Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–November 20, 2014. Yesterday, bipartisan legislation introduced by Chairman of the VA Committee, Representative Jeff Miller (R-FL), Representative Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Representative Tim Walz (D-MN) to help prevent Veteran suicide, passed the House Veterans Affairs committee. Earlier this week, the legislation received significant bipartisan support in the[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Senators Durbin, Corker Introduce Water For The World Act of 2014
Bill Will Help Provide Access to Clean Drinking Water without Spending New Money or Creating New Bureaucracy WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–November 20, 2014. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Bob Corker (R-TN) yesterday introduced The Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2014, bipartisan legislation to dramatically improve access to clean water[Read More…]
Interior Deputy Secretary Connor Outlines Accomplishments, Next Tribal Locations for $1.9 Billion Land Buy-Back Program
Nearly $225 million in accepted offers has been paid to landowners; Consolidating and restoring equivalent of more than 375,000 acres to tribes WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–November 20, 2014. Deputy Secretary of the Interior Mike Connor today announced that the Department’s Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations (Buy-Back Program) has paid[Read More…]
UO-Industry Collaboration Points to Improved Nanomaterials
University of Oregon microscope puts spotlight on the surface structure of quantum dots for designing new solar devices EUGENE, Ore. —(ENEWSPF)–Nov. 20, 2014 — A potential path to identify imperfections and improve the quality of nanomaterials for use in next-generation solar cells has emerged from a collaboration of University of[Read More…]
Cybersecurity Expert Peter Singer to Keynote Cyber-risk Conference at DePaul University on December 2
Peter Singer is a strategist and senior fellow at the New America Foundation and founder of NeoLuddite, a technology advisory firm. He is considered one of the world’s leading experts on changes in 21st century warfare. Singer will keynote DePaul University’s cyber-risk conference Dec. 2. (Photo courtesy of Peter Singer)[Read More…]
FDA Approves Extended-release, Single-entity Hydrocodone Product with Abuse-deterrent Properties
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 20, 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Hysingla ER (hydrocodone bitartrate), an extended-release (ER) opioid analgesic to treat pain severe enough to require daily, around-the-clock, long-term opioid treatment and for which alternative treatment options are inadequate. Hysingla ER has approved labeling describing the product’s[Read More…]
New Comprehensive View of the Mouse Genome Finds Many Similarities and Striking Differences with Human Genome
Comparisons of both genomes’ inner workings may lead to a better use of mouse models Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 20, 2014. Looking across evolutionary time and the genomic landscapes of humans and mice, an international group of researchers has found powerful clues to why certain processes and systems in the mouse –[Read More…]
NRDC: House GOP Continues Its Anti-Science Campaign
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2014—House Republicans continued their attack on science-based protections for public health and the environment today, passing on a largely party-line vote a bill that would bar the Environmental Protection Agency from using certain peer-reviewed health research when developing standards to protect public health. Scott Slesinger, legislative director for[Read More…]
The Dangers of Coal Mining for Fifth Graders– and Congress Members– In Under 2 minutes
Sierra Club Releases Fun New Video Explaining Basics of Dangerous Coal Mining SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(ENEWSPF)–November 20, 2014. Who said education was boring? Yesterday, the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal campaign unveiled a short video highlighting the dangers of coal-fired power plants. In one minute and forty-two seconds, viewers will be entertained[Read More…]
Dangerous Methane Pollution from Oil and Gas Industry Can Be Cut in Half
According to report from leading environmental groups issued ahead of EPA decision on methane standards Natural gas well pads, pipelines, and other associated infrastructure in the Upper Green River Basin in Wyoming. Once home to pristine, clean air and very little industrial activity, emissions from oil and gas production in[Read More…]
