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Schools invited to present program on U.S. Constitution to students Friday

COLLEYVILLE, Tex. — Constituting America is pleased to announce our program celebrating Constitution Day/Week will take place on Friday, September 16, from 10:00 am ET to 3:30 pm ET.  A federal law, enacted in 2004, requires schools receiving federal funds to provide educational programming about the U.S. Constitution on or around Constitution Day, September 17, the day […]

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National Civil Rights Museum showcases Smithsonian outdoor exhibition on revolutionary Black men

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The National Civil Rights Museum is proud to highlight the contributions of notable Black men with Men of Change: Taking it to the Streets. The outdoor exhibition from the Smithsonian will be on view in the museum’s Founders Park west of its main entrance starting Saturday, September 10.   Based on the

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CPSC approves new federal safety standard for magnets to prevent deaths and serious injuries from high-powered magnet ingestion

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an effort to reduce the risk of children and teens experiencing serious, even life-threatening injuries from swallowing dangerous, small high-powered magnets, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted to approve a new federal safety standard for magnets on September 7, 2022.   When high-powered magnets are swallowed, they can attract

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Center applauds steps to make crop insurance more accessible 

LYONS, Neb. – In a win for producers across the country, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency recently announced changes to two crop insurance programs—Whole Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) and Micro Farm. The improvements will expand access to risk management options for thousands of producers, particularly those with small or diversified operations.  “Managing risk is

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EPA seeks input on New Environmental Justice-Focused Pollution Prevention Grant Opportunity funded by $100 million investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

LENEXA, Kan. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced two listening sessions to collect input on the development of a new grant opportunity made possible by the $100 million investment in the agency’s Pollution Prevention (P2) program from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). The new grant opportunity will encourage businesses that are

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FDA announces new era of smarter food safety

WASHINGTON, D.C. – One of the priorities in the New Era of Smarter Food Safety is fostering, supporting, and strengthening food safety culture on farms, in food facilities, and in homes. We will not make dramatic improvements in reducing the burden of foodborne disease without doing more to influence and change human behavior, including in the family

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Freedom Foundation reacts to test results confirming devastating learning loss in American children

WASHINGTON, D.C. – “Teachers’ unions fought to keep too many American schools closed long after we began to see overwhelming evidence of the damage it inflicted on our children in learning loss and mental and emotional well-being,” said Freedom Foundation CEO Aaron Withe. “Their cheap, political gamesmanship caused more harm than any perceived threat from

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EPA proposes to stop authorized use of certain PFAS in pesticide products

LENEXA, Kan. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to remove 12 chemicals identified as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from the current list of inert ingredients approved for use in pesticide products to better protect human health and the environment.   “Exposure to PFAS is an urgent public health and environmental issue in our

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FDA authorizes Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech Bivalent COVID-19 vaccines for use as a booster dose

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorizations (EUAs) of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine and the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine to authorize bivalent formulations of the vaccines for use as a single booster dose at least two months following primary or booster vaccination. The bivalent vaccines, which we

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EPA calls for nominations for 2023 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it is now accepting nominations for the 2023 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards from companies or institutions that have developed a new green chemistry process or product that helps protect human health and the environment. EPA is again including an award category to recognize technology that

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