New York–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2014. At its annual meeting today in Dallas, the U.S. Conference of Mayors overwhelmingly passed a resolution calling on federal courts, including the Supreme Court, to expeditiously bring an end to marriage discrimination against gay couples nationwide. Mayors from states that still ban marriage for same-sex couples,[Read More…]
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Million Hearts and Eating-Well Magazine Launch Heart-healthy Nutrition Resource
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2014. The Million Hearts initiative announces the launch of a new Healthy Eating and Lifestyle Resource Center, developed in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Eating-Well magazine. The resource center features lower-sodium, heart-healthy recipes and family-friendly meal plans, with an emphasis on managing[Read More…]
Al-Aulaqi Case Attorney Responds to DOJ Drone Kill Memo
“Program built on gross distortions of law” New York–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2014. Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) released the following statement by Senior Attorney Pardiss Kebriaei in response to the release of the Department of Justice memo outlining the Obama administration’s legal justification for the drone killing of U.S.[Read More…]
NRDC Poll: Latinos Want the Government to Protect Water From Pollution
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2014— As Senate Republicans try to kill recent steps by the Environmental Protection Agency to protect water supplies, a new poll finds that Latinos in four states overwhelmingly want the federal government to keep our water safe and clean. The survey of Latinos in Colorado, Florida, Illinois and[Read More…]
Supreme Court Reaffirms EPA Authority to Curb Power Plant Carbon Pollution
Clean Air Act Ruling Buttresses President’s Climate Action Plan WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2014 — Building on two prior decisions affirming the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to set carbon pollution standards like those recently proposed for power plants, the Supreme Court today upheld the core of EPA’s associated permitting requirements for new[Read More…]
Removal of Syria’s Chemical Weapons Material Complete, Announces OPCW-UN Mission
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–23 June 2014 – The Joint Mission of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and the United Nations (OPCW-UN) announced today that the removal of Syria’s chemical weapons material is now complete. The removal of the most critical material for destruction began in early January, in line[Read More…]
Statement by American Honda Regarding Front Airbag Inflator Market Actions, June 23, 2014
CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2014. Honda will voluntarily recall certain vehicles in the United States in three separate market actions to replace one or both front driver’s and passenger’s airbag inflators, free of charge. Two of the market actions are specific to states and U.S. territories with high absolute humidity. It is[Read More…]
New Poll Released at the White House Summit for Working Families Finds Americans Broadly Support 21st Century Workplace Policies
Nearly two-thirds of women are now their family’s primary breadwinner or co-breadwinner, and most Americans believe our workplace policies and public policies have not kept up with this change. Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2014. On the day of the White House Summit on Working Families, the Center for American Progress released[Read More…]
As President Mandates Pollinator Protection, EPA Lags Behind Science
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2014. During the close of National Pollinator Week, the White House issued a Presidential Memorandum on pollinator health to the heads of federal agencies requiring action to “reverse pollinator losses and help restore populations to healthy levels.” The President is directing agencies to establish a Pollinator Health[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces Successful Results of Inaugural Illinois Corporate-Startup Challenge
Pilot Program Has Resulted in 18 Startups Actively Pursuing Partnerships with Five Leading Illinois Corporations CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today was joined by CEOs from some of Illinois’ top companies and rising startups to announce the successful results of the inaugural “Corporate-Startup Challenge” program. The pilot program, conceived[Read More…]
