Cambridge, Massachusetts–(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2011. Concrete is one of the most extensively used materials worldwide — on average, more than two tons per year of the rock-like stuff is produced for every man, woman and child on Earth, making its use second only to water. And that vast amount of new[Read More…]
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New Study Links Pesticide Exposure to Prostate Cancer
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2011. A new study finds that older men living in California’s Central Valley are more likely to develop prostate cancer if they were exposed to certain agricultural pesticides than those who were not exposed. The study examines exposure via drift rather than occupational exposure, although similar results[Read More…]
National Hurricane Center: Tropical Storm Katia Slowly Strengthening Over the Eastern Tropical Atlantic, August 30, 2011
Miami, Florida—(ENEWSPF)—August 30, 2011 – 11 AM AST. The National Hurricane Center is reporting that Tropical Storm Katia is slowly strengthening over the eastern tropical Atlantic. As of this report, Katia is located 12.3 N, 33.4 W, about 640 miles (1010 km) WSW of the southernmost Cape Verde Islands. Maximum[Read More…]
Largest Day of Arrests Yet at White House Pipeline Protest
NASA Climate Scientist and Religious Leaders among 140 Americans Arrested WASHINGTON, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 29, 2011. America’s top climate scientist and a large group of religious leaders were arrested at the White House this morning with 140 other Americans to push President Obama to deny the permit for a massive new oil[Read More…]
In the Wake of Irene: Assess & Overseed
MAINE–(ENEWSPF–August 29, 2011. From the book, The Organic Lawn Care Manual (Storey, 2007) More than a few SafeLawns followers and media members have called and emailed today about what to do with lawns after such a huge deluge of water along the East Coast. And a few other friends[Read More…]
NRDC Calls on Senators From Massachusetts, Pennsylvania to Pledge to Protect Children, Fight Dangerous Air Pollution
New Ad Campaign Focuses on Scott Brown, Bob Casey and Ohio-Based AEP WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–Aug. 29, 2011. The Natural Resources Defense Council launched an eight-week, multi-state, ad campaign today to exert pressure on Sens. Scott Brown, R-Mass., and Bob Casey, D-Pa., to promise to protect children and other vulnerable Americans from dirty[Read More…]
EPA Concludes California Discriminated Against Latino Children in Agreement
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2011. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced last Thursday that it has entered into an agreement with the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (CDPR) to resolve a civil rights complaint from 1999 which alleged that the department’s renewal of the toxic fumigant methyl bromide in 1999[Read More…]
National Hurricane Center: Tropical Storm Jose Dissipates South of Nova Scotia, August 29, 2011
Miami, Florida—(ENEWSPF)—August 29, 2011 – UPDATE 11 AM AST. The National Hurricane Center in Miami reports that Tropical Storm Jose has dissipated south of Nova Scotia. Remnants of Jose are accelerating north-northeastward. Jose is located 39.5 N, 63.1 W approximately 355 miles (570 km) south of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Maximum[Read More…]
National Hurricane Center: Center of Irene Nearing Northern New England, August 28, 2011 (UPDATE 5 PM EDT)
Miami, Florida—(ENEWSPF)—August 28, 2011 – UPDATE 5 PM EDT. The National Hurricane Center is reporting that Tropical Storm Irene is nearing northern New England. As of 5 PM EDT, Irene is located 42.7 N, 72.8 W, about 65 mi (100 km) south of Rutland, Vermont. Maximum sustained winds of 50[Read More…]
National Hurricane Center: Tropical Storm Jose Nearing Bermuda Jose Passing Just West of Bermuda, August 28, 2011 (Update 5 PM AST)
Miami, Florida—(ENEWSPF)—August 28, 2011 – UPDATE 5 PM AST. The National Hurricane Center in Miami reports that as of 5 PM AST (2100 UTC), Tropical Storm Jose is located 332. N, 657. W, about 80 mi (130 km) NW of Bermuda. Maximum sustained winds are 45 mph (75 km/h). Jose’s[Read More…]
