HAWAII–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2016. Astronomers have uncovered a near-record breaking supermassive black hole, weighing 17 billion suns, in an unlikely place: in the center of a galaxy in a sparsely populated area of the universe. The observations, made by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and the Gemini Telescope in Hawaii, may indicate[Read More…]
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Study Supports Single-question Alcohol Screen for Adolescents
Findings also endorse use of NIAAA youth screening guide Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention for Youth: A Practitioner’s Guide” is designed to help health care professionals quickly identify youth at risk for alcohol-related problems. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2016. A single screening question about drinking frequency in the past year could[Read More…]
United Nations Urged to Withdraw Misleading Biofuels Report
Error-filled Document Touts Shuttered Plants, Bankrupt Company OAKLAND, Calif.—(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2016. The Center for Biological Diversity and seven other groups today urged the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) to withdraw a misleading and inaccurate report on “second-generation biofuels” — fuels made from wood, grasses or crop residues.[Read More…]
EPA Analysis: 97 Percent of Endangered Species Threatened by Two Common Pesticides
Study Marks First Time EPA Has Properly Examined Nationwide Pesticide Impacts on Rare Animals, Plants PORTLAND, Ore.—(ENEWSPF)–April 6, 2016. The Environmental Protection Agency’s first rigorous nationwide analysis of the effects of pesticides on endangered species finds that 97 percent of more than 1,700 animals and plants protected under the[Read More…]
FDA Approves First Leadless Pacemaker to Treat Heart Rhythm Disorders
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 6, 2016. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first pacemaker that does not require the use of wired leads to provide an electrical connection between the pulse-generating device and the heart. While the Micra Transcatheter Pacing System works like other pacemakers to regulate heart[Read More…]
In Wake of WA Climate Rule Withdrawal, Youth Petitioners Return to Court
Seattle, Washington–(ENEWSPF)–April 6, 2016. Late yesterday, the youth petitioners in a precedent-setting case over climate disruption in Washington state asked the court to step in yet again after the state Department of Ecology withdrew its proposed rule to reduce carbon emissions. By withdrawing the proposed rule, Ecology demonstrated it is[Read More…]
‘Cold Blob’ To Be A Wildcard In The 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season
Justin Roberti AccuWeather.com AccuWeather Global Weather Center-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports the potential movement of a ‘cold blob’ of water in the North Atlantic Ocean may be the wild card in the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season, experts say. The cold blob refers to a large, anomalous area of colder-than-normal sea-surface temperatures, located east of Newfoundland[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Kerry at Bloomberg New Energy Finance Summit
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Mike, thank you very, very much. Thanks, more importantly, for your extraordinary leadership over the years. I think everybody here knows that Mike Bloomberg has been a pioneer on so many different things, critical issues, and concepts – a great business person and entrepreneur of extraordinary[Read More…]
NASA Progresses Toward SpaceX Resupply Mission to Space Station
The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM), developed for NASA by Bigelow Aerospace, is lifted into SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft for transport to the International Space Station when the spacecraft launches at 4:43 p.m. Friday, April 8, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) in Florida Credits:[Read More…]
Senators Warren and Enzi Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Genetic Privacy Protections for Research Participants
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2016. United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) today introduced the bipartisan Genetic Research Privacy Protection Act, which would strengthen privacy protections for the genetic information of medical research participants. Federal agencies as well as research institutions maintain large databases of genetic information.[Read More…]
