Food & Water Watch Analysis Finds 30% of Plants Under New System Failed Performance Standard for Salmonella. After over a one year delay, on January 23, 2018 the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection System (FSIS) […]
While there have been no reported illnesses, out of an abundance of caution, Panera Bread is conducting a nationwide preemptive, voluntary recall of all 2 oz. and 8 oz. cream cheese products sold in its […]
A broad coalition of more than 250 conservation, consumer, agricultural and other public interest groups sent a letter to Congress opposing all efforts to weaken or gut Endangered Species Act (ESA) requirements that address the effects of […]
350.org Launches Fossil Free US Campaign in Large-Scale Event the Day After the State of the Union The day after the State of the Union, 350.org will launch Fossil Free U.S. in an immediate rebuke of the […]
Library’s First Historian Publishes Illustrated History of Oldest Federal Cultural Institution A new book from Library of Congress Historian John Y. Cole, America’s Greatest Library: An Illustrated History of the Library of Congress, tells the […]
NASA Remembers Agency’s Most Experienced Astronaut The following is a statement from acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot on the passing of John Young, who died Friday night, January 5, 2018, following complications from pneumonia at […]
USDA Seeks Public Input on Child Nutrition Food Crediting On December 14, 2017, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) opened a commenting period for the public to submit ideas on food crediting, which is their […]
Empire Kosher Poultry, Inc., a Mifflintown, Pa. establishment, is recalling approximately 10,839 pounds of raw poultry products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically metal, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection […]
By Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD Recently with opioids, we are facing a perfect storm. Let me explain. When atmospheric conditions are just right (like temperature, wind, and atmospheric pressure) and they act in unison, the result […]
ITEP/PIRG Report Reveals at Least 366 Corporations — 73 Percent — in the Fortune 500 Operate One or More Subsidiaries in Tax Haven Countries A new study released October 17, 2017 highlights the widespread use […]
Would you know what to do if there was a fire in your home? It’s something no one really wants to think about, but the reality is having a well thought out plan can save […]
By Kay Whatley, Editor Adding art to cityscapes not only allows people to enjoy seeing unique art pieces on their daily travels, it provides an opportunity for artists to share their talents and make an […]
By Kelsea-Marie Pym, patrioticmillionaires.org On July 24, 2017, an estimated 42 million American who make under $15 an hour mark the 8th year since the last time the federal minimum wage was raised. These working Americans, […]
Raytheon and US Army Apache Program Management Office Demonstrate Feasibility of Ground Attack By Sally McDonough, raytheon.com Raytheon Company and the US Army Apache Program Management Office, in collaboration with US Special Operations Command, recently completed […]
Scientists Have Rights and Responsibilities to Conduct and Communicate Scientific Work Freely, Openly and with Integrity By Caitlyn Camacho and Josh Speiser, agu.org Scientific research in Earth and space sciences advances our understanding of our world and […]
Editorial by Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD, DLFAPA Our exaggerated responses, both by the officials and the media, while self-serving with the created big hullabaloo, to terrorist acts are in fact aiding and abetting their intended goals. We […]
On April 5, 2017, Pesticide Action Network (PAN) and partners are taking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) back to court over the widely-used pesticide chlorpyrifos. Last week, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt announced that the […]
Editorial by Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD, DLFAPA Our country, which I was lucky to adopt for the last 55 years (trying to contribute and be useful like the rest of my fellow citizens), is enormous, privileged, and […]
Organizations Join Forces to Collect Data on Hate Incidents and Provide Services to Impacted Communities Across The United States By Shin Inouye, civilrights.org On March 13, 2017, The Leadership Conference Education Fund and the Lawyers’ […]
By Kathy Mulady, peoplesaction.org On February 28, 2017, People’s Action Institute released a report that details the dire need for jobs that pay a living wage, and for public investment in communities that are most […]
By J.D. Harrington (NASA HQ), Jan Wittry (Glenn Research Center), and Erica Turner (Lockheed Martin Communications) Supersonic passenger airplanes are another step closer to reality as NASA and Lockheed Martin begin the first high-speed wind tunnel […]
New Poll Shows Strong Support for Community-Based Alternatives to Incarceration to Rehabilitate Youth By Lincoln Mondy, Berlin Rosen A new poll released February 13, 2017, by Youth First shows that 78 percent of Americans favor keeping young […]
“EPA Botches Bee-Toxic Pesticide Risk Assessments” By Tiffany Finck-Haynes, Friends of the Earth On January 12, 2017, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its preliminary pollinator risk assessment for three neonicotinoid insecticides: clothianidin, thiamethoxam and […]
Allows for Transfer of Certain Conservation Reserve Program Land to New Farmers; Provides Priority Enrollment in Working Lands Conservation Programs By Kent Politsch, USDA Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary Lanon Baccam on December 29, 2016 announced that […]
A New Selection of 28 Posters, Prints, Drawings and Photographs Now on Display in the Library of Congress Exhibition “World War I: American Artists View the Great War” By Donna Urschel, Library of Congress The exhibition […]
Ed. Note: In November 2016, the Harris Poll released its findings on what US adults and teens believe. Below are their poll findings. American Teens No Longer More Likely than Adults to Believe In […]
‘Keep It in the Ground’ Events Feature Activists From Around World Released by Jean Su (biologicaldiversity.org, Morocco) and Patrick Sullivan (biologicaldiversity.org, US) Two panel discussions at the United Nations climate conference in Marrakesh will explore […]
Plan Would Help US Meet Climate Targets, Support Wildlife-friendly Energy The Center for Biological Diversity today urged President Obama to lead by example in the transition to a clean, just energy economy by installing solar […]
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