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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Friday May 12, 2023 ( 5 items )  

AFP Urges Senators, Biden to Stop Reckless Spending Causing Debt Crisis
ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 12 (TNSgov) -- Americans for Prosperity issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: Americans for Prosperity released a series of video digital ads calling on Senators in key battleground states and President Biden to stop the reckless spending that has led the United States to another debt ceiling crisis. The ads will run in Nevada, Montana, Arizona, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Washington D.C. Our country is on the verge of an economic cri  more

Catholic Medical Association Statement on FDA Support of Making Birth Control Available Over the Counter
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 12 (TNSgov) -- The Catholic Medical Association issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: Catholic Medical Association (CMA) expresses its deep concern and disappointment regarding the decision by a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel to support over-the-counter (OTC) availability of hormonal contraceptives. "Given the extensive medical studies demonstrating the risks and adverse effects of hormonal contraceptives, CMA is disappointed and   more

Environmental Integrity Project: Groups File Federal Lawsuit Against Shell Plastics Plant in PA for Air Pollution Violations
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 12 (TNSgov) -- The Environmental Integrity Project issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: The Environmental Integrity Project and Clean Air Council filed a federal lawsuit against Shell today for repeatedly violating permitted air pollution limits from a massive new plastics production plant northwest of Pittsburgh, which opened last year. In a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, the environmental groups c  more

GeneOne and Wistar Institute Collaborate to Develop Small Molecule Therapeutics to Protect Humans From Nipah Virus
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 11 (TNSres) -- The Wistar Institute issued the following news release: GeneOne Life Science, Inc.("GeneOne" KOSPI: 011000), a leading biopharmaceutical company specializing in developing nucleic-acid based treatments and novel small-molecule therapeutics, and The Wistar Institute, an international biomedical research leader in cancer, immunology, infectious disease, and vaccine development, headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, announce a collaboration to   more

PennEnvironment Statement: New EPA Carbon Rule Would Cut Climate Pollution From Coal, Gas Plants
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 12 (TNStalk) -- PennEnvironment issued the following statement on May 11, 2023: * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday proposed new limits on carbon pollution from coal- and gas-burning power plants. Many coal and some gas plants will need to reduce or capture the vast majority of the carbon they produce once the standards take full effect in the 2030s. In fact, from 2028 to 2042, the EPA's proposal would slash carbon pollution by 617 m  more