Fundamental Standards Address Well Integrity, Water Protection, Disclosure of Chemicals WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2015. Following a robust and transparent public process that included more than 1.5 million public comments, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today released final standards that will support safe and responsible hydraulic fracturing on public[Read More…]
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Representatives Pallone and Schakowsky Send Letter on Phthalates to Consumer Product Safety Commission Chairman Elliot Kaye
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2015. Today, Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone and Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky sent a letter to Consumer Product Safety Commission Chairman Elliot Kaye urging strong action to protect children and families against health risks associated with exposure to phthalates. [Read More…]
Ebola-affected Countries Need to Intensify Routine Immunization Services — UN
Photo: WHO GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–20 March 2015 – The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) is appealing for the “urgent scaling up” of routine immunizations services and distribution of anti-malaria medicines in countries most affected by Ebola in West Africa to counter a growing risk of outbreaks of measles, pertussis, and other[Read More…]
Multi-drug Resistant TB Strain in Swaziland Not Detectable by Most Advanced Rapid Diagnostic Tests
An MSF lab technician work at the Nhlangano tubreculosis ward in Shiselweni, Swaziland. Giorgos Moutafis Swaziland/New York–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2015 —More than a quarter of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) strains isolated in a national survey in Swaziland carry a mutation that is undetectable by the advanced rapid molecular diagnostic tests[Read More…]
Successful Conservation Efforts Along Florida, Pacific Coasts Recognized in Revised ESA Listing of Green Sea Turtle
Reclassification into 11 distinct population segments will provide more tailored conservation efforts globally, all green sea turtle populations will continue to be protected under the ESA Threatened (light blue) and endangered (dark blue) green turtle distinct population segments (DPSs): 1. North Atlantic, 2. Mediterranean, 3. South Atlantic, 4. Southwest Indian,[Read More…]
FDA Concludes Arctic Apples and Innate Potatoes are Safe for Consumption
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2015. Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration completed its evaluation for two varieties of apples genetically engineered by Okanagan Specialty Fruits, Inc., and for six varieties of potatoes genetically engineered by J. R. Simplot Company and concluded that these foods are as safe and nutritious as[Read More…]
New Report Highlights Crops with High Pesticide Residues and Benefits of Organic
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2015. A new pesticide residue report just out requires context for those wishing to use their purchasing power to protect health, the environment, and those who grow and harvest our food. For consumers who care about the environment, farmworkers, and want to reduce pesticides in their diet, organic[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on Energy and Climate Change, March 19, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2015 – 11:28 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, It is wonderful to be here at the Department of Energy with some of our outstanding private sector partners. Secretary Ernie Moniz is in Geneva doing some important work on behalf of our national security, but I want to[Read More…]
Senators Wyden, Merkley Introduce Bill to Spur Geothermal Energy
Washington, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2015. Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today introduced legislation to encourage geothermal energy production on public lands. The Geothermal Production Expansion Act prevents speculative bidders from driving up the price of leases for developers seeking to use the land for geothermal projects. The bill[Read More…]
Study: Elevated THC/Blood Levels Persist In Habitual Consumers
Victoria, Australia–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2015. The presence of THC may persist in the blood of habitual cannabis consumers for multiple days at concentrations above 5ng/ml, according clinical data recently published in the journal Forensic Science International. Australian researchers assessed daily concentrations of THC in the blood of 21 subjects over a[Read More…]
