Cambridge, Massachusetts–(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2011. About 27 million Americans suffer from arthritis, and more than three million of those cases result from a joint injury, often in the knee, that provokes slow and steady cartilage deterioration. A new study from MIT suggests that a steroid drug currently used to treat inflammatory[Read More…]
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Statement by President Obama on the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2011. Over the last two and half years, my administration, under the leadership of EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, has taken some of the strongest actions since the enactment of the Clean Air Act four decades ago to protect our environment and the health of our families[Read More…]
Katia Regains Hurricane Status, September 2, 2011 (11 AM AST)
Miami, Florida—(ENEWSPF)—September 2, 2011 – UPDATE 11 AM AST. The National Hurricane Center is reporting that Katia has been categorized a Category 1 Hurricane. As of 11 AM AST (1500 UTC), Hurricane Katia is located 17.5 North, 52.4 W, approximately 705 miles (1135 km) east of the Northern Leeward Islands. Maximum[Read More…]
Rare Martian Lake Delta Spotted By Mars Express
EU–(ENEWSPF)–2 September 2011. Holden and Eberswalde craters ESA’s Mars Express has spotted a rare case of a crater once filled by a lake, revealed by the presence of a delta. The delta is an ancient fan-shaped deposit of dark sediments, laid down in water. It is a reminder[Read More…]
Magnitude 6.4 Hits Deep Under Santiago Del Estero, Argentina
Santiago Del Estero, Argentina—(ENEWSPF)—September 2, 2011. The U.S. Geological Survey reports that an earthquake with magnitude of 6.4 struck deep under Santiago Del Estero, Argentina, today, Friday, September 2, 2011 at 10:47:11 AM at the epicenter. The quake’s epicenter was at coordinates 28.422°S, 63.146°W at a depth of 592.8 km[Read More…]
National Hurricane Center: Gulf Coast Tropical Depression Thirteen Status Report, September 2, 2011 (7 AM CDT)
Miami, Florida—(ENWESPF)—September 2, 2011. The National Hurricane Center reports that currently the center of the Gulf Coast Tropical Depression is nearly stationary south of the Louisiana Coast. As of 7AM CDT (1200 UTC) the Tropical Depression Thirteen is located 27.0 N, 91.6 W, approximately 250 miles (340 km) SW of[Read More…]
6.8 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Coast of Alaska
ALASKA—(ENEWSPF)—September 2, 2011. The U.S. Geological Survey reports that an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck Friday off the coast of Alaska. USGS initially reported this event at 7.1 magnitude but later revised that figure. The quake’s epicenter was at coordinates 52.185°N, 171.684°W in the Aleutian Islands, approximately[Read More…]
Report: Roundup is Everywhere in Air, Water
MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–September 1, 2011. In what’s being called “groundbreaking” research out of Mississippi and Iowa, the weed killer known as Roundup has been found to be virtually everywhere in air and water. This comes on the heels of the June report that shows Roundup, the world’s best-selling and most unregulated pesticide,[Read More…]
NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson Conducts Sea Floor Surveys to Keep Shipping Safe Along Long Island Coast
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 1, 2011. NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson. (Credit: NOAA) NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson continues today on a three-month survey of the sea floor off the coast of New York, Connecticut and Rhode Island, as part of a multi-year effort to update nautical charts for Block Island Sound and keep large[Read More…]
Frequency Of Marijuana Use Associated With Lower Prevalence Of Obesity, Study Says
“People using cannabis are less likely to be obese than people who do not use cannabis,” authors say Colombes, France–(ENEWSPF)–September 1, 2011. The prevalence of obesity in the general population is sharply lower among marijuana consumers than it is among nonusers, according to an analysis published online this week in[Read More…]
