By Alex Sosnowski, Senior Meteorologist for AccuWeather.com AccuWeather.com-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports the overall pattern will favor temperatures averaging above normal in much of the central and eastern United States through at least Christmas, but the warmth will falter at times in some locations. According to AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Elliot Abrams, “There is[Read More…]
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Council of Economic Advisers Releases Report Highlighting New Research on SNAP’s Effectiveness and the Importance of Adequate Food Assistance
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2015. A new report released today from the White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) finds that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as Food Stamps, is highly effective at reducing food insecurity—the government’s measure for whether households lack the resources for consistent and dependable[Read More…]
Tar Sands are Trouble! National Academy of Science Study Skewers Diluted Bitumen
Groundbreaking report calls for increased scrutiny and regulation, vindicates tar sands campaigners WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2015 – The National Academy of Sciences today released a study on diluted bitumen (or “dilbit”), a raw form of tar sands oil making its way across North America in increasing volumes, that supports[Read More…]
At COP21: New Resilience ‘Toolkit’ Guides Cities Facing Rising Temperatures, Deadly Heat Waves
NRDC former president says toolkit can help “protect those who are most vulnerable” from climate impacts PARIS–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2015 — Cities plagued by dangerous heat waves and soaring temperatures will be able to better protect their most vulnerable citizens with a new climate resilience toolkit released today at the Paris[Read More…]
Biomarkers Outperform Symptoms in Parsing Psychosis Subgroups
Multiple biological pathways lead to similar symptoms – NIH-funded study. Color coding illustrates the relationship between biotypes and diagnoses of schizophrenia, schizoaffective, and psychotic bipolar disorder in study participants. Each disorder includes patients with each of the three biotypes. The biotypes vary along two key dimensions – cognitive control and[Read More…]
Major Japanese and American Consumer Groups Oppose Genetically Engineered Salmon
TOKYO, JAPAN –(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2015 —Today, Center for Food Safety and the Seikatsu Club Consumers’ Co-operative Union (SCCCU) of Japan, jointly opposed the commercialization of the genetically engineered (GE) salmon recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The novel fish is the first ever GE animal approved[Read More…]
Precedent-setting Campaign to Block Nestlé and Others from Bottling Water in Oregon County Submits Three Times the Number of Signatures Needed to Qualify for Ballot
Ballot measure to protect local water gains momentum. Hood River County, Ore. –(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2015. Residents of this picturesque Columbia River Gorge county this week submitted three times as many signatures as they need to qualify for the ballot an initiative that would block corporate behemoth, Nestlé, from bottling and[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders Introduces Major Clean Energy Jobs Package
Plan Would More Than Double the Clean Energy Workforce WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2015 – As part of his plan to create a sustainable, clean-energy economy, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced legislation today that would significantly reduce carbon pollution and help put us on a path to more than double the size[Read More…]
Citing Recent Outrageous Examples, Senator Durbin Calls on FTC to Review Sharp Spikes in Drug Pricing
Senator also says FTC should scrutinize mergers and acquisitions for their potential impact on drug pricing decisions WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2015. In a meeting yesterday with the Chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) called on the agency to make a timely review of[Read More…]
Call for Police Killings, Police Deaths to Be Reported as Notifiable Weekly Public Health Data
Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2015. Although no reliable official data currently exist on the number of law enforcement-related deaths each year in the U.S., counting these deaths can and should be done because the data constitute crucial public health information that could help prevent future deaths, according to a new[Read More…]
