10 cases in Illinois, 3 hospitalizations SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2012. Collaborative investigation efforts of state, local and federal public health agencies indicate that a frozen raw yellowfin tuna product, known as Nakaochi Scrape, from Moon Marine USA Corporation is the likely source of the Salmonella Bareilly outbreak. Marine USA Corporation of[Read More…]
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Fisheries Service Tells EPA to Better Protect Endangered Species from Pesticides
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2012. The U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has released a draft Biological Opinion finding that three commonly used herbicides are increasing the chance of extinction for threatened and endangered Pacific salmon and steelhead runs. The NMFS assessment reverses earlier assurances from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency[Read More…]
Obama Administration Announces New Partnership on Unconventional Natural Gas and Oil Research
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2012. Today, three federal agencies announced a formal partnership to coordinate and align all research associated with development of our nation’s abundant unconventional natural gas and oil resources. The partnership exemplifies the cross-government coordination required under President Obama’s Executive Order released earlier today, which created a new Interagency[Read More…]
‘Irene’ Retired From List of Atlantic Basin Storm Names
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2012 Hurricane Irene is pictured over the Bahamas on August 25, 2011 at 12:15Z. High resolution (Credit: NOAA/NASA) Irene has been retired from the official list of Atlantic Basin tropical storm names by the World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) hurricane committee because of the fatalities and damage it caused[Read More…]
Controversial Wind Project Threatens Endangered California Condors, Golden Eagles
Conservation groups challenge North Sky River wind project SACRAMENTO, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2012 – A controversial wind-energy project threatening endangered California condors and golden eagles in California is the target of a federal lawsuit filed today by the Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders of Wildlife, and the Sierra Club against the[Read More…]
Depressed Dads More Negative in Talking to Their Babies
UNITED KINGDOM–(ENEWSPF)–13 Aprl 2012. Dads with ‘postnatal’ depression are more likely to fix on negatives and be more critical of themselves when talking to their new babies. The study by Oxford University researchers is the first to look at the speech of new fathers with depression in their early interactions[Read More…]
Energy Department Announces $2.5 Million to Advance Technologies for Clean-Burning, Efficient Biomass Cookstoves
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2012. The Energy Department today announced up to $2.5 million available this year for applied research to advance clean biomass cookstove technologies for use in developing countries. The funding will support the development of innovative cookstove designs that allow users to burn wood or crop residues more[Read More…]
New Jersey: NORML Lawyers File Constitutional Lawsuit Over State’s Failure To Implement Two-Year-Old Medical Cannabis Law
Trenton, NJ–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2012. Members of the NORML Legal Committee filed suit this week against the State of New Jersey over regulators’ failure to implement the Compassionate Use of Medical Marijuana Act. Signed into law by former Gov. Jon Corzine on January 18, 2010, the law – which establishes the creation[Read More…]
Study: Baby Products Linked To False Positive Drug Test Results In Newborns
Chapel Hill, NC–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2012. Commercially available baby soaps and other wash products that are commonly used with newborns may interfere with the accuracy of immunoassay drug screens, according to data published in the journal Clinical Biochemistry. Investigators at the University of North Carolina, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,[Read More…]
San Onofre Reactor Analysis: Design Changes Likely Behind Dangerous Degradation
New analysis details specific design changes likely behind dangerous reactor equipment degradation Comes following grudging Edison admission that reactors 2 and 3 face same dangerous issues Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2012. A follow-up analysis released today by one of the nation’s leading independent nuclear engineers provides the first detailed picture of[Read More…]
