New York –(ENEWSPF)—February 24, 2014. Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) issued the following statement in response to reports that Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has signed the notorious Anti-Homosexuality Bill into law: In addition to putting the lives of LGBTI Ugandans at serious risk, in signing the Anti-Homosexuality Bill,[Read More…]
Day: February 24, 2014
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Emirates Announce New Non-Stop Service Between Dubai International Airport and O’Hare
Strengthening O’Hare International Airport as the Best Connected Airport in the World; Economic Impact of the New Emirates Service to be Nearly $200 Million Annually CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Emirates Airlines today announced that the international airline is launching non-stop, daily service from Dubai to O’Hare International[Read More…]
NRDC Petitions EPA to Save the Monarch Butterfly
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2014–Skyrocketing use of the weed-killer glyphosate, first marketed as “Roundup,” is devastating monarch butterfly populations, and new safeguards should be put in place immediately to save the iconic species from further decline, the Natural Resources Defense Council said today. In a petition filed with the Environmental Protection Agency,[Read More…]
NRDC’s President: Dingell a Giant Who Safeguarded Our Environment and Health
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2014 – Rep. John Dingell, D-MI., the longest-serving member in the history of the United States Congress, today announced his retirement. Frances Beinecke, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council, made the following statement: “Our air, land and water are cleaner, our health better, and our environmental protections[Read More…]
Supreme Court Hears Argument on Carbon Pollution Safeguards
Since 2011, polluters have been required to use available controls Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2014. Today, the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral argument about whether carbon pollution limits will continue, under a Clean Air Act safeguard requiring major stationary source polluters to use available control technology. In 2007, the Supreme Court[Read More…]
More Than 40 Maine Lawmakers Sign Memo Urging Consideration of Marijuana Legalization
MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2014. On Friday, more than 40 state lawmakers in Maine co-signed a memo authored by State Representative Diane Russell that was delivered to the Appropriations & Financial Affairs Committee. The memo encouraged the committee to keep all options on the table in their upcoming financial deliberations, including potential[Read More…]
Planet Hunter Sharpens Eye Surgery
EU–(ENEWSPF)–24 February 2014. Physicians in the Netherlands have turned to expertise from a planet-hunting telescope to steady their surgical microscope and save the sight of people threatened by blindness. Doctors at the University Eye Clinic Maastricht found their microscope was quivering, making one in five sight-saving operations impossible. The answer[Read More…]
UN Chief Calls on Ukrainians to Find Peaceful Way Forward Amid Current Turmoil
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–24 February 2014 – Amid the rapidly unfolding events in Ukraine, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for an inclusive political process to enable the country to emerge from its current crisis, one which reflects the aspirations of its people and preserves its unity and territorial integrity. “He reiterates[Read More…]
Epilepsy Foundation Calls for Increased Medical Marijuana Access and Research
Landover, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—February 24, 2014. By Philip M. Gattone, President & CEO, Epilepsy Foundation, and Warren Lammert, Chair, Epilepsy Foundation Board of Directors With Commentary from Orrin Devinsky, M.D., Professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, Director, NYU Comprehensive Epilepsy Center Member of Epilepsy Foundation National Board of Directors As parents and[Read More…]
POLL: West Virginians Want Policies and Politicians to Protect Air and Water
Charleston, WV–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2014. West Virginia voters say that the recent chemical spill in the Elk River has been a wake-up call and that things in the state must change. According to a new poll released by the Sierra Club today, large majorities of voters demand strong safeguards and enforcement[Read More…]
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