Wildlife protection agency challenged for not doing its job SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2012. A coalition of conservation and American Indian groups today sued the National Marine Fisheries Service for failing to protect thousands of whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals and sea lions from U.S. Navy warfare training exercises along the[Read More…]
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Patient Advocates File Appeal Brief in Federal Case to Reclassify Medical Marijuana
Lawsuit in the D.C. Circuit challenges DEA denial to reschedule marijuana for medical use Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2012. The country’s leading medical marijuana advocacy group, Americans for Safe Access (ASA), filed an appeal brief today in the D.C. Circuit to compel the federal government to reclassify marijuana for medical[Read More…]
EPA Awards Grant to Help Farm Workers Reduce Pesticide Risks
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2012. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Monday that it is providing a $25,000 grant to the Comite de Apoyo a los Trabajadores Agrícolas (CATA) to reduce exposure to pesticides for farm workers in southern New Jersey. CATA, a Latino-led nonprofit organization, will educate migrant farm[Read More…]
Apple Growers Request Use of Unregistered Pesticide, Public Comments Needed
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 25, 2012. Apple growers in Michigan are seeking a Section 18 emergency exemption from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for an unregistered pesticide to curb fire blight on 10,000 acres of apples trees that are susceptible to a deadly disease. Even though Section 18 exemptions from federal[Read More…]
Quinn Administration Launches ‘Innovations Project’ To Improve Health Care Results
Coordinated Care Innovations Project will Transform How State Provides Healthcare to Low Income Illinoisans CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 25, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn and the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) have put out a call for health care providers to collaborate to develop innovative approaches to coordinating care for Illinois’[Read More…]
Changes to Renovation, Repair and Painting Lead Law
Illinois Department of Public Health Department holds informational meetings SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–January 25, 2012. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Lead Program is holding 11 meetings around the state to inform the public about changes in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Renovation, Repair and Painting lead law that went into effect April[Read More…]
DRC: Majority of AIDS Patients Denied Treatment
KINSHASA–(ENEWSPF)–JANUARY 25, 2012 – The vast majority of people living with the AIDS virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are deprived of lifesaving treatment, due to a withdrawal of international donor support and the lack of national prioritization of the crisis, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins[Read More…]
CDC Report Finds Large Decline in Lower-limb Amputations Among U.S. Adults With Diagnosed Diabetes
Atlanta, GA–(ENWESPF)–January 25, 2012. The rate of leg and foot amputations among U.S. adults aged 40 and older with diagnosed diabetes declined by 65 percent between 1996 and 2008, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and published yesterday in the journal, Diabetes Care. The[Read More…]
High Animal Fat Diet Increases Gestational Diabetes Risk
NIH study shows animal fat before conception linked to pregnancy related condition Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 25, 2012. Women who consumed a diet high in animal fat and cholesterol before pregnancy were at higher risk for gestational diabetes than women whose diets were lower in animal fat and cholesterol, according to researchers[Read More…]
Miracle Gro Deal with Wildlife Federation Outrages Environmental Community
MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–January 25, 2012. The attempted whitewashing by the chemical companies has been rampant lately. First TruGreen ChemLawn tried to buy public opinion by sending millions of dollars to Earth Day. Then Scotts Miracle Gro did buy out Major League Baseball. SafeLawns and its allies were able to block the insidious[Read More…]
