INDIANA–(ENEWSPF)–July 1, 2016. Yesterday, an Indiana district court preliminarily blocked enforcement of an extreme abortion restriction — making Indiana’s law the fifth anti-abortion law to falter since the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt on Monday. This includes restrictions in Texas, Alabama, Mississippi, and Wisconsin. The[Read More…]
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Groups Secure Settlement Requiring Alpha Natural Resources to Fund Community Restoration Projects
Agreement modifies existing water treatment settlement and resolves the groups’ objections in Alpha’s bankruptcy Richmond, VA–(ENEWSPF)–July 1, 2016. Today, coal mine operator Alpha Natural Resources filed in federal bankruptcy court a settlement with Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, and Sierra Club that directs significant funds to[Read More…]
Forest Service Plan Would Perpetuate Destruction of Tongass Old-Growth
Proposed plan continues the controversy of old-growth logging for years to come, fails to protect real economic drivers, and impairs the country’s ability to combat climate change Tongass National Forest. Mark Meyer / USDA Juneau, AK —(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2016. Today, the U.S. Forest Service released its long-awaited proposal for amending[Read More…]
Clinical Trial: Vaporized Cannabis Efficacious In Treating Neuropathy
Sacramento, CA–(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2016. The inhalation of vaporized herbal cannabis reduces neuropathic pain in patients with spinal cord related injuries, according to placebo-controlled clinical trial data published online ahead of print in The Journal of Pain. A team of investigators at the University of California, San Diego, UC Davis,[Read More…]
Cost of Poor Child Growth in Developing World: $177B in Lost Wages for Children Born Each Year
Investing in better childhood growth would yield threefold return Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2016. Early life growth faltering in low- and middle-income countries results in a US $176.8 billion reduction in potential career earnings for children born each year, according to new Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health[Read More…]
‘Bugs’ on the Subway: Monitoring the Microbial Environment to Improve Public Health (Video)
Researchers Regina Joice and Jose Vallarino swab subway ticket machines Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)-June 30, 2016. The trillions of microbes that transfer from people to surfaces could provide an early warning system for the emergence of public health threats such as a flu outbreak or a rise in antibiotic resistance, according to[Read More…]
Study Finds Anti-anxiety Drug Limits Rats’ Empathetic Behavior (Video)
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2016 By Matt Wood Rats given an anti-anxiety medication were less likely to free trapped companions because the drug lessened their empathy, according to a new study by UChicago neuroscientists. The research, published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology, validates studies that show rats are emotionally motivated to[Read More…]
Hubble Captures Vivid Auroras in Jupiter’s Atmosphere
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2016. Astronomers are using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to study auroras — stunning light shows in a planet’s atmosphere — on the poles of the largest planet in the solar system, Jupiter. This observation program is supported by measurements made by NASA’s Juno spacecraft, currently on[Read More…]
NIH-led Effort Uses Implementation Science Approaches to Reduce Mother-to-child HIV Transmission
Studies investigate best practices to ease major disease burden in Sub-Saharan Africa. An expectant mother in Nigeria is tested for HIV while attending a “baby shower,” at a church, where free HIV tests and prenatal care are offered.Photo by Dina Patel/HealthySunrise Foundation Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2016. An emerging field, known[Read More…]
State Ag Department Trying to Conceal Information on Polluting Fertilizer
Earthjustice demands public accountability A toxic algae outbreak on southwest Florida’s Caloosahatchee River in June of 2011, turned the water a freakish green, killed fish, and released a nauseating stench for weeks. Photo provided by Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation Tallahassee —(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2016. With algae outbreaks turning South Florida’s coastal rivers[Read More…]
