Victory: Federal court sees value of tackling climate-changing pollution, says law not discriminatory Oregon’s Clean Fuels Standard reduces pollution from gas and diesel and opens the state’s fuel market to cleaner fuel options made by innovators both inside and out of Oregon. Photo courtesy of Michael Kappel Portland, OR —(ENEWSPF)–September[Read More…]
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Study Finds No Benefit to Bee-Toxic Neonic Use
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 25, 2015. Neonicotinoid-treated seeds do not reduce crop damage from pests, adding to a growing body of evidence questioning the benefits of using these bee-toxic insecticides, according to a study published in the journal BioOne. Widely-used neonicotinoids (neonics), which as systemic chemicals move through a plant’s vascular system and[Read More…]
Environmental, Animal Protection Groups Join Fight to Halt Florida’s Black Bear Hunt
Emergency Hearing to Stop Hunt Scheduled for Oct. 1 TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—(ENEWSPF)–September 25, 2015. Local, state and national animal-protection and environmental organizations filed a “friend of the court” brief today in support of a lawsuit to stop the impending trophy hunt of Florida black bears, an iconic and rare Florida species[Read More…]
U.S.-China Joint Presidential Statement on Climate Change
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 25, 2015. In November 2014, President Barack Obama and President Xi Jinping stood together in Beijing to make a historic U.S.-China Joint Announcement on Climate Change, emphasizing their personal commitment to a successful climate agreement in Paris and marking a new era of multilateral climate diplomacy as well[Read More…]
United States Rejects Calls by U.N. Human Rights Council to End Harmful Restrictions on Reproductive Rights
U.S. position leaves women without access to essential health services Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2015. This week the United States government rejected recommendations from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Norway, and Belgium urging the Obama administration to implement the Helms Amendment correctly—preventing women worldwide from accessing safe, legal reproductive care. A[Read More…]
Disarming C. Diff Bacteria Without Destroying Healthy Gut Flora
Clostridium difficile is responsible for more than 250,000 hospitalizations and 15,000 U.S. deaths each year. Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2015. Stanford University School of Medicine scientists successfully defeated a dangerous intestinal pathogen, Clostridium difficile, with a drug targeting its toxins rather than its life. By not aiming to kill the pathogen with antibiotics, scientists[Read More…]
One in 10 Pregnant Women in the United States Reports Drinking Alcohol
About a third of those who drink alcohol say they binge drink 1 in 10 pregnant women reports alochol use* *Defined as at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage in the past 30 days. Source: CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), United states 2011-2013 Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2015.[Read More…]
Researchers Discover New Lineage of Prehistoric, Plankton-eating Sharks
DePaul University’s Kenshu Shimada leads international team in analyzing fossil Researchers, including DePaul University paleobiologist Kenshu Shimada, found the tiny, hook-shaped teeth of the prehistoric Pseudomegachasma shark in the U.S. and Russia. (Photo courtesy of Kenshu Shimada) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—September 24, 2015. An international team of scientists has discovered a new[Read More…]
Substance Abuse Recovery Odds Increase in a Community Setting
According to research led by Leonard Jason, a community psychologist at DePaul University, living in a functional community and engaging in positive social structures enhances the recovery trajectory for alcohol and drug abuse. (Photo by Jamie Moncrief) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—September 24, 2015. Following substance abuse treatment, individuals who live in a[Read More…]
Standard Treatment Better Than Potential Alternative for Unexplained Infertility
Clomiphene more effective than letrozole for achieving pregnancy, NIH funded study finds Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2015. Treatment with clomiphene, a standard therapy for couples with unexplained infertility, results in more live births than treatment with a potential alternative, letrozole, according to a study of more than 900 couples conducted by[Read More…]
