WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2015. The White House’s call to update the system evaluating the safety of crops and food produced by genetic engineering is a foundation for building a more transparent food system that includes mandatory GMO labeling, according to the Environmental Working Group. The White House has directed three federal[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Ethan Nadelmann Q & A with The Marshall Project: Why Smoking Bans in Prison Are Not The Answer
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—July 2, 2015. Hundreds of inmates rioted in an Australian prison on June 30 in response to a cigarette smoking ban that was set to take hold at all 13 prisons in the state of Victoria. Tensions at the prison had reportedly been running high since earlier this month,[Read More…]
Following Alarming Report, Sen. Durbin Calls for Defense Department Investigation into University of Phoenix Marketing Practices
WASHINGTON, D.C. – (ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2015. Following the publication of an article by Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting that documents University of Phoenix’s deceptive marketing practices and its infringement on military trademarks, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) – Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense –[Read More…]
Durbin, Kelly Announce Joint Pet Coke Legislation
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—July 2, 2015. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Robin Kelly (D-IL-02) met with residents of Chicago’s Southeast Side today to announce they are co-sponsoring legislation that will address the concerns of petroleum coke on a national level and open the door for federal environmental safety regulations[Read More…]
Groups File Suit to Protect Mexican Gray Wolves in New Mexico and Arizona
Challenge federal policies that further imperil endangered wild wolves TUCSON–(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2015. A coalition of local, regional and national conservation watchdog groups filed suit today to ensure the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service adopts policies that give endangered Mexican gray wolves a fair shot at recovery in their historic U.S.[Read More…]
AFL-CIO: Jobs Numbers Deceiving As Workers’ Wages Continue to Suffer
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2015. In response to the June Jobs report that showed no wage growth, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka made the following statement: Although the job growth in June is promising, the fact that there was zero wage growth is appalling. Workers are tired of waking up every day[Read More…]
AFL-CIO’s Trumka Denounces Administration’s Decision to Resume Military Aid to Bahrain
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2015. Statement by AFl-CIO President Richard Trumka on the Obama Administration’s decision to resume military aid to Bahrain despite its government’s failure to improve labor and human rights record: We strongly disagree with the Obama’s Administration’s decision to resume military aid to Bahrain. We join a large[Read More…]
Monitoring Seawater Reveals Ocean Acidification Risks to Alaskan Shellfish Hatchery
NOAA, University of Alaska collaborate with shellfish hatchery NOAA and the University of Alaska worked with the Alutiiq Pride Shellfish Hatchery in Seward, Alaska, to research the effects of ocean acidification. (Credit: Wiley Evans, NOAA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2015. New collaborative research between NOAA, University of Alaska and an Alaskan[Read More…]
NRDC: Replacing Damaging HFCs a Key Move on Climate Change
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2015 – The Environmental Protection Agency today finalized standards setting deadlines to end certain uses of hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, powerful heat-trapping gases that significantly contribute to climate change, because safer, climate-friendlier alternatives now exist. The EPA’s move affects HFCs used in motor vehicle air conditioning, retail food refrigeration[Read More…]
With No Indication of Investigation of Pa. DOH Negligence on Fracking Health Complaints, Group Demands Records from Attorney General
AG’s Office Promised to Investigate in 2014; Evidence Suggests It Has Only Conducted Some Introductory Interviews Philadelphia, Pa.–(ENEWSPF)–July , 2015 – The advocacy group Food & Water Watch submitted yesterday a Right-to-Know request to the state attorney general’s office, seeking any and all documents pertaining to fracking-related public health concerns in the[Read More…]
