Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2017. Couples in which both partners are obese may take from 55 to 59 percent longer to achieve pregnancy, compared to their normal weight counterparts, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health. The findings appear online in Human Reproduction. “A lot of[Read More…]
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FOIA Documents Show Congressional Review Act is a Windfall to Exxon, Trump Cronies
WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2017. Companies like ExxonMobil stand to gain millions from taxpayers as Congress moves to reverse a recent federal regulation limiting the waste of natural gas on public and tribal lands. Using the Congressional Review Act, the GOP is planning to cancel a federal regulation designed to[Read More…]
Western Environmental Law Center: House Takes Extreme Measures to Promote Methane Waste from Oil and Gas
Misguided ideological frenzy could claim innocent bystander OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2017. In a close vote, the House of Representatives voted today to repeal a popular, common-sense Bureau of Management rule limiting methane waste by oil and gas companies on public and tribal lands. This was made possible by the Congressional Review[Read More…]
Stem Cell Transplants May Induce Long-Term Remission of Multiple Sclerosis
Encouraging results help set stage for larger studies. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2017. New clinical trial results provide evidence that high-dose immunosuppressive therapy followed by transplantation of a person’s own blood-forming stem cells can induce sustained remission of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks[Read More…]
Global Coalition Stages Protests and Bank Closures Across the Globe to Defund Dakota Access Pipeline
While Trump, Energy Transfer Partners and Sunoco Logistics race to complete the pipeline, over 500,000 people representing over $2.3 billion in personal investments say no. New York, Madrid, Munich, San Francisco, Tokyo, Amsterdam -(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 29017. On January 24, Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum fast tracking the Dakota Access[Read More…]
Report: Only 30 Vaquita Porpoises Remain on Earth
Extinction Imminent Unless Mexico Halts All Gillnet Fishing LA JOLLA, Calif.— (ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2017. Scientists announced this week that only an estimated 30 vaquita porpoises remain in the world. In a new report, the International Committee for the Recovery of the Vaquita recognizes that the extinction of the vaquita —[Read More…]
Congressman Chaffetz Backs Off Bill to Sell America’s Public Lands After Enormous Public Outcry
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2017. After massive public outcry, Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) announced late Wednesday night on Instagram that he was withdrawing his bill to sell “excess” public lands. The bill, H.R. 621, would have required the federal government to sell 3.3 million acres of federal public lands in 10 western[Read More…]
Groundbreaking Drug Policy Bills Reintroduced in Maryland
Legislation Addresses Addiction, Deadly Overdose, Spread of Infectious Disease and Incarceration Rates for Drug-Related Offenses; Proposed Bills Would Provide Treatment-on-Demand in Hospitals, Decriminalize Small Amounts of Drugs, and Set Up Safe Consumption Programs MARYLAND–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2017. As deaths from drug overdoses increase nationwide, Maryland Delegate Dan Morhaim, M.D. – also[Read More…]
Cardiovascular Disease-Related Hospital Admissions Jump on Second Day After Major Snowfall
Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2017. Hospital admissions for cardiovascular diseases decline on days with major snowfalls compared to days with no snowfall, but they jump by 23% two days later, according to a new study led by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. “With global climate change,[Read More…]
Revised Red Wolf Recovery Plan Could Save Wild Population in U.S.
With Only 45 Remaining in North Carolina, Fish and Wildlife Service Pledges to Rethink Management Approach WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2017. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has pledged to prepare an updated recovery plan in 2018 for the rapidly dwindling population of wild red wolves. In responding to a December petition[Read More…]
