Portland, Ore.–(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2016. Conservation groups filed a lawsuit today challenging the authority of the federal wildlife-killing program Wildlife Services to kill any of the approximately 81 remaining gray wolves in Oregon. The legal challenge, filed by the Western Environmental Law Center on behalf of four conservation groups, with Cascadia[Read More…]
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Senator Durbin Discusses Congenital Heart Disease Research with Illinois Leaders & Activists
Durbin recently introduced bipartisan legislation to reauthorize his 2009 Congenital Heart Future Act WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2016. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today met with Illinois constituents who have congenital heart defects, their families and their physicians who are in Washington, DC advocating for increased research funding on behalf[Read More…]
More Than 3 Million US Women at Risk for Alcohol-exposed Pregnancy
Sexually active women who stop using birth control should stop drinking alcohol, but most keep drinking Drinking too much can have many risks for women. Entire Infographic Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2016. An estimated 3.3 million women between the ages of 15 and 44 years are at risk of exposing their[Read More…]
Study: Monsanto’s Glyphosate Most Heavily Used Weed-Killer in History
Nearly 75 Percent of All Glyphosate Sprayed on Crops Came in the Last 10 Years; Surging Use in both U.S. and Globally Raises New Concerns for Health and the Environment WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2016. Monsanto’s signature herbicide glyphosate, first marketed as “Roundup,” is now the most widely and heavily[Read More…]
Higher Dietary Fiber Intake in Young Women May Reduce Breast Cancer Risk
Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2016. Women who eat more high-fiber foods during adolescence and young adulthood—especially lots of fruits and vegetables—may have significantly lower breast cancer risk than those who eat less dietary fiber when young, according to a new large-scale study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School[Read More…]
Galileo Signals Covering More of the Sky
Satnav signals EU–(ENEWSPF)–2 February 2016. Europe’s ninth and tenth Galileo satellites have started broadcasting working navigation messages.These two satellites were launched together on 11 September last year. Once safely in orbit and their systems activated, their navigation payloads and search and rescue transponders were subjected to a rigorous process of[Read More…]
Blast From Black Hole in a Galaxy Far, Far Away
Radio Galaxy Pictor A –Credits: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Univ. of Hertfordshire/M. Hardcastle et al.; Radio: CSIRO/ATNF/ATCA. See full image Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2016. The Star Wars franchise has featured the fictitious “Death Star,” which can shoot powerful beams of radiation across space. The Universe, however, produces phenomena that often surpass what science[Read More…]
Legal Petition Urges EPA to Protect Waters from Widespread Insecticide Contamination
EPA must fix key policies to stem imminent threats to aquatic life WASHINGTON, DC—(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2016. Center for Food Safety (CFS) today filed a formal petition with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy seeking greater protections for the nation’s waters and aquatic life from increasing use of[Read More…]
FDA Puts Brakes on Genetically Engineered Salmon until Labeling Requirements are Established
WASHINGTON, DC—(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2016. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Friday it would block all imports of AquaBounty’s recently approved genetically engineered (GE) salmon until the agency had determined how to label the novel product. The agency approved the salmon in October without any mandatory labeling indicating that the[Read More…]
White House Fact Sheet: Investing in the National Cancer Moonshot
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 1, 2016. During his 2016 State of the Union Address, President Obama called on Vice President Biden to lead a new, national “Moonshot” initiative to eliminate cancer as we know it. Today, the White House is announcing a new $1 billion initiative to jumpstart this work. Too many[Read More…]
