This is a new species of white coral, found in an area known as The Football. Most likely it is closely related to gorgonian corals. (Credit: NOAA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2014. A NOAA-led research team has discovered a new species of deep-sea coral and a nursery area for catsharks and[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Report Casts Serious Doubts on Federal Investigation Into BP Atlantis Facility
Food & Water Watch Renews Demand to Shutter Troubled Gulf Coast Oil and Gas Platform Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2014. Following revelations that the Department of Interior’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) found major flaws in the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Regulation Enforcement’s investigation into the BP Atlantis oil and[Read More…]
Third Consecutive Judge Affirms the Freedom to Marry in Missouri
New York –-(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2014. Today U.S. District Judge Ortrie D. Smith ruled that denying marriage for same-sex couples in Missouri is unconstitutional. The ruling comes just two days after St. Louis Circuit Judge Rex Burlison also declared Missouri’s ban unconstitutional, and a month after a state ruling which found[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, Nov. 7, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2014. Election Results Heavily Favor Republicans over Democrats A Republican tide swept over the country Tuesday, giving the GOP full control of Congress. The GOP’s crowning achievement was capturing a majority in the U.S. Senate. Republicans have picked up seven Senate seats and will have at least[Read More…]
CDC Increasing Supply of Ebola-specific Personal Protective Equipment for U.S. Hospitals
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2014. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has ordered $2.7 million in personal protective equipment (PPE) to increase Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) supplies to assist U.S. hospitals caring for Ebola patients. Products are being configured into 50 kits that can be rapidly delivered to hospitals.[Read More…]
Statement by American Honda Regarding Transition From Passenger’s Front Airbag Inflator Safety Improvement Campaign to Recall
Certain model year 2001-2006 Honda and Acura vehicles originally sold or ever registered in 13 U.S. states and territories that consistently experience high absolute humidity will now be subject to recall 14V-700 Affected vehicles previously were included in a safety improvement campaign or recall, announced in June 2014, or in[Read More…]
The Home Depot Reports Findings in Payment Data Breach Investigation
ATLANTA–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2014 — The Home Depot®, the world’s largest home improvement retailer, yesterday disclosed additional findings related to the recent breach of its payment data systems. The findings are the result of weeks of investigation by The Home Depot, in cooperation with law enforcement and the company’s third-party IT[Read More…]
New Drug for Common Liver Disease Improves Liver Health
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2014. An experimental drug aimed at treating a common liver disease showed promising results and potential problems in a multicenter clinical trial funded by the National Institutes of Health. The FLINT study found that people with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) who took obeticholic acid (OCA) had improved liver[Read More…]
EPA Fails to Ban Toxic Chemical in Flea Collars and Pet Products; Ignores Health Risks to Kids
NRDC Petition to Protect Dog and Cat Loving Families Denied WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2014 – In a major public health setback that will allow pet product companies to continue use of a hazardous neurotoxin called tetrachlovinphos (TCVP) in flea control products, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today denied Natural Resources Defense[Read More…]
Sierra Club Statement on FutureGen Decision from the Illinois Pollution Control Board
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2014. Today, the Illinois Pollution Control Board (IPCB) granted a motion for summary judgement on the Sierra Club’s challenge to the FutureGen coal plant project in Meredosia, Ill. The Board’s decision would allow the project to move forward without a proper permit or pollution limits. The Sierra[Read More…]
