Law Could Have Hurt Hundreds of Thousands of Minority Voters Without ID Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2012. Voting rights advocates scored a clear victory today when a federal court rejected Texas’s restrictive voter ID law, which could have hurt hundreds of thousands of minority voters who lack the required ID. In[Read More…]
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U.S. Army Corps Increases Grant Funding for Northerly Island Habitat Development Project
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2012. The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers has proposed to increase the current Great Lakes Fisheries Ecosystem Restoration (GLFER) grant from $2.8 million to $5 million for the Chicago Park District’s southern 40-acre Northerly Island Habitat Development project. The Chicago Park District would be required to match the[Read More…]
Massachusetts Workers Blast Mitt Romney: ‘Romney and His Corporate-Backed Allies in Washington Would Only Make Matters Worse’
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2012. As Mitt Romney accepts the Republican nomination for President of the United States, Charles C. Owen Jr., from Boston, blasted the former Republican governor: “Mitt Romney was a disaster as governor of Massachusetts, where he tried to raise fees on everyone from the blind to the[Read More…]
New Obama Executive Order Promotes Industrial Energy Efficiency
NRDC: This Will Benefit Businesses, Create Jobs and Cut Pollution WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2012 — President Obama’s executive order to promote industrial energy efficiency, announced today, is smart policy that will benefit businesses, create jobs and reduce pollution. The following is a statement from Kit Kennedy, Clean Energy Counsel at the[Read More…]
NRDC: Obama Administration Decision to Bow to Shell Oil’s Pressure in Arctic Is Premature, Wrong
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2012 — The Department of Interior on Thursday agreed to allow Shell Oil to begin preparing to drill in America’s Arctic. Following is a statement from NRDC senior attorney Niel Lawrence: “Secretary Salazar is right to keep repeating that he will hold Shell accountable to make sure[Read More…]
FDA Approves Linzess to Treat Certain Cases of Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Constipation
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2012. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Linzess (linaclotide) to treat chronic idiopathic constipation and to treat irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) in adults. According to the National Institutes of Health, an estimated 63 million people are affected by chronic constipation. Chronic idiopathic[Read More…]
Arkansas: Medical Marijuana Act Qualifies For November Ballot
Little Rock, AR–(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2012. A statewide proposal to allow for the possession and state-licensed distribution of cannabis for therapeutic purposes will appear on the November electoral ballot. The Secretary of State’s office last week affirmed that initiative proponents, Arkansans for Compassionate Care, had collected the required number of signatures[Read More…]
Nurses Renew Call for Rep. Benishek to Hold Town Halls On Medicare Plan
Citizens groups join in pushing campaigning Congressman to listen to constituents about key issue CHEBOYGAN–(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2012. As Congress continues its 5-week recess, the Michigan Nurses Association renewed its call today for Congressman Dan Benishek (R-Crystal Falls) to take a break from campaigning and hold public town hall meetings to[Read More…]
Making Sense of the SEC Conflict Minerals Regulations: Enough Brief
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2012. On August 22, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, voted to adopt conflict minerals regulations for section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law. Following the vote, the Enough Project analyzed the 356-page text and published a new policy brief that summarizes reporting requirements for[Read More…]
Uganda Should Grant Rebels Amnesty in Exchange for Truth: Enough Report
GULU, Northern Uganda–(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2012. The government of Uganda’s decision to remove a key provision in the country’s Amnesty Act threatens to impede efforts to end the notorious rebel group, the Lord’s Resistance Army, or LRA. To address this concern and ensure peace in the region, the government of Uganda[Read More…]
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