National Security Funding an Inappropriate Forum for Attacks on Women’s Health Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 8, 2012. Planned Parenthood remains steadfast in its opposition to the abortion rider included in the the Homeland Security Appropriations bill that passed the House of Representatives yesterday. The provision, adopted in committee markup last month, is[Read More…]
Day: June 8, 2012
Imperiled South Atlantic Fish Left Unprotected
Groups seek safeguards for “extremely vulnerable” Speckled Hind and Warsaw Grouper Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 8, 2012 – Two critically imperiled species of deepwater grouper – speckled hind and Warsaw grouper – must be protected from overfishing immediately, according to a lawsuit filed today by the Natural Resources Defense Council and Ocean[Read More…]
Major Court Ruling Forces Nuclear Waste Disposal Review
NRDC: ‘This Is A Game Changer’ WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 8, 2012 – A federal appeals court’s unanimous decision today forces the country to re-evaluate the environmental impacts of the storage and disposal of its nuclear waste in a way that has never been done before. The decision will send the Nuclear Regulatory[Read More…]
Floridians Lose In the Fight For Clean Water
Polluters win right to continue fouling public waters with sewage, manure and fertilizer Tallahassee, FL–(ENEWSPF)–June 8, 2012. Yesterday’s ruling by Florida Division of Administrative Hearings Judge Bram Canter is a loss for the millions of Floridians and visitors who have a right to clean water. Lesley Gamble paddles through green[Read More…]
RNs Win Historic New Pact at Sutter Lakeside Hospital
Shows Way to End Broader Dispute When Sutter Executives Withdraw Demands for Onerous Concession Demands CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–June 8, 2012. Registered nurses at Sutter Lakeside Hospital in Lakeport have reached a tentative agreement with hospital officials on a new collective bargaining contract that nurses say is the latest signal to Sutter Health[Read More…]
Durbin, Miller Urge Examination of Student Debit Card Practices
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 8, 2012. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), the Assistant Senate Majority Leader, and U.S. Representative George Miller (D-CA), the senior Democrat on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, yesterday sent letters to Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray and Department[Read More…]
U-Turn: Time for Washington and London to Change Rwanda Policy
Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo and Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 8, 2012. Recent reports by Human Rights Watch and the United Nations have uncovered a scandal in central Africa: that Rwanda has allegedly been aiding and abetting the M-23 rebellion in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo with recruits, weapons, and ammunition. If[Read More…]
HELP Committee Senators Release New GAO Findings on Bullying in Schools
Report to be Discussed at HELP Committee Field Hearing on Strategies to Prevent Bullying WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—June 8, 2012. Yesterday, U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), Robert Casey (D-Penn.), Al Franken (D-Minn.), members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), released a new Government Accountability[Read More…]
Paycheck Fairness Act Fails to Move Forward in the U.S. Senate
Critical Loss for Economic Security of Families WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2012, The American Civil Liberties Union is disappointed with today’s failure of the Paycheck Fairness Act (S. 3220) to move forward in the Senate on a procedural vote of 52-47. Sixty votes were required for the Paycheck Fairness Act to move[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Two Army Casualties, June 8, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 8, 2012. The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died June 6, in Qarah Bagh, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when their helicopter crashed. They were assigned to the 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade,[Read More…]
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