MARYLAND—(ENEWSPF)—September 14, 2018 By: Rob Gutro, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite passed over the eye of Hurricane Florence the morning of landfall. Infrared imagery showed the power and the extent of this massive storm. The National Hurricane Center or NHC said on Sept. 14, “Life-threatening storm[Read More…]
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Congressional Leadership Strips Provisions Facilitating Medical Marijuana Access For Veterans
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 13, 2018 Contact: Justin Strekal, NORML Political Director Lawmakers have removed language from pending federal legislation that sought to facilitate veterans’ access to medical cannabis in jurisdictions that regulate it. Under existing federal regulations, physicians affiliated with the US Department of Veterans Affairs are prohibited from filling out[Read More…]
NASA Gets Inside Look at Large and Powerful Hurricane Florence (Video)
FLORIDA—(ENEWSPF)—September 13, 2018 By Rob Gutro, NASA’ Goddard Space Flight Center NASA’s Aqua satellite provided an infrared look at the large and powerful Hurricane Florence early on Sept. 13 that indicated wind shear was temporarily affecting the southern side of the storm. The National Hurricane Center or NHC noted that hurricane-force[Read More…]
NIH Launches Initiative to Accelerate Genetic Therapies to Cure Sickle Cell Disease
Bethesda, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—September 13, 2018 Contact: NHLBI Engagement and Media Relations Branch The National Institutes of Health announced the launch of a new initiative to help speed the development of cures for sickle cell disease, a group of inherited blood disorders affecting at least 100,000 people in the United States and[Read More…]
Yellowstone Grizzlies: Court Blocks ID, WY Trophy Hunts for 14 More Days
Missoula, Montana—(ENEWSPF)—September 13, 2018 Contacts: Matthew Bishop, Western Environmental Law Center and Bethany Cotton, WildEarth Guardians Today, a U.S. District Court judge extended a temporary restraining order to block planned grizzly bear trophy hunts in Idaho and Wyoming for 14 more days while he prepares a ruling. The judge may[Read More…]
8 in 10 Puerto Rican Residents Report Hurricane Maria Affected Lives in Major Ways from Loss of Power for Months, Job Losses, Drinking Water Shortages, New/Worsening Health Problems
A Quarter Say Day-to-Day Life is Still Disrupted. Majorities Rate Government Response to Hurricane Maria Negatively and Say Rebuilding after Maria Not a Priority for the Federal Government PUERTO RICO—(ENEWSPF)—September 13, 2018 By: Chris Lee Nearly a year after Hurricane Maria swamped their island, eighty-three percent of the residents of[Read More…]
High Blood Sugar During Pregnancy Ups Risk of Mother’s Type 2 Diabetes, Child’s Obesity
Researchers followed mothers and their children 10-14 years after birth. Bethesda, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—September 11, 2018 Contact: Amy F. Reiter Mothers with elevated blood gluc ose during pregnancy – even if not high enough to meet the traditional definition of gestational diabetes – were significantly more likely to have developed type 2[Read More…]
Dangerous Category 4 Hurricane Florence Likely to Stall and Pound Carolinas, Virginia for Days
If Florence stalls or significantly reduces its forward speed as it nears the coast, it could prolong the effects of damaging winds, storm surge flooding and beach erosion, and would also greatly enhance inland flooding of streams and rivers. By Renee Duff, AccuWeather meteorologist AccuWeather Global Weather Center –(ENEWSPF)– All interests[Read More…]
‘Great Pacific Garbage Patch’ Clean-up Project Launches Trial Run: UN Environment (Video)
SAN FRANCISCO—(ENEWSPF)—September 10, 2018 By: United Nations Press This huge mass of marine debris, situated in the North Pacific Ocean, halfway between the Californian coast and Hawaii, is estimated by Mr. Slat’s Ocean Cleanup organization to measure 1.6 million square kilometers – 3 times the size of France – and[Read More…]
Fishermen on Front Lines of Climate Change Reveal Impact of Warming Oceans in New CAP Report
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—September 10, 2018 By: Avery Siciliano, Alexandra Carter, Shiva Polefka, and Michael Conathan In a new report from the Center for American Progress, fishermen on the front lines of climate change—from Alaska and California to Maine and Florida—reveal the impact of warming oceans and what it means for[Read More…]
