Ayotte SASC Bill: “Shameless, opportunistic effort to score political points at the expense of human lives.” NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2015. In advance of today’s Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Senator Kelly Ayotte’s bill to stop transfers from Guantanamo, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement: Senators[Read More…]
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Investigation Finds Industry Efforts to Quash Science and EU Ban of Endocrine Disruptors
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2015. A brewing battle in the European Union (EU) over removing from the market Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDC)s has heated up. An investigative report in The Guardian reveals that a European Union (EU) scientific paper, prepared to assist in the development of new mandatory EDC risk assessment standards, was never made[Read More…]
Rep. Blumenauer Reintroduces Gas Tax Increase
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 5, 2015. Yesterday, Representative Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), with the support of leaders in the fields of transportation, labor, commerce, and construction, introduced HR 680 to allow passage of the first comprehensive, six year transportation bill since 1997. HR 680: The Update, Promote, and Develop America’s Transportation Essentials (UPDATE)[Read More…]
Report: Family Planning Is Cost-effective Strategy for Climate, Food Security
SAN FRANCISCO—(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2015. A new report from the University of California, San Francisco’s Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health states that access to family planning services is a cost-effective strategy to addressing population growth, food insecurity and climate change. “More than 800 million people on the planet are chronically[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending Jan. 31, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 5, 2015. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending January 31, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 278,000, an increase of 11,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised up by 2,000 from 265,000 to 267,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]
Monsanto’s Roundup Ready Crop System Puts Monarch Butterflies at Brink of Extinction
Landmark Report Reveals Monsanto’s Signature Herbicide Has Nearly Eradicated Iconic Species’ Major Food Source Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2015. Center for Food Safety (CFS) today released a detailed, 80 page scientific report, “Monarchs in Peril: Herbicide-Resistant Crops and the Decline of Monarch Butterflies in North America.” The comprehensive report reveals the[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Federal Data Breach Law Should Not Weaken States’ Consumer Protections
Madigan Testifies in D.C. as Congress Considers Data Breach Notification Law Washington —(ENEWSPF)—February 5, 2015. Following what has been termed “The Year of the Data Breach,” Attorney General Lisa Madigan today testified before the U.S. Senate, calling on Congress to enact a strong, meaningful federal data breach notification law that[Read More…]
2015 State of the State Address Delivered by Governor Rauner
Springfield, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 4, 2015. Governor Bruce Rauner delivered his 2015 State of the State Address Wednesday, February 4, 2015. State of the State Archived Video State of the State Archived Video (open captioned) State of the State Archived Audio Source: Illinois.gov
U.S. State Dept. Issues Sierra Leone Travel Warning, Feb. 5, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2015. After review of health conditions and limited availability of medical evacuation options, the U.S. Department of State, on August 14, 2014, ordered the departure of eligible family members residing with Embassy staff in Freetown, and issued a Travel Warning advising U.S. citizens against non-essential travel to[Read More…]
U.S. State Dept. Updates Cameroon Travel Warning, Feb. 4, 2015
Washington DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2015. The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the high risk of traveling to Cameroon and cautions U.S. citizens to avoid all travel to the Far North region of Cameroon. This replaces the Travel Warning of August 6, 2014 and updates information on the continuing threat of[Read More…]
