Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2015. Delegates from more than 90 countries took the unprecedented step of voting last week for a global ban on pentachlorophenol (penta) – a proven toxic pesticide and contaminant found in wildlife and human biomonitoring studies worldwide. The historic vote came at the combined meetings of the Basel, Rotterdam,[Read More…]
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Illinois EPA Announces Community Water Supply Testing Program
Drinking Water Testing Services Available through Illinois EPA Laboratory SPRINGFIELD —(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2015. Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Director Lisa Bonnett announced the Agency is offering drinking water testing services for Community Water Supplies for fiscal year 2016 (July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016). Through the Illinois EPA Community Water[Read More…]
Species in the Spotlight Campaign Brings New Focus to NOAA Fisheries’ Endangered Species Conservation Efforts
Southern Resident killer whale. (Credit: NOAA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2015. NOAA Fisheries announced yesterday a new Species in the Spotlight campaign to focus recovery and public education efforts on eight marine species that are at risk of extinction. The eight species highlighted, all listed as endangered under the Endangered Species[Read More…]
Bicyclists and Motorists Urged to Share the Road with a ‘Safety First’ Focus
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2015. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is marking Bicycle Safety Month by reminding motorists and cyclists of the steps they should take to reverse the trend of rising numbers of cycling fatalities on the nation’s roads. Last fall, U.S. Secretary of[Read More…]
El Nino Delivers Drought-Busting but Flooding Rain to Texas; California May be Next
AccuWeather.com-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports an El Niño pattern has been contributing to drought-busting rain in Texas and the southern Plains. California may be next up for much-needed rain during the winter of 2015-16. El Niño, which began during the past winter, occurs when ocean water temperatures climb above normal across the central[Read More…]
Weekend Warmth, Humidity to Build for Northeast
AccuWeather.com-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports much of the Northeast is in for a warm and humid weekend following the cool weather that occurred during midweek. Shorts and short sleeve shirts will be common attire around the region as cities such as Pittsburgh, Baltimore and New York City all experience an uptick in temperatures[Read More…]
Atlantic Hurricane Forecast: As Many as Three US Landfalls Predicted Despite Below-Normal Season
AccuWeather.com-(ENEWSPF)-AccuWeather reports despite a premature start to the Atlantic hurricane season, due to the development of Ana, forecasters predict that the number of storms this year will again fall below normal. There have only been four below-normal seasons total in the past 20 years. With eight named tropical storms, four hurricanes[Read More…]
Scientists at Keck Discover the Fluffiest Galaxies
A collection of unidentified blobs was discovered toward the Coma cluster of galaxies, using the Dragonfly Telephoto Array. One of these puzzling objects, Dragonfly 44, was studied in detail using the Keck Observatory and confirmed as an ultra-diffuse galaxy. Even though it is 60,000 light years across, It is so[Read More…]
Hubble Traces the Migration of White Dwarfs in Cluster 47 Tucanae
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have, for the first time, collected a census of young white dwarf stars beginning their migration from the crowded centre of an ancient star cluster to its less populated outskirts. The new results challenge our ideas about how and when a star loses[Read More…]
Water Was Plentiful in the Early Universe
Tel Aviv, Harvard University researchers discover water vapor may have formed in universe earlier than previously believed Tel Aviv-(ENEWSPF)- Astronomers have long held that water — two hydrogen atoms and an oxygen atom — was a relative latecomer to the universe. They believed that any element heavier than helium had[Read More…]
