Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2016. Consuming high amounts of four major saturated fatty acids—found in red meat, dairy fat, butter, lard, and palm oil—may increase risk of coronary heart disease, according to a new study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Their findings also suggest[Read More…]
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Dave Matthews, Graham Nash, and Tim Reynolds Stand With Standing Rock (Video)
Tim Reynolds (left) and Dave Matthews headline the Stand With Standing Rock charity concert at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. Kyle Gustafson for Rolling Stone Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2016. On Sunday night, while Standing Rock Sioux Tribe water protectors stood their ground in North Dakota to oppose the Dakota[Read More…]
American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Report Details How To Help Children Through Divorce, Separation
Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2016. Pediatricians can support children whose parents are going through a divorce or separation by identifying the need for intervention and maintaining positive, neutral relationships with both parents, according to a new clinical report released by the American Academy of Pediatrics. More than 1 million[Read More…]
New American Academy of Pediatrics Report Encourages Safer Participation In Martial Arts
Nation’s pediatricians offer guidance on injury risks among various forms of martial arts, including mixed martial arts Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2016. Karate, taekwondo, judo and other martial arts can boost fitness, motor skills and emotional development for the estimated 6.5 million youth participants in the United States. But[Read More…]
Richard C. Creal, Former President of Prairie State College, Dies at 86
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2016. Richard C. Creal, who served as president of Prairie State College (PSC) from 1975 to 1985, passed away on Oct. 22, 2016, at the age of 86. Creal was born and raised in Ann Arbor, Mich., and went through the Ann Arbor public school system, graduating[Read More…]
Sierra Club on Army Corps Plan to Evict Oceti Sakowin Camp
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2016. Last week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers notified the Standing Rock Sioux tribe that they will evict water protectors from the Oceti Sakowin camp, a primary location housing the resistance against the Dakota Access Pipeline. In response, Lena Moffitt, director of the Sierra Club’s[Read More…]
Center for American Progress’ Carmel Martin on School Accountability Regulations from the U.S. Department of Education
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2016. Today, the U.S. Department of Education released final regulations for states implementing the school accountability systems outlined in the Every Student Succeeds Act, or ESSA. Carmel Martin, Executive Vice President for Policy at the Center for American Progress, issued the following statement in response: The[Read More…]
Education Department Releases Final Regulations to Promote a High-Quality, Well-Rounded Education and Support All Students
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2016. After considering and incorporating extensive feedback from stakeholders across the education system and the public, the U.S. Department of Education today announced final regulations to implement the accountability, data reporting, and state plan provisions of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), with a focus on supporting[Read More…]
In Hungary, a Cautionary Tale Against Right-Wing National Populism
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán speaks to the media in Budapest on October 2, 2016. AP/Vadim Ghirda Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2016. The recent elections throughout Europe and the United States have exemplified the rise of right-wing national populism among previously liberal democracies in the West. Right-wing national populist movements in[Read More…]
Court Fails to Provide Redress for Beekeeper Damages Caused by Regulatory Gaps
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2016. Last week, a federal judge effectively rubber stamped U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) policies that allow seeds to be coated with bee-toxic pesticides known as neonicotinoids. These pesticides, persistent in water and soil, are associated with acute bee kills, widespread pollinator declines and environmental damage. The Judge’s Order[Read More…]
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