The Pew Charitable Trusts - Newsroom The Pew Charitable Trusts now offer news delivered to your desktop via RSS Feeds. Subscribing is easy http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room.aspx Pew Analysis Finds That Nearly Three Quarters of Children of Low-Income Parents With High Savings Move Up From the Bottom <p><p>2009 11 19 2009 11 19 Children born to low income parents with savings above the median level are more likely to move up the income ladder as adults (71 percent do) than those whose parents are low income</p></p> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=56173 Food Saftey Bill Should Be Passed by the End of the Year <p><p>An op-ed by Sandra Eskin, director of the Pew Health Group’s Food Safety Campaign, that was published on <em>The Hill</em>'s Congress blog.</p></p> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:05:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=56145 Pew and Belmont University Host Law of the Sea Treaty Forum <p><p>The Pew Charitable Trusts and Belmont University hosted a forum on the urgent need for the United States to ratify the Law of the Sea Treaty, an important international agreement that governs all activities on, over and under international seas and oceans.</p></p> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=56125 Pew Health Group Statement on Senate Mark Up of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (S. 510) <p><p>Sandra Eskin, director of the Pew Health Group’s Food Safety Campaign, today issued a statement regarding the markup of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act by the Senate Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions Committee.</p></p> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:20:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=56144 Oceans Part of U.S. Security: Nashville Forum Tomorrow <p><p>An article from The Tennessean about a Pew-hosted event to discuss the Law of the Sea Treaty.</p></p> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:20:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=56146 Conservation Groups Welcome Australian Senate’s Support for Coral Sea Conservation Zone <p><p>The Australian Senate’s support for the Coral Sea conservation zone now gives a green light for assessing whether the Coral Sea should be protected as a marine park.<br /></p></p> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:40:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=56123 Pew Encouraged by Council Decisions to Protect Atlantic Herring <p>Important recognition of herring as critical species for New England’s ocean ecosystem.</p> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:55:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=56140 Pew Internet Project: Teens and Distracted Driving <p><p>A new report from the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project looks at teens, mobile phones and distracted driving.</p> <p> </p></p> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:50:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=56112 Pew Research Poll: Faith-Based Programs Still Popular, Less Visible <p><p>A new report by the Pew Research Center finds that faith-based social programs continue to draw broad public support. At the same time, many Americans express concerns about blurring the lines between church and state.</p></p> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:15:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=56104 Pew Environment Group Urges Stronger Action to Save Bluefin Tuna and Sharks, Regrets Failure of International Fisheries Commission <p><p>After meeting for ten days, the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas refused to end fishing for Atlantic bluefin tuna, and took only one small step forward for sharks.</p></p> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:50:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=56098 Terms and Conditions Terms and Conditions Page http://www.pewtrusts.org/terms_and_conditions.aspx