Deficit in the total volume of water contained within the Tuolumne River Basin snowpack from this time in 2014 to now. The deeper the red color, the greater the volume of water lost. Image Credit:NASA/JPL-Caltech Spatial distribution of the total volume of water in the snowpack across the Tuolumne River[Read More…]
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FDA Withdraws Last Remaining Arsenic-based Animal Drug
After 5 years of legal pressure from Center for Food Safety, meat supply is finally going arsenic-free Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2015. Center for Food Safety yesterday applauded the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) move to withdraw the last arsenic-based feed additive approved for use in chicken and turkey. In October[Read More…]
Study Defines Brain and Behavioral Effects of Teen Binge Drinking
NIH-funded findings also point to possible treatments for harmful effects of adolescent alcohol exposure Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2015. Adolescent binge drinking can disrupt gene regulation and brain development in ways that promote anxiety and excessive drinking behaviors that can persist into adulthood, according to a new study supported by the[Read More…]
Circulating Tumor DNA in Blood Can Predict Recurrence of the Most Common Type of Lymphoma
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2015. Measurement of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in blood can be used to detect disease recurrence in patients with a curable form of cancer known as diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). In most patients, measurement of ctDNA enabled detection of microscopic disease before it could be seen[Read More…]
Fracking’s Most Wanted: Report Identifies Top 10 Oil & Gas Companies for Spills & Legal Violations
Finds Only Three Out of 36 States Publicly Track Oil & Gas Companies’ Missteps; Public Records for Federal Lands Not Available After 2011 WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2015 – Only three out the 36 states with active oil and gas operations make information about companies’ spills and legal violations easily available to[Read More…]
The Sierra Club Launches Major New Platform for Environmental Activism
AddUp.org to bring together millions of advocates for online social change San Francisco –(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2015. The Sierra Club, the nation’s largest grassroots environmental group, announced the launch of AddUp, a one-stop shop for effective environmental activism — at home or on-the-go, online or in communities across the country. Fueled[Read More…]
Court Rules Navy Training in Pacific Violates Laws Meant to Protect Whales, Sea Turtles
Victory: Federal judge says Feds wrongly approved plan allowing whales, dolphins, other wildlife to be harmed nearly 10 million times A U.S. Navy vessel encounters a research ship and pod of orcas. The shrill, repetitive whistle produced by sonar harms marine mammals. Photo provided by Center for Whale Research Honolulu,[Read More…]
Portland Takes Big Step Forward to Protect Pollinators, Birds, Salmon and Children From Dangerous Pesticides
Monarch butterfly photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons/Tiago J. G. Fernandes. PORTLAND, Ore.— (ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2015. The Portland City Council took a big step forward yesterday in protecting Portland’s wildlife and park users by passing an ordinance to ban the use of neonicotinoid pesticides, and plants treated with neonicotinoid pesticides, on lands[Read More…]
CDC Publishes National Study on Use of Behavioral Therapy, Medication and Dietary Supplements for ADHD in Children
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2015. The first national study to look at behavioral therapy, medication, and dietary supplements to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among children ages 4-17 shows that less than one half of children with ADHD were receiving behavioral therapy in 2009-2010. ADHD medication and behavioral therapy among children with[Read More…]
New York State Officials Ignore Patients, Providers and Industry Experts to Instead Pursue One of the Nation’s Most Unworkable Medical Marijuana Programs
Abandoned by Cuomo Administration, Critically Ill Patient and Families Vow to Return to the Legislature to Fix New York’s Broken Medical Marijuana Program New York –(ENEWSPF)—April 1, 2015. Last night the New York State Department of Health (DOH) released the final regulations for New York’s medical marijuana program. The announcement followed[Read More…]
