Tag: Senate
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State Senate Passes Bill to Study High Asthma Rates in The Bronx – DNAinfo
State Senate Passes Bill to Study High Asthma Rates in The BronxDNAinfoBRONX — The Bronx has some of the worst asthma rates in the state, and a new bill that passed the State Senate Wednesday would require the health department to try to find out why. The measure would direct the New York State Department…
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Whitehouse Holds Official Senate Field Briefing in Providence on Asthma Prevention – PoliticalNews.me (press release)
Whitehouse Holds Official Senate Field Briefing in Providence on Asthma PreventionPoliticalNews.me (press release)Providence, RI – US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse convened an official field briefing of the US Senate's Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee in Providence to hear testimony about asthma prevention. The briefing brought together Rhode Islanders … View full post on asthma –…
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Senate Votes Down DeMint’s Proposal to Protect Inhalers – Fox News
ThinkProgress Senate Votes Down DeMint's Proposal to Protect InhalersFox NewsJim DeMint blasted the federal government Tuesday after the Senate voted down a proposed amendment that would have protected a popular over-the-counter asthma inhaler from a Food and Drug Administration looming ban. The FDA plans to take an epinephrine …Irony Can Be So Ironic: Anti-Science, Anti-EPA…
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Supporting Polluters Over Kids, Part II: Senate Edition – Natural Resources Defense Council (blog)
Supporting Polluters Over Kids, Part II: Senate EditionNatural Resources Defense Council (blog)For instance, Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee scoffed at the notion that climate change could impact asthma sufferers, saying “The NRDC's connection between …and more » View full post on asthma – Google News