PORTLAND, Ore.—(ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2016. The Food and Drug Administration will finally begin testing food for glyphosate, the world’s most commonly used pesticide, according to Civil Eats. This marks the first time that a U.S. agency will routinely test for glyphosate residue in food. It comes after the Government Accountability[Read More…]
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Audubon Scientists Uncover Winter Home of Maine Atlantic Puffins
Formerly Unknown Migration Revealed in Gulf of St. Lawrence and U.S. Continental Shelf Atlantic Puffin on deep ocean waters. Photo: Stephen W. Kress NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–February 16, 2016. New findings recently announced by the National Audubon Society at the Pacific Seabird Group convention in Oahu, Hawaii reveal the first-ever mapped winter[Read More…]
Fishing and Public Interest Groups File Challenge to Feds’ Unprecedented Decision to Establish Aquaculture in Offshore U.S. Waters
Industrial aquaculture would bring economic and environmental harms to Gulf of Mexico and beyond New Orleans, LA–(ENEWSPF)–February 16, 2016—Center for Food Safety has filed a new lawsuit challenging the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) new federal regulations permitting, for the first time, industrial aquaculture offshore in U.S. federal waters[Read More…]
U.S. Preventative Services Task Force Final Recommendation Statement: Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 16, 2016. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released today a final recommendation statement on screening for autism spectrum disorder in young children. The Task Force found that more evidence is needed to make a recommendation on the benefits and harms of screening young children for autism. The[Read More…]
American Academy of Pediatrics Statement on U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Final Recommendation Statement on Autism Screening
Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–February 16, 2016 By: Benard Dreyer, MD, FAAP, president, American Academy of Pediatrics “The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) agrees with the call from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) for more research on the impact of screening and interventions for children who have autism spectrum[Read More…]
Drones for Research: DePaul University Archaeologist Explains UAV Use at Fifa for Site Documentation, Monitoring
Austin “Chad” Hill, a research scientist at the University of Connecticut, prepares a fixed wing drone for a flight over the landscape at Fifa in Jordan. Hill works with archaeologist Morag M. Kersel, an assistant professor at DePaul University, using drones for site documentation and monitoring at the site with[Read More…]
Environmental Groups File Fracking Lawsuit Against Three Energy Companies Operating in Oklahoma
Sierra Club and Public Justice Say Industry is Responsible for Increased Seismic Activity; Suit Comes in Wake of One of the Strongest Earthquakes in State History Oklahoma City, OK –(ENEWSPF)–February 16, 2016. Sierra Club and Public Justice have filed a federal lawsuit against three energy companies engaged in hydraulic[Read More…]
Red Wolf Population Plunges to as Few as 50 as Feds Gut Recovery Program
Anti-wildlife Groups Spur Halt to Recovery Efforts, Poaching Investigations WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)– February 16, 2016. The nation’s only population of red wolves is in an alarming free-fall, declining by 27 percent from 2014 to 2015 to as few as 50 individuals, according to new population counts released by the U.S. Fish and[Read More…]
Announcing the Winner of the Healthy Communities Challenge
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2016. Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that nearly 13 million Americans selected a 2016 Marketplace plan during the third open enrollment period under the Affordable Care Act. This year’s successful open enrollment builds on recent years of rapid progress in expanding[Read More…]
Creation of Desert National Monuments Safeguards Vital Bird Habitats
President Obama Protects 1.8 Million Acres, Home to Millions of Birds Prairie Falcon. Photo: Peter Knoot/Audubon Photography Awards SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2016. Millions of California birds will be among the beneficiaries of three new national monuments created by executive order today. At the request of US Senator Dianne Feinstein, President Barack[Read More…]
