Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2015. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) has confirmed that a rare malignant tumor was found on a smallmouth bass caught in the Susquehanna River by an angler late last summer. The finding was confirmed by two independent laboratory tests, including the U.S. Fish and Wildlife[Read More…]
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150,000 Americans Call for Less Meat, More Plants in New U.S. Diet Guidelines
WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—May 7, 2015. More than 150,000 Americans signed a petition being delivered today urging Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Burwell and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to adopt the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee recommendations for less meat and more plant-based food. The petition will be delivered[Read More…]
Astronomers Set a New Distance Record for Galaxies
CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–May 5, 2015 By Tim Stephens The galaxy EGS-zs8-1 sets a new distance record. It was discovered in images from the Hubble Space Telescope from the CANDELS survey. Yale and UC Santa Cruz astronomers measured its exact distance using the powerful MOSFIRE instrument on the Keck I telescope at the[Read More…]
WHO Findings on Glyphosate’s Carcinogenicity Should Be Enough To Halt Colombia’s Controversial U.S.-Backed Coca-Spraying Program
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)–May 5, 2015. Today, the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) and the advocacy organization Food & Water Watch called for an end to the U.S.- backed program that sprays the Monsanto herbicide glyphosate, a probable carcinogen, on coca fields in Colombia. Funding data gathered by Food & Water[Read More…]
Hispanics’ Health in the United States
Health risks vary by Hispanic subgroup Differences in selected chronic Disease Burder for Non-Hispanics Whites vs. Hispanics Differences in the 10 leading casues of death, Non-Hispanics Whites vs. Hispanics – Entire Infographic Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–May 5, 2015. The first national study on Hispanic health risks and leading causes of death in[Read More…]
Panera Steps Up In Support of Healthier, Cleaner Food
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–May 5, 2015. Panera Bread’s announcement today to remove EWG’s ‘dirty dozen’ food additives and other ingredients from its food by 2016 is the latest sign that more and more companies are stepping up in support of healthier food made with ‘cleaner’ ingredients, EWG said in a statement. Ken[Read More…]
NASA’s LRO Moves Closer to the Lunar Surface
The image is a visualization of the LRO spacecraft as it passes low over the moon¹s surface near the lunar South Pole. From this vantage point LRO will continue to make detailed measurements of the lunar surface, and now from its lower orbit near the South Pole will make unique[Read More…]
NOAA Announces New Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Searchable Database Web Tool
Brings together multiple scientific data and analysis sets for public, researchers in one location In this photo taken in June 2010, NOAA veterinarian Dr. Brian Stacy prepares to clean an oiled Kemp’s Ridley turtle. Veterinarians and scientists from NOAA, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, and other partners working under[Read More…]
EPA’s Energy Star Battle of the Buildings Competition Saves $50 Million, Prevents 250,000 Metric Tons of GHG Emissions
The agency recognizes competitors in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–May 5, 2015. More than 5,500 individual buildings across the United States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico competed in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s fifth-annual Energy Star Battle of the Buildings Competition:[Read More…]
On World Asthma Day, Sierra Club Launches Smog Pollution Text Alert System for 2015
Bilingual Product Sends Alerts on Bad Air Days to Help Reduce Asthma Attacks Triggered by Smog Pollution Users can sign-up online at sc.org/airalert or simply by texting AIRALERTS to 69866. WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–May 5, 2015. Today, the Sierra Club launched its free smog pollution text alert system for 2015, which[Read More…]
