Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2013. This week, the United States Department of Interior slammed the State Department’s conclusions in a draft environmental impact report on the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, deeming State’s findings “inaccurate,” rejecting the notion that impacts would be temporary, and outlining permanent risks to fish, wildlife, and habitat. Interior[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Brain Circuit Can Tune Anxiety
New findings may help neuroscientists pinpoint better targets for antianxiety treatments The tips of long neuronal extensions from the amygdala (green) contact neurons of the hippocampus (blue). This communication pathway helps to modulate anxiety. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2013. Anxiety disorders, which include posttraumatic stress disorder, social phobias and obsessive-compulsive disorder,[Read More…]
By Doing the Math, Researchers ‘Predict’ Which Movies Will be Box Office Hits
UK—(ENEWSPF)–22 August 2013. Researchers have devised a mathematical model which can be used to predict films that become blockbusters or flops at the box office – up to a month before the movie is released. Their model is based on an analysis of the activity on Wikipedia pages about American[Read More…]
Britain and Norway Avoid the ‘Carbon Curse’ of Countries Rich in Fossil Fuels
UK—(ENEWSPF)—22 August 2013. Countries rich in coal, oil and gas emit more carbon dioxide to generate the same amount of economic output as countries where fossil fuels are scarce, says an Oxford University study. The authors call this the ‘carbon curse’, suggesting that Britain and Norway were the only two[Read More…]
U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Launches ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ Crackdown
Every three hours, drunk-driving crashes claim a victim who was not driving drunk WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2013. U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and the Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today joined with safety advocates and law enforcement officials to announce the Department’s annual Drive Sober or Get[Read More…]
Nearly 650,000 Comments Call on Obama Administration to Ban Fracking on Public Lands
Americans Against Fracking Submits Petitions Urging President and Bureau of Land Management to Protect Communities Over Oil and Gas Industry Profits Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2013. Today, a coalition of 276 environmental and consumer organizations including Americans Against Fracking, 350.org, Berks Gas Truth, Center for Biological Diversity, CREDO Action, Democracy for[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Experts on President Obama’s Plan to Lower College Costs
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2013. Higher education experts from the Center for American Progress today released the following reactions to President Barack Obama’s proposals aimed at making college more affordable: Carmel Martin, Executive Vice President for Policy at the Center for American Progress: The president is right to call for an[Read More…]
EPA Awards $1 Million Brownfield Grant to Downriver Community Conference in Southeast Michigan
Southgate, Michigan—(ENEWSPF)–Aug. 22, 2013 – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Administrator Susan Hedman today joined U.S. Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) in southeast Michigan to announce the award of a $1 million brownfield grant to the Downriver Community Conference. “EPA is pleased to award a $1 million grant to supplement[Read More…]
Pennsylvania Champions for Coverage partner with Obama administration to help Americans understand the Health Insurance Marketplace
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2013. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today recognized more than 25 Pennsylvania organizations and businesses that have volunteered to help uninsured Americans get coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace. Secretary Sebelius made today’s announcement at an event hosted by Congreso, a Champion for Coverage[Read More…]
ACLU Response to Chelsea Manning’s Disclosure of Gender Dysphoria
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2013. In response to Chelsea Manning’s disclosure that she is female, has been diagnosed with gender dysphoria and will be seeking hormone therapy as a part of her transition during her incarceration, public statements by military officials that the Army does not provide hormone therapy to treat[Read More…]
