CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–November 26, 2013. Following is a statement from Randi Spivak, director of the Center for Biological Diversity’s public lands program, on Sen. Ron Wyden’s (D.-Ore.) O&C legislative draft proposal on management of 2.1 million acres of public forests in western Oregon: “Senator Wyden’s draft bill will hurt forests, watersheds and[Read More…]
Day: November 26, 2013
This Holiday Season: Moms United to End the War on Drugs Launch the ‘The Empty Chair at the Holiday Table’ Campaign
Mothers Speak About the Devastation and Loss Caused by the Preventable Drug Overdose, Mass Incarceration, and Prohibition-Related Violence CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—November 26, 2013. This holiday season, A New PATH (Parents for Addiction Treatment & Healing) and moms from around the country will share their stories of loss while calling for an end[Read More…]
76 Cities Call for National Action on Climate Change
Communities Unite to Urge Obama, EPA to Make Ambitious Use of Clean Air Act to Curb Greenhouse Gas Pollution GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–November 26, 2013. Great Barrington and Williamstown, Mass., have joined scores of other U.S. cities in calling on President Barack Obama and the Environmental Protection Agency to make full[Read More…]
Gratitude or Guilt? People Spend More When They ‘Pay It Forward’
BERKELEY–(ENEWSPF)–November 26, 2013. As shoppers across the nation prepare to pounce on Black Friday sales, researchers at UC Berkeley are looking at what happens to commerce when there’s no set price tag. In an exhaustive study of consumer behavior, they found that shoppers spend more money when engaged in a[Read More…]
Affordable Care Act helps National Health Service Corps Increase Access to Primary Care
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 26, 2013. Over 5 years, the Obama Administration has supported nearly 14,000 health care providers practicing in the communities that need them most. The National Health Service Corps made more than 4,500 loan repayment and scholarship awards to clinicians and students in fiscal year 2013 thanks to an[Read More…]
Senators Wyden, Udall, Heinrich: Use of Lethal Force Against Anwar al-Aulaqi Was Legal; Public and Congress Deserve More Info on Targeted Killing Rules
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–Noveber 26, 2013. After considerable review of both the decision to use lethal force against Anwar al-Aulaqi and the rules governing such “targeted killings,” U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Mark Udall (D-Colo.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) have concluded that the use of lethal force against al-Aulaqi – an American[Read More…]
Senator Wyden Releases O&C Legislation that Increases Timber Harvest, Creates Private-Sector Jobs, Protects Old Growth and Sensitive Areas
The Oregon and California Land Grant Act of 2013 Would Also Streamline Environmental Review of Timber Sales; Protect Wilderness Areas, Drinking Water, Streams and Fish; Allow for Consolidation of Lands WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 26, 2013. Seeking to improve the management of O&C lands and boost timber harvests while upholding bedrock environmental[Read More…]
Will Bosses Be Able to Deny Women Birth Control?
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 26, 2013. NARAL Pro-Choice America on Supreme Court Decision to Hear Case on Contraception Coverage: Today, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in two cases related to the contraception benefit in the Affordable Care Act: Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc and Conestoga Wood Specialties v. Sebelius. NARAL Pro-Choice[Read More…]
U.S. Supreme Court Takes on Hobby Lobby’s Effort to Deny Women Copay-Free Birth Control Guaranteed by Affordable Care Act
After the nation’s highest court upheld historic health care law, for-profit company attempting to refuse women access to contraception benefit NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 26, 2013. The U.S. Supreme Court today announced it will review a for-profit company’s legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act’s copay-free birth control benefit—a critical component of[Read More…]
Extreme Views Against Birth Control Head to U.S. Supreme Court, In Cases with Far-Reaching Implications
“The choice about whether to use birth control should be between a woman and her doctor, and no boss should be able to interfere.” – Cecile Richards WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 26, 2013. The U.S. Supreme Court announced today that it will hear claims made by two for-profit corporations that they have[Read More…]
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