Chicago-(ENEWSPF)- Children without symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux whose asthma was being poorly controlled with anti-inflammatory treatment did not have an improvement in symptoms or lung function with the added treatment of the proton pump inhibitor lansoprazole, compared to patients who received placebo, according to a study in the January 25[Read More…]
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Pesticide Toxic to Bees and Aquatic Life Contaminates Surface Waters
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2012. Research published this month in the online edition of the Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology finds that the neonicotinoid pesticide imidacloprid contaminates surface waters in agricultural regions. Imidacloprid is a systemic pesticide, meaning it is taken up by a plant’s vascular system and expressed through[Read More…]
Rep. Schakowsky & Local Advocates Help Produce ASL Video for Medicare Website
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2012. People who need or prefer to get information about Medicare in different formats other than written text now have a new resource thanks to an idea that started with a local group of professionals who are deaf or work with the deaf community. The group worked with[Read More…]
New Report – Outlook Mostly Cloudy for Coal, Brighter for Clean Energy
Energy Information Agency 2012 forecast confirms America moving beyond coal, though report understates extent of coal’s demise Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2012. Coal-fired electricity will continue its steady decline in 2012, opening market space for clean energy, according to the 2012 energy outlook released today by the U.S. Energy Information Administration[Read More…]
First Stop, Sacramento: SafeLawns Spring Tour Rounding into Focus
MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2012. With a new book (Tag, Toss & Run) and campaign (Lawn Games for LIfe) on the way for the spring of 2012, the SafeLawns spring calendar is quickly filling up and taking shape. Please take a look below and note when we’ll be in your area. The[Read More…]
Researchers Link Roundup to Male Infertility
MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2012. A four-person team led by Gilles-Eric Séralini, professor of molecular biology at the University of Caen in France, recently revealed yet another study that links the weed killer known as Roundup to infertility — this time in males. The report, titled Toxicol in Vitro, revealed that exposures[Read More…]
NOAA Satellites Aid in the Rescue of 207 People in 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2012 SARSAT System Overview. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) In 2011, NOAA satellites were critical in the rescues of 207 people from life-threatening situations throughout the United States and its surrounding waters. The satellites picked up distress signals from emergency beacons carried by downed pilots, shipwrecked boaters and stranded[Read More…]
Audubon Kicks off Construction of New Pascagoula River Conservation and Education Center
David Ringer New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2012. Birdhouses, not a golden shovel, marked the official beginning of construction on a new $2 million facility for the Pascagoula River Audubon Center in Moss Point, Mississippi, Jan. 20. The conservation and education center will be located on a 10-acre property consisting of[Read More…]
Court Rejects Weak California Central Valley Air Pollution Plan
EPA ignored newer, conflicting data when approving plan San Francisco, CA–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2012. In a victory for clean air advocates and residents of California’s Central Valley, a federal appeals court on Friday January 20, rejected an inadequate ozone air pollution plan for the San Joaquin Valley. The court found the[Read More…]
Iowa Utilities Board Staff Critique Nuclear Legislation
Friends of the Earth Calls on Senate to heed the warning and reject misguided legislation Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2012. A newly released memo from the staff of the Iowa Utilities Board has provided a stinging economic critique of legislation passed by the Iowa House in 2011 which would make ratepayers[Read More…]
