Surveys show 9.5 percent of Americans use marijuana; 30 percent of users meet criteria for a disorder Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2015. The percentage of Americans who reported using marijuana in the past year more than doubled between 2001-2002 and 2012-2013, and the increase in marijuana use disorder during that time[Read More…]
Science
Legal Experts: Landmark Climate Plan Likely to Withstand Polluters’ Court Challenges
Challenges expected in at least three areas, each of which was refuted today Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2015. The rash of lawsuits by polluters and their allies triggered by publishing the Clean Power Plan in the Federal Register are highly unlikely to derail the landmark climate plan, key legal experts[Read More…]
New Report Projects Wildfire Costs to Nearly Double in Colorado and Western States in the Next 10 Years
A firefighter watches a fire burn along Morgan Valley Road near Lower Lake, California, on August 13, 2015. Source: AP/Jeff Chiu Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2015. A new report from the Center for American Progress projects that the U.S. Forest Service will have to spend 80 percent more per year[Read More…]
U.S. Senators to Advance Legislation to Stop States from Labeling GE Food
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2015. With increasing consumer concern about genetically engineered (GE) food, yesterday the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry held a hearing, entitled Agriculture Biotechnology: a Look at Federal Regulation and Stakeholder Perspectives, that critics called lopsided. Most witnesses characterized GE food as safe or side-stepped the issue[Read More…]
CDC Releases Combined Summary of Notifiable Infectious, Noninfectious Diseases
All nationally notifiable conditions are now in the same MMWR volume Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2015. Beginning with the Oct. 23, 2015, Supplements to Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), CDC will publish the summaries of all notifiable conditions – infectious and noninfectious – at the same time. Together, these two[Read More…]
Powerful Pesticide Lobby Attacks Bee-saving Regulations at Miami Trade Talks
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—October 22, 2015. An analysis released today by Friends of the Earth U.S. reveals disturbing news: U.S. and European Union trade negotiators meeting in Miami this week appear to be actively considering adopting the agenda of chemical and pesticide industry lobbyists. Under the terms of the Transatlantic Trade[Read More…]
FDA Approves New Treatment for Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Onivyde (irinotecan liposome injection), in combination with fluorouracil and leucovorin, to treat patients with advanced (metastatic) pancreatic cancer who have been previously treated with gemcitabine-based chemotherapy. According to the National Cancer Institute, there will be 48,960 new[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton: ‘Serious Concerns’ About Proposed Mega-Mergers of Health Insurance Companies
Hillary Clinton, Worried About Excessive Consolidation in Insurance Industry, Urges Regulator Scrutiny of Aetna-Humana and Cigna-Anthem Deals NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—October 21, 2015. In a new statement released Wednesday, Hillary Clinton raised “serious concerns” about proposed mergers involving major health insurance companies Aetna and Humana, as well as Cigna and Anthem. The[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Kerry at the Opening Session of the Climate and Clean Energy Investment Forum
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: Drew, thank you very, very much. Good morning everybody. Welcome to the State Department. And Drew, thanks so much for not just great leadership, but for years of friendship. Drew was really the surrogate senator for the state of Massachusetts for a period of[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders Calls for Probe into Exxon Mobil Claims on Climate Change
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today asked the Department of Justice to investigate potential fraud by Exxon Mobil Corp. over conflicts in what it knew and what it told the public and shareholders about the cause of climate change. In a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch,[Read More…]
