If signed, Maryland would become 11th state in U.S. with community solar access Matt Mallams for Earthjustice Annapolis, MD —(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2015 – Today, Maryland lawmakers took a key step to increase statewide access to clean energy by passing two bills, HB 1087, sponsored by Delegate Luke Clippinger, and SB[Read More…]
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Lawsuit Launched to Protect Atlantic Seabird Threatened by Offshore Drilling
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2015. The Center for Biological Diversity today filed a notice of its intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over the agency’s failure to determine if endangered species protections for the black-capped petrel are warranted. Black-capped petrels are seabirds that forage off the Atlantic[Read More…]
As California Goes Dry, Rep. Kevin McCarthy Puts His Head in the Sand
House Majority Leader ironically claims “We Warned This Day Would Come,” yet refuses to take action on climate Storm clouds pass over the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. Photo by Architect of the Capitol San Francisco, CA —(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2015. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is trying to[Read More…]
Family of Four Poisoned by Illegal Pesticide Use, Remain in Critical Condition
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2015. Three members of a Delaware family, a father and his two teenage sons, remain hospitalized after being exposed last month to methyl bromide, a highly neurotoxic pesticide, while on vacation at their luxury condo in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Methyl bromide is a restricted use pesticide[Read More…]
Patient Admitted with Ebola Virus Disease Discharged from NIH Clinical Center, April 9, 2015
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2015. The American healthcare worker admitted to the NIH Clinical Center on March 13 with Ebola virus disease was discharged today in good condition after having been successfully treated at the NIH Clinical Center Special Clinical Studies Unit. The individual is no longer contagious to the community.[Read More…]
Lowe’s Agrees to Phase Out Bee-Toxic Neonicotinoid Insecticides
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2015. After nearly two years of pressure from the public, Lowe’s Home Improvement has announced it will begin taking steps to protect bees and similarly affected pollinators from toxic insecticides call neonicotinoids. Its public commitment to phase out neonicotinoid pesticides is the most significant public commitment so[Read More…]
Groups Challenge Major USDA Change to Organic Rule: Customary Public Comment Process Averted to the Chagrin of Petitioners
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2015 – Organic stakeholders have filed a lawsuit in federal court, maintaining that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) violated the federal rulemaking process when it changed established procedures for reviewing the potential hazards and need for allowed synthetic and prohibited natural substances used in producing organic[Read More…]
NOAA to Explore Depths of Caribbean Sea
Public can watch seafloor discoveries live online from April 10 to 30 Okeanos Explorer’s dual-body ROV system is loaded from the aftdeck of the ship into the water before conducting an exploration dive. (Credit: NOAA.) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2015. Beginning April 10, scientists aboard NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer will begin a[Read More…]
Dangerous Abortion Restriction Goes to Oklahoma Governor
Similar bill was signed into law in Kansas, as part of broader agenda New York, NY –(ENEWSPF)—April 9, 2015. A bill targeting one of the most common methods of abortion – which could restrict access to abortion for many women after 13 weeks in pregnancy – is headed to the[Read More…]
Study: Vaporized Cannabis Mitigates Treatment-Resistant Diabetic Neuropathy
San Diego, CA–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2015. Vaporized cannabis mitigates pain intensity in diabetic subjects in a dose-dependent manner, according to clinical trial data published online ahead of print in The Journal of Pain. Investigators at the University of California, San Diego assessed the efficacy of inhaled cannabis versus placebo in 16[Read More…]
