Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2015. Yesterday, Representative Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after voting against H.R. 158, the Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act of 2015. The legislation was also opposed by: The American Civil Liberties Union, National Immigration Law Center, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, Council[Read More…]
Day: December 10, 2015
Life Falls in Place at Roosevelt University for Student Graduation Speaker Guadalupe Cotto
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2015. As Roosevelt University graduate accounting major Guadalupe Cotto looks back on the many obstacles she has faced in returning to college as an older student, she has come to realize that her world never was falling apart; it was simply falling into place. “I’m so glad that[Read More…]
FDA Allows Marketing of Cooling Cap to Reduce Hair Loss During Chemotherapy
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared for marketing in the United States the first cooling cap to reduce hair loss (alopecia) in female breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Hair loss is a common side effect of certain types of chemotherapy, commonly associated with the[Read More…]
First-Ever ‘Unjust Transition’ Award Goes to Renault-Nissan
First-Ever “Unjust Transition” Award Goes to Renault-Nissan; Coalition of Environmental Groups Presents French Automaker With Award For Violation of U.S. Worker’s Rights PARIS, FRANCE — (ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2015. As the COP21 climate negotiations head into their final days, a coalition of prominent international climate action voices — including the Sierra[Read More…]
Nearly Half of U.S. Children Have at Least 1 Parent With a Criminal Record, According to New Data From the Center for American Progress
New report explores the intergenerational effects that criminal records have not only on the adults who have them but also on their children and families. An inmate spends time with her 7-month-old granddaughter during a visit at women’s prison in California, May 2014. Souce: AP/Rich Pedroncelli Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–December 10,[Read More…]
Friends of the Earth: Bernie Sanders’ Climate Bills Protect Workers, Communities, Environment
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2015. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will released an ambitious suite of climate bills today. Friends of the Earth and FOE Action President Erich Pica offers the following statement: As the world watches leaders negotiate a climate deal in Paris it is clear that the United States needs[Read More…]
Rogers Park Parents and Students Demand to be heard by Chicago Public Schools Transportation Department: ‘Our Children Deserve To Be Safe’
Rogers Park –(ENEWSPF)—December 10, 2015. On Thursday morning, December 10, 25 Rogers Park community parents and students, who lost Gale school as a bus stop for children who travel out of the neighborhood to school, held a press conference regarding the unsafe and lengthy walk to the new bus stop.[Read More…]
Lucy’s Weight Loss System Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Pink Bikini Dietary Supplement
Arlington, TX –(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2015. Lucy’s Weight Loss System is voluntarily recalling all lots of Pink Bikini White powder Capsules, 30 white (750MG per capsule) to the consumer level. Pink Bikini has been found positive for diclofenac after FDA sampling and testing. Diclofenac is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). This[Read More…]
In New Ad, Hillary Clinton Pledges to ‘Fight Back’ Against Rising Prescription Drug Costs
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—December 10, 2015. As part of Hillary Clinton’s commitment to helping middle-class families deal with rising costs, Hillary for America’s latest TV ad, “Doubled”, highlights Clinton’s plan to lower out-of-pocket expenses related to prescription drugs. At a time when, as the ad notes, seven out of ten Americans are[Read More…]
ACLU Challenges Arizona Abortion Law that Discriminates Against Black and Asian American Women
Ban on So-called Race and Sex Selection Abortions Forces Providers to Racially Profile Patients SAN FRANCISCO —(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2015. The American Civil Liberties Union will appear in a federal appeals court today to argue that Arizona’s ban on so-called race and sex selection abortions intentionally targets and stigmatizes women of color. The ACLU[Read More…]
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