Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2015. Center for Food Safety today opposed a bill in the Idaho State Senate that would strip away local governments’ fundamental power to protect its residents and local environment by preempting any local regulation over the “use of seeds” and “planting of seeds” of any kind. “Preempting[Read More…]
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More than 500,000 Call on EPA to Strengthen Smog Protections
Public comment period on National Ambient Air Quality Standard ends today Ozone, or smog, is a type of pollution formed from the exhaust of power plants, factories, cars and trucks. Tatiana Grozetskaya/Shutterstock Washington, D.C —(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2015. More than 500,00 people—including members of community, environmental and health advocacy groups—have submitted comments[Read More…]
Study Shows the Benefits of Pesticide-free Pollinator Habitat
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2015. Foraging bumblebees would prefer to dodge traffic rather than pesticides and other agricultural chemicals, according to the results of a new study published in the Journal of Insect Conservation. Researchers from Plymouth University in England discovered that the number of bumblebees observed foraging plants along roadsides[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Introduces American Innovation Bill
Bill would preserve America’s global leadership in innovation by increasing investment in basic scientific research CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–March 16, 2015. With a decline in federal scientific research threatening our standing as a leader in discovery and innovation and our global competitiveness, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today unveiled the American Innovation[Read More…]
U.S. and Indiana Settle Clean Air Act Case with Muncie Smelter to Reduce Lead Emissions
Chicago—(ENEWSPF)–March 16, 2015 – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that Exide Technologies has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by the United States and the State of Indiana alleging Clean Air Act violations at the company’s lead smelter in Muncie, Indiana. Exide Technologies has agreed to spend over[Read More…]
New Desktop Application Has Potential to Increase Asteroid Detection, Now Available to Public
NASA’s Asteroid Data Hunter contest series was part of NASA’s Asteroid Grand Challenge, which is focused on finding all asteroid threats to human populations and knowing what to do about them. Image Credit: NASA Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 16, 2015. A software application based on an algorithm created by a NASA challenge[Read More…]
Presidential Task Force Releases Action Plan to Combat Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing and Seafood Fraud
(Credit: NOAA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 16, 2015. Yesterday, the Presidential Task Force on Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing and Seafood Fraud, co-chaired by the Departments of Commerce and State, released its action plan. This plan articulates the aggressive steps that federal agencies will take both domestically and internationally to implement[Read More…]
Child Sex Trafficking Victims Pose Identification Challenges Among Health Care Providers
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 16, 2015. Child sex trafficking is a problem within the United States, with an estimated 100,000 to 300,000 youth at risk annually. The majority of child sex trafficking victims are exposed to severe physical and sexual violence that can last well past the time they are[Read More…]
Pediatricians Play an Important Role in Addressing Tobacco Use
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 16, 2015. More than 3.6 million U.S. youth currently smoke, and 80 percent will continue to smoke into adulthood. Early intervention and education is important in reducing youth smoking rates and pediatricians are in a unique position to counsel both patients and their parents regarding smoking[Read More…]
Update on Clinical Status of Patient with Ebola Virus Disease at the NIH Clinical Center, March 16, 2015
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 16, 2015. NIH physicians have changed the status of the patient with Ebola virus disease being treated at the NIH Clinical Center from serious to critical condition. No additional details about the patient are being shared at this time. NIH has no pending admissions of additional individuals[Read More…]
