Most Comprehensive Analysis of Science To-Date Identifies Potential Health Risks and Communities Most Impacted SAN FRANCISCO—(ENEWSPF)–December 16, 2014 – A growing body of evidence shows that people both near and far from oil and gas drilling are exposed to fracking-related air pollution that can cause at least five major types of[Read More…]
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Emails Suggest NRC and PG&E Colluded to Downplay Diablo Canyon Earthquake Danger
Despite denials, heavily redacted communiqués demonstrate collusion WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—December 16, 2014. Internal emails show that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Pacific Gas & Electric Co. may have worked together to counteract widespread news coverage. Numerous outlets reported that the former chief inspector of the Diablo Canyon power plant[Read More…]
New Study Finds That Grass Height Drives Sage Grouse Nest Success
Livestock Grazing Implicated in Reduced Survival Rates of Rare Birds LARAMIE, Wyo.—(ENEWSPF)–December 16, 2014. A scientific study by sage grouse scientists, published in the December issue of Wildlife Biology, confirms that the height of grass cover in nesting habitat is a key factor in determining the nesting success of imperiled[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Confirmation of Vivek Murthy as the Surgeon General
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 15, 2014. I applaud the Senate for confirming Vivek Murthy to be our country’s next Surgeon General. As ‘America’s Doctor,’ Vivek will hit the ground running to make sure every American has the information they need to keep themselves and their families safe. He’ll bring his lifetime of[Read More…]
Senators Warren, Feinstein and Gillibrand Ask Interagency Task Force About Efforts to Combat Antibiotic Overuse in Food Animals
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2014. United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) today sent a letter to Secretaries Hagel, Vilsack, and Burwell, co-chairs of the newly formed interagency Task Force for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria, to ask about how the Task Force plans to address[Read More…]
Senator Durbin: Now Is The Time To Confirm Dr. Vivek Murthy As Surgeon General
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—December 15, 2014. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) took to the Senate Floor today in support of the nomination of Dr. Vivek Murthy as Surgeon General. Durbin praised Dr. Murthy for his dedication to fighting obesity, tobacco related diseases, and other chronic diseases that account for 7 out[Read More…]
Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division Issues Non-Discrimination Principles to Guide Federal, State and Local Governments’ Response to the Ebola Virus
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 15, 2014. The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division issued non-discrimination principles today to guide federal, state and local governments’ response to the Ebola virus. The division also issued guidance for protecting civil rights while responding to the Ebola virus and a reference guide on what legal protections may[Read More…]
FDA Allows Marketing of the First Newborn Screening Test to Help Detect Severe Combined Immunodeficiency
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today allowed marketing of the EnLite Neonatal TREC Kit, the first screening test permitted to be marketed by FDA for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) in newborns. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 40 to100 new[Read More…]
FDA Clears Test That Helps Predict the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease
Study data show test predicts risk better in black women Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today cleared a new screening test that predicts a patient’s risk of future coronary heart disease (CHD) events, such as heart attacks. FDA cleared the test for use in[Read More…]
CDC Year in Review: ‘Mission: Critical’
The 10 most challenging public-health threats of 2014 Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2014. It’s been an unprecedented year for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as America’s public health agency continues its emergency response to the most complex Ebola epidemic in history. Ebola, however, is far from the only[Read More…]
