More than 100,000 of these infections developed among residents of U.S. nursing homes Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–February 26, 2015. Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) caused almost half a million infections among patients in the United States in a single year, according to a study released yesterday by the Centers[Read More…]
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Year After Standoff Over Nevada Cattle Trespass, Questions Remain About Unpaid Fees, Prosecution
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–February 26, 2015. The Center for Biological Diversity sent a letter to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell and Attorney General Eric Holder today formally requesting a public update by April 5 on the status of the case against Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, whose livestock trespass on public lands led to a[Read More…]
Legal Petition Urges Gov. Brown to Impose Emergency Fracking Moratorium After Oil Waste Illegally Dumped Into California Aquifers
150 Community, Environmental and Health Groups Press Governor for Urgent Action Amid Revelations of Aquifer Contamination, Benzene in Fracking Wastewater SACRAMENTO—(ENEWSPF)–February 26, 2015. After California officials admitted allowing the oil industry to illegally inject wastewater into protected aquifers via disposal wells, more than 150 environmental and community groups filed a[Read More…]
USDA Records Reveal Staffing Shortages Undermining Food Safety
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)–February 26, 2015. Today, the national advocacy organization Food & Water Watch released an analysis of USDA records documenting the impact of long-standing vacancies in the ranks of USDA meat and poultry inspectors. This release comes just hours before officials from USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) are due[Read More…]
Arkansas Passes First Abortion Restriction of 2015
More Than 100 Restrictions Introduced in Legislatures Across the Country NEW YORK –(ENEWSPF)–February 26, 2015. The governor of Arkansas has signed the first abortion restriction of 2015. The bill restricts medication abortions by preventing them via telemedicine, which allows doctors to provide care to patients remotely. Evidence shows that medication[Read More…]
Jury Selection, Opening Statements Made in Rare Federal Medical Marijuana Trial of the Kettle Falls Five
Three defendants now stand trial after dismissal of charges against cancer-stricken defendant, plea bargain by family friend Spokane, WA –(ENEWSPF)—February 26, 2015. Trial began on Wednesday with jury selection and opening statements in a widely watched federal medical marijuana case against a family from eastern Washington State known as the[Read More…]
FDA Approves New Antibacterial Drug Avycaz
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 25, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Avycaz (ceftazidime-avibactam), a new antibacterial drug product, to treat adults with complicated intra-abdominal infections (cIAI), in combination with metronidazole, and complicated urinary tract infections (cUTI), including kidney infections (pyelonephritis), who have limited or no alternative treatment options. [Read More…]
Increased Certification of Medical Marijuana Businesses in Washington State Ensure Quality and Safety for Patients
Patient Focused Certification Program Director Kristin Nevedal will speak Thursday to the Coalition for Cannabis Standards and Ethics Seattle, WA –(ENEWSPF)—February 25, 2015. Two Washington State-based laboratories — The Werc Shop and Phytalab — have recently been certified under a nationwide program that verifies quality control standards, calibration, and evaluation[Read More…]
12-Year-Old Takes North Carolina’s Environmental Management Commission to Court Over Climate Change
Raleigh, North Carolina –(ENEWSPF)—February 24, 2015. Yesterday, in North Carolina Superior Court in Wake County, 12-year-old Hallie Turner appealed a decision by North Carolina’s Environmental Management Commission rejecting her climate change petition for rulemaking. Last December, Hallie submitted her petition to the Environmental Management Commission in an attempt to get[Read More…]
Veto Message from President Obama to the Senate Re: S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 24, 2015. TO THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES: I am returning herewith without my approval S. 1, the “Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act.” Through this bill, the United States Congress attempts to circumvent longstanding and proven processes for determining whether or not building and operating a cross-border[Read More…]
