Public Comment Sought on Environmental Assessment for 300,000-Acre Wind Energy Areas WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2015. As part of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan to create American jobs, develop domestic clean energy resources and cut carbon pollution, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director[Read More…]
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Mysteries in Nili Fossae
Nili Fossae EU–(ENEWSPF)–22 January 2015. These new images from the high-resolution stereo camera on ESA’s Mars Express show Nili Fossae, one of the most enticing regions on Mars. This ‘graben system’ lies northeast of the volcanic region of Syrtis Major on the northwestern edge of the large Isidis impact basin[Read More…]
NASA, Microsoft Collaboration Will Allow Scientists to ‘Work on Mars’
New NASA software called OnSight will use holographic computing to overlay visual information and data from the agency’s Mars Curiosity Rover into the user’s field of view. Holographic computing blends a view of the physical world with computer-generated imagery to create a hybrid of real and virtual. Image Credit: NASA[Read More…]
FDA Approves New Psoriasis Drug Cosentyx
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPSF)–January 22, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved Cosentyx (secukinumab) to treat adults with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. Psoriasis is a skin condition that causes patches of skin redness and irritation. Psoriasis is an autoimmune disorder, and occurs more commonly in patients in with a family history[Read More…]
Iowa Farmers Group Asks for Improved Pesticide Drift Protections
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2015.l The Iowa Farmers Union filed a petition yesterday with the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) for rulemaking to improve pesticide drift incident responses, penalties, and support to farmers harmed by pesticide drift. “Pesticide drift from nearby fields is a very real problem for farmers in Iowa,”[Read More…]
Pro-Choice Champions in Congress Reintroduce Historic Women’s Health Protection Act
Legislation fights back against attacks on reproductive health care, protects access to safe and legal abortion in U.S. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 21, 2015. Renewing their commitment to the health and rights of women in the United States, Senators Richard Blumenthal and Tammy Baldwin and Representatives Judy Chu, Lois Frankel, and Marcia[Read More…]
Medical Marijuana Advocates to Host Citizen Lobby Day on Jan. 22 in Olympia, Washington to Preserve and Protect Patients’ Rights
Patients welcome regulations, but strenuously oppose efforts to roll 16-year-old state law into recreational marijuana market Olympia, WA –(ENEWSPF)—January 21, 2015. More than 300 patients and advocates from nearly every legislative district in Washington State are expected to convene in Olympia this Thursday to meet with their elected officials and[Read More…]
U.S. Forest Service Withdraws Oil and Gas Drilling Approval in the Gunnison National Forest, Headwaters of the North Fork Valley
Conservationists settle lawsuit after the government agrees to conduct a comprehensive environmental analysis of the drilling project Gunnison County, CO—(ENEWSPF)—January 20, 2015. Conservationists have settled a lawsuit that challenged the U.S. Forest Service’s approval of a new natural gas drilling project in Colorado’s Gunnison National Forest without conducting the legally[Read More…]
Doctors Without Borders Calls on GSK and Pfizer to Slash Pneumo Vaccine Price to $5 Per Child for Poor Countries
In July 2014, MSF held the first of three rounds of a mass vaccination campaign in Adjumani district of northern Uganda to protect children from deadly respiratory infections. Photo By: Sydelle WIllow Smith NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2015. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) today called on pharmaceutical companies GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)[Read More…]
Brain Recalls Old Memories Via New Pathways
Shift in fear retrieval circuitry eyed in anxiety disorders – NIH-funded studies Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2015. People with anxiety disorders, such as post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), often experience prolonged and exaggerated fearfulness. Now, an animal study suggests that this might involve disruption of a gradual shifting of brain circuitry[Read More…]
