Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2016 By: Sharda Sekaran Managing Director of Communications, Drug Policy Alliance Keith Lamont Scott is dead at the age of 43. A father of seven children with a wife of 20 years and a cognitive impairment from a motorcycle accident, Mr. Scott is gone from this earth[Read More…]
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Sierra Club Statement on the First Presidential Debate
NEW YORK, NY –(ENEWSPF)–September 26, 2016. Tonight, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump engaged in the first Presidential debate of the general election. During the debate, Secretary Clinton spoke about the profound economic opportunity posed by clean energy, while Donald Trump denied calling climate change a “hoax” despite using exactly[Read More…]
Report on Airplanes’ Lags in Fuel Efficiency Highlights Need for EPA to Set Tough Climate Rules
SAN FRANCISCO—(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2016. A new report showing that new airplanes are dramatically less fuel efficient than emerging technology makes possible highlights the need for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to curb planet-warming pollution from the nation’s aircraft fleet. Today’s report from the International Council on Clean Transportation found[Read More…]
Civil Rights, Faith, and Environmental Groups Urge Congress to Address Flint Lead Crisis before Recess
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–September 26, 2016. 86 national civil and human rights, faith, and environmental groups are urging Congress to include immediate aid for Flint, Michigan, in the Continuing Resolution to fund the government before the congressional recess. The people of Flint, a low-income and majority-minority community, have been suffering from over-exposure[Read More…]
Scientists’ Finding Supports Moon Creation Hypothesis
Johns Hopkins researchers claim Earth layer remains from “giant impact” Baltimore, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 26, 2016. New research led by Johns Hopkins University scientists argues that a layer of iron and other elements deep under ground is the evidence scientists have long been seeking to support the hypothesis that the moon was[Read More…]
The Incredible Shrinking Mercury is Active After All
It’s small, it’s hot, and it’s shrinking. Surprising new NASA-funded research suggests that Mercury is contracting even today, joining Earth as a tectonically active planet. Credits: NASA/JHUAPL/Carnegie Institution of Washington/USGS/Arizona State University Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 26, 2016. It’s small, it’s hot, and it’s shrinking. New NASA-funded research suggests that Mercury is[Read More…]
NIH Study Links Morning Sickness to Lower Risk of Pregnancy Loss
Comprehensive study confirms earlier reports. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 26, 2016. A new analysis by researchers at the National Institutes of Health has provided the strongest evidence to date that nausea and vomiting during pregnancy is associated with a lower risk of miscarriage in pregnant women. The study, appearing in JAMA Internal[Read More…]
‘Sixth Sense’ May be More than Just a Feeling (Video)
NIH study of rare genetic disorder reveals importance of touch and body awareness. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 26, 2016. With the help of two young patients with a unique neurological disorder, an initial study by scientists at the National Institutes of Health suggests that a gene called PIEZO2 controls specific aspects of[Read More…]
Record Number of Cities Celebrate Sixth Annual National Drive Electric Week
National Drive Electric Week is 2016’s largest environmental mass mobilization WASHINGTON, D.C. -(ENEWSPF)–September 26, 2016 – This year’s sixth annual National Drive Electric Week was the biggest National Drive Electric week yet with 2365 events in 212 cities, seven countries, and 46 U.S. states held between Saturday, September 10 and[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for RECLAIM Act and Economic Diversification in Coal States (Video)
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–September 26, 2016. The Sierra Club and West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy released a poll today showing overwhelming support in Appalachia for the RECLAIM Act, which would provide $1 billion for economic development and diversification projects in coal communities hard hit by America’s shift away from[Read More…]
