RICHMOND, Va.—(ENEWSPF)—September 10, 2018 By: Virginia National Guard Emergency preparations have been underway over the weekend in Virginia and other southeastern states in advance of an anticipated strike this week by Hurricane Florence. Virginia Department of Emergency Management teams have worked throughout the weekend preparing for what may be[Read More…]
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NASA’s GPM Satellite Peers Under the Clouds of Hurricane Florence (Video)
MARYLAND—(ENEWSPF)—September 6, 2018 By: Rob Gutro and Hal Pierce Hurricane Florence became more powerful over the past few days while moving through the central Atlantic Ocean and wind speeds increased from tropical storm force to a Category 3 hurricane. The GPM core satellite provided a look under the clouds to investigate[Read More…]
Poll: The ACA’s Pre-Existing Condition Protections Remain Popular with the Public, including Republicans, As Legal Challenge Looms This Week
As Health Care Costs Remain on Top of Voters’ Minds, Americans Cite Unexpected Medical Bills as Their Top Problem, Ahead of Premiums, Deductibles and Drugs CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—September 6, 2018 Contacts: Rakesh Singh and Chris Lee Public Not Confident in President Trump’s Calls on Drug Companies to Lower Prices As a federal[Read More…]
NASA Finds Tropical Storm Gordon’s Strength East of Its Center
Florida—(ENEWSPF)—September 4, 2018 By: Rob Gutro, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center After drenching south Florida, Tropical Storm Gordon moved into the eastern Gulf of Mexico and is headed to the northwest. NASA’s Aqua satellite found three areas of the strongest storms east of Gordon’s center when it passed overhead on Sept.[Read More…]
New Documents Reveal Government Plans to Spy on Keystone XL Protestors
ACLU Sues Federal Agencies Over Refusal to Turn Over Additional Documents About Plans for Cooperating with State Law Enforcement and Private Security Contractors Missoula, Montana—(ENEWSPF)—September 4, 2018 Contact: [email protected] The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Montana today released documents corroborating reports of collaboration between state and federal law[Read More…]
Genetics and Pollution Drive Severity of Asthma Symptoms
Bethesda, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—August 31, 2018 Contact: Robin Arnette Asthma patients, with a specific genetic profile, exhibit more intense symptoms following exposure to traffic pollution, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health and collaborators. The study appeared online in Scientific Reports. The research team, made up of scientists from the[Read More…]
Study Provides an Early Recipe for Rewiring Spinal Cords
NIH-funded preclinical results suggest returning nerve cells to a younger state could aid in repair Bethesda, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—August 31, 2018 Contact: Carl P. Wonders, Ph.D. For many years, researchers have thought that the scar that forms after a spinal cord injury actively prevents damaged neurons from regrowing. In a study of[Read More…]
The $109K Heart Attack Bill Is Down To $332. What About Other Surprise Bills?
TEXAS—(ENEWSPF)—August 31, 2018 By: Chad Terhune A Texas hospital that charged a teacher $108,951 for care after a heart attack slashed the bill to $332.29 Thursday — but not before the huge charge sparked a national conversation over what should be done to combat surprise medical bills that afflict a growing[Read More…]
NIOSH Launches New Framework to Tackle Opioid Crisis in the Workplace
Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—August 31, 2018 Contact: CDC Media Relations Opioid use and misuse in the workplace are a definite part of America’s opioid crisis – and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has a new plan to fight it. Approaching the[Read More…]
Yellowstone Grizzlies: Court Blocks Idaho, Wyoming Trophy Hunts
MISSOULA, Mont. —(ENEWSPF)—August 30, 2018 Contacts: Matthew Bishop, Western Environmental Law Center and Bethany Cotton, WildEarth Guardians Today, a U.S. District Court judge granted wildlife advocates’ motion for a temporary restraining order to block planned grizzly bear trophy hunts in Idaho and Wyoming for at least 14 days. This came[Read More…]
