Climate markers continue to show global warming trend State of the Climate in 2014 report available online. (Credit: NOAA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 16, 2015. In 2014, the most essential indicators of Earth’s changing climate continued to reflect trends of a warming planet, with several markers such as rising land and ocean[Read More…]
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Senator Merkley Announces Bill to Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling
WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–July 16, 2015. Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley announced the Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2015, a major piece of legislation to stop offshore Arctic drilling. The legislation would prevent any new or renewed leases for the exploration, development, or production of oil, natural gas, or any[Read More…]
FDA Authorizes Use of Prosthesis for Rehabilitation of Above-the-knee Amputations
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 16, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today authorized use of the first prosthesis marketed in the U.S. for adults who have amputations above the knee and who have rehabilitation problems with, or cannot use, a conventional socket prosthesis. The Osseoanchored Prostheses for the Rehabilitation of[Read More…]
Futuristic Brain Probe Allows for Wireless Control of Neurons
NIH-funded scientists developed an ultra-thin, minimally invasive device for controlling brain cells with drugs and light Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 16, 2015. A study showed that scientists can wirelessly determine the path a mouse walks with a press of a button. Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, and[Read More…]
Groups Urge Stronger Protections in New Stream Rule
Some notable improvement alongside troubling stream buffer provision In the past few decades, an area the size of Delaware has been flattened. Coal companies first raze an entire mountainside, ripping trees from the ground and clearing brush with huge tractors. This debris is then set ablaze as deep holes are[Read More…]
House Passes Bill That Would Unravel Environmental Protections in Drought-Stricken California
Bill eliminates safeguards for salmon while siphoning water to small group of commercial farms The nearly-empty Uvas Reservoir in California’s Santa Clara County on February 1, 2014. Photo courtesy of Ian Abbott Washington, DC —(ENEWSPF)–July 16, 2015. By a vote of 245–176, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation today[Read More…]
EPA Must End Discrimination, Stop States from Permitting Polluters in Overburdened Communities of Color
10+ years of delays in civil rights investigations threatens health of communities nationwide The expansion of ExxonMobil’s Beaumont Refinery in Texas is one of the cases where the EPA failed to investigate civil rights complaints filed more than a decade ago. Photo courtesy of Randy Edwards San Francisco, CA —(ENEWSPF)–July[Read More…]
EPA Must End Discrimination, Stop States from Permitting Polluters in Overburdened Communities of Color
10+ years of delays in civil rights investigations threatens health of communities nationwide The expansion of ExxonMobil’s Beaumont Refinery in Texas is one of the cases where the EPA failed to investigate civil rights complaints filed more than a decade ago. Photo courtesy of Randy Edwards San Francisco, CA —(ENEWSPF)–July[Read More…]
Court Challenge Filed to Recover Oregon Coast Coho Salmon
Iconic Oregon Salmon Threatened by Lack of Recovery Plan, Destructive Logging Practices PORTLAND, Ore.—(ENEWSPF)–July 15, 2015. The Center for Biological Diversity and Oregon Wild today filed a court challenge against the National Marine Fisheries Service over its failure to develop a recovery plan for Oregon coast coho salmon. Despite the[Read More…]
United States Chamber of Commerce: Blowing Smoke for Big Tobacco
Working for Big Tobacco, Chamber Fights to Delay, Block Life-Saving Policies WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—July 16, 2015. With deep ties to the tobacco industry, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has been working to derail tobacco control rules and undermine life-saving policies in dozens of countries around the world, according to a[Read More…]
