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…]
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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…]
Study of Why Men ‘Exhibit Warrior Tendencies’
UNITED KINGDOM–(ENEWSPF)–23 January 2012. A new study has looked into how our psychology concerning war and conflict may have been shaped by our evolutionary past. Following a review of current academic literature by psychologists, biologists and anthropologists, the study concludes that men are biologically programmed to be warriors because of[Read More…]
EPA Seeks Input on Steps to Protect Endangered Wildlife from Prairie Dog Bait
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2012. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking comments on draft Reasonable and Prudent Measures (RPMs) included in a draft Biological Opinion received from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) on January 17, 2012. This draft Biological Opinion addresses the potential effects from Rozol Prairie[Read More…]
Satellites Detect Abundance of Fresh Water in the Arctic
EU–(ENEWSPF)–23 January 2012. ESA satellites show that a large dome of fresh water has been building up in the Arctic Ocean over the last 15 years. A change in wind direction could cause the water to spill into the north Atlantic, cooling Europe. The results are remarkable: since 2002, the[Read More…]
The Two Faces of Titan’s Dunes
Dunes on Titan and Earth EU–(ENEWSPF)–23 January 2012. A new analysis of radar data from the international Cassini spacecraft has revealed regional variations amongst Titan’s sand dunes. The result yields new clues to the giant moon’s climatic and geological history. Dune fields are common on Titan, the largest moon of[Read More…]
Consumer Group Opposes USDA’s Privatization of Poultry Inspection
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 20 – Today, the Secretary of Agriculture and Undersecretary for Food Safety announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) plan to proceed with a program that would privatize the inspection of poultry products in the United States. Food & Water Watch vehemently opposes this plan and any other attempts[Read More…]
Statement by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Re: Contraception Services
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2012. In August 2011, the Department of Health and Human Services issued an interim final rule that will require most health insurance plans to cover preventive services for women including recommended contraceptive services without charging a co-pay, co-insurance or a deductible. The rule allows certain non-profit religious[Read More…]
Federal Government Continues Crackdown On Medical Cannabis Providers
“[We] have … advised those places where they’re trying to regulate marijuana — which is illegal under the Control Substances Act — (that) they cannot do that,” ONDCP Director Says Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2012. The federal government is continuing to target facilities that dispense cannabis to state-qualified patients, even in[Read More…]
Arizona: Governor Directs State Health Officials To Implement Voter-Approved Cannabis Dispensary Measure
Phoenix, AZ–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2012. Republican Gov. Jan Brewer on Friday directed state officials to move forward with plans to implement sections of an approved 2010 voter initiative (Proposition 203) that allows for the licensed production and distribution of cannabis for therapeutic purposes. The law, known as the Arizona Medical Marijuana[Read More…]
