Alliance joined other representatives from New York City’s labor, environmental, and social justice groups in opposing the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement on Monday, testifying before the New York City Council and[Read More…]
