Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2012. This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed that a dairy cow in California tested positive for atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, or “mad cow” disease). The USDA also confirmed the cow did not enter the animal feed or human food supply. The U.S.[Read More…]
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Tenth National Healthy Schools Day Urges More Environmental Protection
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2012. Beyond Pesticides joins over 30 co-sponsors for the 10th annual National Healthy Schools Day in urging Federal and State governments to step up to improve the environmental health of schools nationwide. Though a growing number of states are beginning to address risks to children in schools,[Read More…]
Planned Parenthood Redoubles Efforts to Protect Women’s Health Access in Ohio
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2012. Today the Ohio House passed the Mid-Biennium Review (MBR) budget bill (HB487) without earlier language that would have restricted thousands of women from going to Planned Parenthood. Media reports indicate that the Ohio House is still attempting to push its political agenda to restrict patient access[Read More…]
Agent Reduces Autism-like Behaviors in Mice
Boosts sociability, quells repetitiveness — NIH study Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2012. National Institutes of Health researchers have reversed behaviors in mice resembling two of the three core symptoms of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). An experimental compound, called GRN-529, increased social interactions and lessened repetitive self-grooming behavior in a strain of[Read More…]
House Appropriations Committee Votes for Dirty Water
Committee blocks Clean Water Act protections in government funding bill Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2012. In its bill funding the federal government, the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee passed this afternoon an amendment to block Clean Water Act policies to protect the waters of the United States. “Clean water is critical[Read More…]
National Patients’ Rights Association Seeks Input On Michigan Medical Marijuana Policy As It Relates To Dispensaries
DETROIT–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2012 – The National Patients’ Rights Association (NPRA) — a Michigan-based coalition of leading medical marijuana advocates working to protect patient rights — today announced it is seeking input from both members and all other interested parties to identify and discuss practical legislative framework that specifically addresses formally[Read More…]
Research Shows Genetically Engineered Crops Reduce Beneficial Soil Life
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2012. Researchers at Portland State University have found that the cultivation of corn genetically engineered (GE) to express the insecticidal soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) has negative impacts on beneficial soil life. The research team, led by PhD student Tanya Cheeke, was interested in determining whether the[Read More…]
Secret Hoax Campaign Is Another Abortion Wars Tactic
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2012. This piece originally appeared on RH Reality Check. By Leslie Kantor, MPH, vice president of education for Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) and Dr. Carolyn Westhoff, senior medical advisor for Planned Parenthood Federations of America (PPFA) In recent weeks people who oppose Planned Parenthood, and[Read More…]
Florida Water Coalition Launches TV Ads
Floridians ask leaders to address ongoing public health threat Tallahassee, FL–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2012. The Florida Water Coalition launched a 30-second TV ad today that will play in markets across Florida during the “summer slime” season. The ad explains that massive toxic algae blooms in Florida are fueled by industrial pollution,[Read More…]
Clean Air Advocates Urge EPA to Protect Minnesota’s Public Health, Economy and Natural Resources
State submits weak plan to control air pollution from coal plants & other polluters St. Paul, MN–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2012. Today, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s Citizen’s (MPCA) Board voted to submit a state plan to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that falls far short of Clean Air Act requirements and[Read More…]
