New monitoring strategy forgoes surgery, could help doctors treat patients with head injuries. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2012.  Brain tumors and head trauma, including concussions, can elevate pressure inside the skull, potentially crushing brain tissue or cutting off the brain’s blood supply. Monitoring pressure in the brains of such patients could[Read More…]

United Kingdom–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2012.  Thirty-seven skeletons found in a mass burial site in the grounds of St John’s College may not be who they initially seemed, according to Oxford researchers studying the remains. When the bodies were discovered in the grounds of the college in 2008 by Thames Valley Archaeological[Read More…]

Preliminary injunction issued against a portion of pro-fracking, anti-community state law Harrisburg, PA–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2012.  Yesterday, a Pennsylvania court issued a preliminary injunction (PDF) against a portion of a controversial state law—Act 13—that sought to override local zoning laws related to the controversial process of hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking.” The[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2012.  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Monday that it has rejected a petition to ban the widely used herbicide 2,4-D, dismissing epidemiologic studies that link the pesticide to cancer, endocrine disruption, and other human health effects. In its announcement, EPA also responded to comments that[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2012.  U.S. Representative Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) reintroduced legislation (H.R.4318), “To prohibit the use, production, sale, importation, or exportation of any pesticide containing atrazine,” on March 29. Atrazine is used nationwide to kill broadleaf and grassy weeds, primarily in chemical-intensive corn production. Upon introduction Rep. Ellison pointed out[Read More…]

Power4Georgians in Tenuous Position on Plant Washington After Legal Agreement Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2012.  Clean air advocates and environmental groups won a victory today when Power4Georgians (P4G), the only company trying to develop expensive new coal plants in Georgia, agreed to cancel the proposed Ben Hill coal-fired power plant.  The[Read More…]

Jessica Alba, Stan Lee, Octavia Spencer, Mayor Bloomberg, and others share their favorite outdoor wild places and open spaces SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2012.  Millions of people from all backgrounds recreate, retreat and recharge in our parks, national monuments, wilderness areas and other public lands.  For the 42nd annual Earth Day,[Read More…]

Marbled murrelet faces extinction without protection Seattle, WA–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2012.  Seven conservation groups today moved to participate in a federal lawsuit brought by the timber industry to gut protections for the marbled murrelet and its critical nesting habitat in Washington, Oregon, and California. The suit D.C. district court, is the[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2012.  The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has opened the public comment period on proposals from the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) prior to the board’s spring meeting on May 22-25, 2012 in Albuquerque, NM. The proposals will be open for public input until 11:59pm Thursday, May[Read More…]

MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2012 In Part II of his series, Rethinking the America Lawn, David Salman — the founder of High Country Gardens — examines the historic and current role of wildflowers: http://www.safelawns.org/blog/index.php/2011/02/guest-blog-rethinking-the-american-lawn-part-ii/ Source: http://www.safelawns.org