Koch-Backed Congressman to Introduce GE Labeling Preemption Bill; “An Unholy Alliance between Monsanto and Koch Industries” Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2014. Apparently it wasn’t an April fool’s joke. Three months after news outlets revealed the Grocery Manufacturers Association’s (GMA) plan to pursue federal legislation to block states from enacting “right[Read More…]
Day: April 3, 2014
Obama Administration’s Failure to Act on Climate Change Sparks Lawsuit
Council on Environmental Quality’s Inaction is Unlawful; Lawsuit Filed Just as Latest Climate Report Shows Crisis Worsening Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2014. Yesterday, Center for Food Safety (CFS) filed a federal lawsuit against the Obama Administration’s Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) over the agency’s failure to take legally required, urgent action[Read More…]
National Medical Marijuana Conference Begins Saturday, April 5 in Washington D.C.
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—April 3, 2014. The country’s leading medical marijuana advocacy group, Americans for Safe Access (ASA), begins its second annual Unity Conference, “Navigating Medical Cannabis in the Mainstream,” in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, April 5. The event will be held at the Mayflower Renaissance Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Avenue NW.[Read More…]
New CDC Study Finds Dramatic Increase in E-cigarette-related Calls to Poison Centers
Rapid rise highlights need to monitor nicotine exposure through e-cigarette liquid and prevent future poisonings Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2014. The number of calls to poison centers involving e-cigarette liquids containing nicotine rose from one per month in September 2010 to 215 per month in February 2014, according to a CDC[Read More…]
New Report Shows Failure of Connecticut’s Sentencing Enhancement Zones; Current 1,500-Foot Zone Blankets Almost All Urban Areas
CT Senate Bill That Would Reduce Enhancement Zones from 1,500 to 200 Feet Passes Judiciary Committee Easthampton, Mass.—(ENEWSPF)—April 3, 2014. The Prison Policy Initiative released a report, “Reaching too far: How Connecticut’s large sentencing enhancement zones miss the mark”, that analyzes Connecticut’s failed 1,500-foot sentencing enhancement zones. Connecticut’s law, meant[Read More…]
Congresswoman Kelly to Host Financial Empowerment Fair on April 16
Pre-registration Required Matteson, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 3, 2014. Congresswoman Robin Kelly will host a Financial Empowerment Fair on Wednesday, April 16, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at New Faith Baptist Church, 25 S. Central Ave., Matteson. The fair will offer sessions on managing a budget in today’s economy, strategies for making[Read More…]
HHS Announces Important Medicare Information for People in Same-sex Marriages, April 3, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 3, 2014. Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that the Social Security Administration (SSA) is now able to process requests for Medicare Part A and Part B Special Enrollment Periods, and reductions in Part B and premium Part A late enrollment penalties for certain[Read More…]
National Autism Awareness Month 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2014. A statement by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius: Every day, the millions of Americans living with autism and their families face unique and daunting challenges that many of us will never fully appreciate. During National Autism Awareness Month, we renew our commitment to better understand autism spectrum[Read More…]
Conservation Groups Help Acquire 79 Acres of Key Open Space, Wildlife Habitat in North Livermore
LIVERMORE, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2014. The Center for Biological Diversity and the Alameda Creek Alliance have contributed to the public acquisition of open space in North Livermore that’s home to rare wildlife and alkaline soil plant species. The East Bay Regional Park District this week approved the purchase of a 79-acre[Read More…]
Anti-Boycott Resolution Rejected in Illinois State Senate Committee
Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—April 3, 2014. On Monday, the Senate Judiciary Committee of the Illinois Senate rejected Senate Joint Resolution (SJR) 59, proposed by Senator Ira Silverstein (D-Chicago), that urged Illinois university and college presidents to condemn academic boycotts as a form of protest. The vote was 3 for the resolution, 2 against,[Read More…]
