Publication: Public News Service

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Governor Under New Pressure to End Adoption Discrimination

D, Va. – As Gov. Bob McDonnell launches an initiative today to increase adoptions of foster children in Virginia, grassroots groups say the state is still leaving out too many prospective parents.Even though single people can adopt, Virginia does not ... [Published Public News Service - May 17 2013]

Entities: Adoption, Foster Care, American Civil Liberties Union, Bob McDonnell

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

US Environmental Protection Agency

EPA Nomination: Both Sides say Putting Aside Politics is the Right Choice

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The controversy surrounding the nomination of President Barack Obama's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency has individuals from both sides of the aisle saying good governance should trump politics.Thursday, a Senate committee ... [Published Public News Service - May 17 2013]

Entities: US Environmental Protection Agency, Jane M. Swift, David Green, Environment, United Auto Workers

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Public Broadcasting Service

Eastern Montana’s Plains – New Place for Wilderness?

S, Mont. – Eastern Montana's plains are often considered a place to drive through, instead of a drive to.The region is part of the focus of the Montana Wilderness Association's (MWA) annual gathering today through Sunday.The group recently unveiled a ... [Published Public News Service - May 17 2013]

Entities: Michael Forsberg, Public Broadcasting Service, PHOTOGRAPHER

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

The Nature Conservancy

Terre Noire Preserve Dedication: Room to Roam for People to Birds

ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – There is not much native prairie left in Arkansas, but a new tract to come under protection is being opened to the public today near Arkadelphia.The 360 acres will be part of the larger Terre Noire Conservation Area. The protection ... [Published Public News Service - May 17 2013]

Entities: The Nature Conservancy, John Michaelson, Northern Bobwhite, SWEPCO Southwestern Electric Power Co, Species

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

The Fawns are Alright

IS, Md. – There's a deer baby boom happening in Maryland right now.This is the time of year when most fawns are born, and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources is warning people not to approach or try to help them, even if the fawns appear to be ... [Published Public News Service - May 17 2013]

Entities: Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Camouflage, Predation

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

University of Minnesota

Four Feisty Females Beat the Odds, Look to College

OLIS – The Children's Defense Fund of Minnesota tonight is honoring four young women who have overcome extreme adversity to pursue their dreams.The winners of the Beat the Odds awards are all high school seniors who, despite challenges, have done well ... [Published Public News Service - May 17 2013]

Entities: Saint Paul (Minnesota, United States), John Michaelson, University of Minnesota, Relativity

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

The “Hospital Care Experience” – What Patients and Families Say

OUGH, Mass. – Making a stay in the hospital – or a visit – a better experience for patients and their families is the focus of a first-ever meeting today among some 50 Massachusetts hospitals and 160 members of Patient and Family Advisory Councils, or ... [Published Public News Service - May 17 2013]

Entities: Patient, Experience, Health Care, Heart Attack

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Infant Stress Linked to Behavior Problems Later in Life

, Mich. – Recent studies have shown that infants' brains are reacting to external stresses, even while babies sleep.Things such as domestic conflicts, violence and other traumatic events can influence people's behavior later in life – even if they don't ... [Published Public News Service - May 17 2013]

Entities: Stress, National Association of Social Workers, University of Michigan, Medicaid, Toxic

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Twitter & Facebook “Keeping Drive Alive” for Immigration Reform

K – Advocates in New York and the nation have been using social media in an effort to keep the immigration reform drive alive in Congress – and they believe it's working.The U.S. Senate spent this week marking up the immigration reform bill, and Maryann ... [Published Public News Service - May 17 2013]

Entities: Immigration Reform, Facebook Inc, Twitter, Workers, Immigration

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 2 reports

Report: Ky Coal Production Will Fall, But Employment Will Rise

TON, W.Va. - For the next two decades, more miners will be digging less coal in Kentucky, according to an in-depth report. Consulting firm Downstream Strategies analyzed federal and other figures and pinned the cause on thinner coal seams - and, to a ... [Published Public News Service - May 16 2013]

Entities: Coal, Power Plant, Mining

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 2 reports

WA lucha por satisfacer las necesidades de salud mental de los refugiados

SEATTLE – La National Prevention Week (Semana Nacional de Prevención), del 12 al 18 de mayo, enfoca su atención en la toma de conciencia sobre el abuso de substancias y problemas de salud mental. Un grupo con necesidades únicas de salud mental en Washington ... [Published Public News Service - May 13 2013]

Entities: Seattle, Chris Thomas, Salvo, Lutheranism

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 2 reports

Money Woes Continue for Many Renters in MA

- Just because you have a job doesn't mean it's easy to pay the rent in Massachusetts. A new report, Housing Landscape 2013, from the nonprofit Center for Housing Policy shows more than 230,000 renters are spending more than half their income on hous ... [Published Public News Service - May 14 2013]

Entities: Encumbrance, Health Care, Declination

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"Protecting the health of Americans,” she says, “is frankly, and should be always, an issue of good governance not an issue of partisanship and political point-scoring."

EPA Nomination: Both Sides say Putting Aside Politics is the Right Choice [Published Public News Service - May 17 2013]

"Our goals were to provide some areas where we could conserve habitat,” she says, “and also make those areas available for public use and enjoyment. So it's been a win-win for the people of Arkansas and for the environment."

Terre Noire Preserve Dedication: Room to Roam for People to Birds [Published Public News Service - May 17 2013]

"Deer are living in people's backyards in the suburbs,” he says. “And this is where it's happening – also, in some more rural areas across the state. Oftentimes, a farmer will find a fawn."

The Fawns are Alright [Published Public News Service - May 17 2013]

"It's the same sort of feel that you get when you're in Alaska,” he says. “It's just so big. You can really feel that spirit that's still there on the prairie and you can see it in the people that are making a life on the land there."

Eastern Montana’s Plains – New Place for Wilderness? [Published Public News Service - May 17 2013]

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