KAZAKHSTAN–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2016. The moon, or supermoon, is seen rising behind the Soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad in Kazakhstan, Monday, November 14, 2016. NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, and European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet will launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome to[Read More…]
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Victory for America’s Youth – Constitutional Climate Lawsuit Against U.S. to Proceed
Federal Judge Ann Aiken rejects U.S. government and fossil fuel industries motions to dismiss Eugene, OR – (ENEWSPF)—November 11, 2016. Yesterday, the federal court in Eugene, Oregon decided in favor of 21 youth plaintiffs in their “groundbreaking” constitutional climate lawsuit against President Obama, numerous federal agencies, and the fossil fuel[Read More…]
Paul Ryan Just Announced His Plans to Phase Out Medicare With Privatization Using Vouchers
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 11, 2016 By smokey545 Talking Points Memo late last night after most were in be published this brief stunning announcement -— “And Here We Go”: “Paul Ryan just announced that as part of repealing Obamacare he plans to phase out Medicare and replace it with private insurance for retirees.”[Read More…]
EPA Approves Use of Dangerous Herbicide Dicamba on GE Crops
Agency Opens Door to Massive Increase in Pesticide Use, Fails to Examine Threat to Endangered Species WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–November 9, 2016. Ignoring the legal requirement to examine threats to endangered species, the Environmental Protection Agency today approved the use of the dangerously toxic herbicide dicamba on crops genetically engineered to tolerate the[Read More…]
EPA Cites Behr Iron and Metal in Rockford, Ill., for Air Violations
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–November 9, 2016. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that a notice of violation has been issued to Behr Iron and Metal of Rockford, Illinois, for exceeding the health-based standard which limits air emissions of lead. EPA required installation of an air monitor at the facility in 2015. Results from[Read More…]
University of Chicago Scientists Probe Underground Depths of Earth’s Carbon Cycle
Carbon in the fluid of the Earth’s mantle is not in the form of carbon dioxide but rather in carbonate and bicarbonate ions, researchers found. Courtesy of: Prof. Giulia Galli, et al. CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2016 By Greg Borzo Understanding how carbon dissolves in water at the molecular level under extreme[Read More…]
Standing Rock Update Nov. 7: Rubber Bullets, 500+ Clergy Represent and Matriarchal Leaders (Videos)
NORTH DAKOTA–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2015 By navajo Militarized police facing peaceful Water Protectors praying about the desecration of a burial site on the hilltop. I’ve been offline since Tuesday, Nov. 2, to help bury my 86-year-old auntie on the Navajo reservation. In the air, driving for hours and sporadic reservation connectivity[Read More…]
Testing of Investigational Inactivated Zika Vaccine in Humans Begins
First of five planned clinical trials to test ZPIV vaccine. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2016. The first of five early stage clinical trials to test the safety and ability of an investigational Zika vaccine candidate called the Zika Purified Inactivated Virus (ZPIV) vaccine to generate an immune system response has begun[Read More…]
In Letter to EPA on Atrazine Hazards, House Republicans Challenge Science, Call the Weedkiller Safe
Washington, DC–November 7, 2016. In a letter last week on the widely used weedkiller atrazine, Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) and 105 of his colleagues told Gina McCarthy, administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), that, “It would be irresponsible to greatly restrict one of the safest and most trusted herbicides on the[Read More…]
The Doomsday Scenario for Reproductive Rights if Trump is Elected
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2016 By ZawnVillines It’s easy to complain on social media that Clinton isn’t liberal enough (or is too liberal), that she can’t be trusted, that she should have managed her emails differently. When it’s time to cast a ballot, though, it takes a truly warped moral compass[Read More…]
