Six national environmental organizations today called on the EPA and FAA to move quickly to set emission standards to curb greenhouse gas pollution from the nation’s aircraft fleet. Aircraft are one of the fastest-growing carbon emissions sources, on track to triple by 2050 without regulations. Dramatic aviation emission reductions are[Read More…]
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California Plan Violates Protections from Pesticide Spraying, According to Lawsuit
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2015. Pesticide-centered Program Approved Despite 30,000 Opposition Letters. Eleven groups, including Beyond Pesticides and the City of Berkeley, sued the California Department of Food and Agriculture yesterday over the agency’s approval of a statewide “pest management” plan that allows pesticide spraying on schools, organic farms and residential[Read More…]
Leaders Say 2015 is Key Year for Global Action on Climate Change
Davos-Klosters, Switzerland–(ENEWSPF)–23 January 2015 – This year is the year for global action. If politicians, the private sector and international organizations fail to act on climate change and sustainable development in 2015, the opportunity to create low-carbon growth and reduce poverty will be lost. This was the message from world[Read More…]
New Space Telescope Concept Could Image Objects At Far Higher Resolution Than Hubble
A new orbiting telescope concept developed at CU-Boulder could allow scientists to image objects in space or on Earth at hundreds of times the resolution of the Hubble Space Telescope. Image courtesy NASA. U of Colorado Boulder-(ENEWSPF)- University of Colorado Boulder researchers will update NASA officials next week on a revolutionary[Read More…]
Getting To Know Rosetta’s Comet
Comet from 8 km European Space Agency-(ENEWSPF)- Rosetta is revealing its host comet as having a remarkable array of surface features and with many processes contributing to its activity, painting a complex picture of its evolution. In a special edition of the journal Science, initial results are presented from seven of Rosetta’s[Read More…]
High Viewpoint for 11-Year-Old Rover Mission on Mars
California Institute of Technology-(ENEWSPF)- This panorama is the view NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity gained from the top of the "Cape Tribulation" segment of the rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover reached this point three weeks before the 11th anniversary of its January 2004 landing on Mars. The component images were[Read More…]
Senator Elizabeth Warren Announces Legislation to Advance Medical Research in Remarks at Families USA Conference
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2015. In remarks at the Families USA Health Action Conference in Washington, DC today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren announced plans to introduce new legislation to advance medical research. “Over the past fifty years, the American system of medical innovation has transformed the health of[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders: Republicans Ignore Climate Science
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2015. Senate Republicans on Thursday refused to acknowledge the scientific consensus that global warming is a real, man-made threat to the planet and that time is running out to stop burning the fossil fuels scientists blame for worldwide climate change. “The American people need to know whether[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the 42nd Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 22, 2015 Forty-two years ago today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in Roe v. Wade, a decision that protects a woman’s freedom to make her own choices about her body and her health, and reaffirms a fundamental American value: that government should not intrude in our[Read More…]
Opioid Painkillers Widely Prescribed Among Reproductive Age Women
Opioid exposure during pregnancy increases risk of some birth defects Women aged 15-44 years who fill a prescription for an opioid medication, 2008-20012: Privately Insured: 28%,Medicaid Enrolled: 39% Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2015. More than a third of reproductive-aged women enrolled in Medicaid, and more than a quarter of those with[Read More…]
