“Tips from Former Smokers” shows real lives and bodies damaged by tobacco Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2012. A hard-hitting national ad campaign that depicts the harsh reality of illness and damage suffered as a result of smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke was launched today by the Centers for Disease Control[Read More…]
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Federal Appeals Court Upholds Limits on Sea Turtle Deaths in Hawai`i’s Longline Fishery
Too many turtles still in harm’s way Honolulu, HI–(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2012. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in a decision issued yesterday upheld a federal district court settlement limiting the number of loggerhead and critically endangered leatherback sea turtles that can be caught by Hawai`i’s longline swordfish fishery. The settlement[Read More…]
Synthetic Cannabinoid Protective Against Stroke-Induced Cell Death, Study Says
San Francisco, CA–(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2012. The administration of a cannabinoid agonist is neuroprotective in subjects with cerebral ischemia (a condition characterized by insufficient blood flow to the brain resulting in cell death), according to preclinical data published online in the journal Neuroscience. Investigators at the University of California, San Francisco,[Read More…]
NRC Responds to Crisis at San Onofre Nuclear Plant in California
Friends of the Earth demands reactors not be restarted WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2012. In response to the announcement that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is sending an “Augmented Inspection Team” to California to investigate safety problems at reactor 3 at the San Onofre nuclear plant, Friends of the Earth’s climate and[Read More…]
Oregon Attorney General John Kroger Charged With Professional Conflict Of Interest For Medical Marijuana Policy
Oregon Attorney General John Kroger Charged OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2012. For any Oregon readers, something disturbing was just brought to my attention. Apparently, Oregon Attorney General John Kroger has instructed law enforcement agencies to not return medical marijuana that was illegally seized from Oregon medical marijuana patients. As a result, John[Read More…]
State of Illinois 2012 Sports Fish Consumption Advisory
SPRINGFIELD—(ENEWSPF)—March 15, 2012. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) yesterday announced the 2012 consumption advisories for sport fish caught in Illinois waters. This year, new advisories are being issued for the following lakes and rivers: Carbondale City Reservoir, Jackson County Greenville Old City Lake (Patriot’s Park Lake), Bond County[Read More…]
FDA Approves First Generic Lexapro to Treat Depression and Anxiety Disorder
Silve Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2012. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first generic Lexapro (escitalopram tablets) to treat both depression and generalized anxiety disorder in adults. Depression is characterized by symptoms that interfere with a person’s ability to work, sleep, study, eat, and enjoy once-pleasurable activities. Episodes[Read More…]
Near-miss Asteroid Will Return Next Year
Asteroid 2012 DA14 EU–(ENEWSPF)–15 March 2012, When it whizzes past Earth in 2013, a newly discovered asteroid is going to miss our planet – but not by much. The 50 m space rock is expected to come closer than many satellites, highlighting the growing need to keep watch on hazards from[Read More…]
Initiatives to Label Genetically Engineered Food Gain Momentum Across the Country
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2012. Earlier this week, 55 Members of Congress signed on to a letter that calls on U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, M.D. to require the labeling of genetically engineered (GE) food. The bicameral letter, led by Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Representative Peter[Read More…]
BP Oil Commissioners Form Group to Monitor Government, Industry Progress
NRDC’s Beinecke: “Vigilance and Oversight are Essential’’ WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2012 – The seven members of President Obama’s National Oil Spill Commission, including Frances Beinecke, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council, have formed a new organization to monitor the government’s and industry’s progress in implementing their safety recommendations, made in[Read More…]
