House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) meets with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 28. Source: AP/Cliff Owen Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016. In July, House Republicans, led by Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), released a white paper outlining their potential replacement plan for the Affordable Care Act, or[Read More…]
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Bee Hives at Roosevelt University’s Schaumburg Campus to Enhance Prairie and Learning Opportunities
SCHAUMBURG–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2016. Two hives containing more than 60,000 honey bees have found a home on the north side of Roosevelt University’s Schaumburg Campus where they are expected to contribute to healthy growth and sustainability of the campus’s prairie and community garden. “The bees will be instrumental in cross pollinating[Read More…]
Florida Investigation Links Four Recent Zika Cases to Local Mosquito-Borne Virus Transmission
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2016. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been informed by the State of Florida that Zika virus infections in four people were likely caused by bites of local Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. The cases are likely the first known occurrence of local mosquito-borne Zika virus[Read More…]
On International Tiger Day, UN Calls for Urgent Action Against Illegal Wildlife Trade
Tiger cubs in Mysore, India. UNEP is actively involved in working with Governments, scientists, private organizations and other concerned groups to preserve and protect this endangered species. UN Photo/John Isaac NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–29 July 2016 – The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific today marked[Read More…]
Zika Infections Increasing Rapidly in Puerto Rico
Widespread Zika infections warrant urgent action to protect pregnant women Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2016. As of July 7, Zika has been diagnosed in 5,582* people, including 672 pregnant women, in Puerto Rico according to a new report published today in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). Positive tests for[Read More…]
ACLU Joins Lawsuit to Defend Confidential Medical Records from Warrantless Federal DEA Searches
SALT LAKE CITY—(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2016. The American Civil Liberties Union of Utah and the national ACLU have filed a motion in federal court challenging the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s authority to obtain Utahns’ private prescription records from the Utah Controlled Substance Database (UCSD) without a warrant. Last month, the DEA[Read More…]
Gov. Rick Scott: With Likely Mosquito-Borne Zika Cases, State Will Use Full Resources to Protect Floridians
ORLANDO, Fla. – (ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2016. Today, Governor Rick Scott announced that the Florida Department of Health (DOH) has concluded that four cases of the Zika virus are likely mosquito-borne. DOH knows that the four cases are in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties. One of these cases involves a woman and[Read More…]
Survey: Military Veterans Strongly Support Medical Cannabis Access
New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2016. More than two in three military veterans say that medical cannabis should be legalized, and 75 percent believe that VA physicians should be able to recommend marijuana therapy to eligible patients, according to the results of the 7th annual membership survey of Iraq and Afghanistan[Read More…]
New Zealand: Five Percent Of Citizens Using Cannabis For Therapeutic Benefit
Wellington, New Zealand–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2016. One in 20 New Zealand citizens acknowledge having used cannabis for therapeutic purposes over the past year, according to an analysis of nationwide health survey data published in the New Zealand Medical Journal. Respondents were most likely to acknowledge using cannabis to mitigate symptoms of[Read More…]
NOAA to Develop New Global Weather Model (Video)
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2016. NOAA took a significant step toward building the world’s best global weather model today, a priority for the agency and the nation. NOAA announced the selection of a new dynamic core, the engine of a numerical weather prediction model, and will begin developing a state-of-the-art global[Read More…]
