McCarthy Cleared for Floor Vote Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 16, 2013. Gina McCarthy won approval by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee today by a 10-to-8 vote. Her nomination to become the new Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency now moves to a vote by the full Senate. Earthjustice President Trip[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Court Rules Against Industry Efforts to Hide Health Effects of Styrene
Styrene can be listed as potential carcinogen; public’s right to know upheld Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2013. The D.C. District Court today dismissed the styrene industry’s challenge to the identification of styrene as “reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen,” ensuring that government can alert the American public to the potential[Read More…]
Legal Challenge Filed Against Arizona’s Approval to Drain the San Pedro River
Massive new development threatens river and wildlife Phoenix, AZ–(ENEWSPF)–May 16, 2013. A lawsuit filed yesterday in Arizona Superior Court challenges the Arizona Department of Water Resources’ (ADWR) recent approval of a massive groundwater pumping project that will drain the Upper San Pedro River in Southern Arizona. The lawsuit seeks to[Read More…]
Study: Regular Cannabis Use Associated With Reduced Risk Factors For Type 2 Diabetes
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 16, 2013. by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Subjects who regularly consume cannabis possess favorable indices related to diabetic control as compared to occasional consumers or non-users, according to trial data published today online in the American Journal of Medicine. Here is a summary of the study from[Read More…]
Study: Inhaled Cannabis Reduces Crohn’s Symptoms
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2013. by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Inhaling cannabis reduces symptoms of Crohn’s disease compared to placebo in patients non-responsive to traditional therapies, according to clinical trial data published online ahead of print in the journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Researchers at the Meir Medical Center, Department[Read More…]
Nurses: Hospital Price Gouging Driving Up Healthcare Costs, Self-Rationing, Medical Bankruptcies
New Data: Hospital Charges Leap 22 Points Just in Most Recent Year Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2013. Skyrocketing hospital charges have become a major factor in driving up overall healthcare costs, and exaggerating a healthcare crisis nationally as increasing numbers of Americans are priced out of access to needed medical[Read More…]
First New Galileo Satelite Arrives at ESA for Space Testing
First Galileo FOC satellite arrives at ESTEC for space testing EU–(ENEWSPF)–16 May 2013. The first satellite of Galileo’s next phase has arrived at ESA’s technical heart in the Netherlands for a rigorous set of tests to check its readiness for launch. This first Galileo Full Operational Capability – FOC –[Read More…]
Senators Durbin, Kirk Announce Senate Approval of Their Legislation to Promote Public-Private Partnerships to Repair Locks and Dams
Legislation, included as part of the Senate Water Resources Development Act, would help clear $60 billion backlog in Army Corps projects WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 16, 2013. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL) yesterday announced that their bipartisan, bicameral legislation to improve the nation’s water infrastructure through[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Announces Senate Approval of His Legislation to Improve Mississippi River Management and Extreme Weather Response
Legislation, included as part of the Senate Water Resources Development Act, authorizes a study of the entire Mississippi River Basin WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 16, 2013. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) yesterday announced that his legislation to bolster efforts to maintain commercial river traffic during droughts and floods was approved by the[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending May 11, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 16, 2013. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending May 11, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 360,000, an increase of 32,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 328,000. The 4-week moving average was 339,250, an increase of 1,250 from the previous week’s revised[Read More…]
