Gravity reveals seafloor EU–(ENEWSPF)–3 October 2014. ESA’s ice mission has been used to create a new gravity map, exposing thousands of previously unchartered ‘seamounts’, ridges and deep ocean structures. This vivid new picture of the least-explored part of the ocean offers fresh clues about how continents form and breakup. Carrying[Read More…]
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NASA Selects Nine Space Radiobiology Research Proposals
NASA’s space radiobiology research aims to mitigate the harmful effects of the space radiation environment on astronaut health outside of the relative protection of the Van Allen belts (pictured in blue). Image Credit: NASA/SOHO Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2014. NASA’s Human Research Program will fund nine proposals for ground-based research that[Read More…]
California Ban on Genetically Engineered Salmon Expands Protections, but Opens a Dangerous Loophole
New Ban Expands 2003 Law Championed by Center for Food Safety Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2014. Center for Food Safety (CFS) cautiously welcomes California law AB 504, signed by Governor Jerry Brown, which bans commercial production of genetically engineered (GE) salmon in all state waters. However, CFS also warns that the[Read More…]
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Protected Under Endangered Species Act
Rare Songbird Needs Restoration of Rivers in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah and Wyoming SACRAMENTO, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2014. Following a 2011 agreement with the Center for Biological Diversity to speed protection decisions for 757 imperiled species nationwide, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today protected the yellow-billed cuckoo under the[Read More…]
More Protesters Arrested Over Tar Sands Mining in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2014. The Center for Biological Diversity today pledged solidarity with five protesters arrested last week in Utah for temporarily halting development of the P.R. Springs Mine — the first tar sands-to-fuel strip mine in the United States. The protesters were rallying against land destruction and climate[Read More…]
Heroin Overdose Deaths Increased in Many States Through 2012
Still twice as many people died from prescription opioid overdoses Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2014. Heroin deaths increased sharply in many states, according to a report of death certificate data from 28 states published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in this week’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Despite[Read More…]
Strong Working Memory Put Brakes on Problematic Drug Use
University of Oregon-led team finds that impulsive adolescents who lack focus are more likely to face substance-abuse issues EUGENE, Ore.–(ENEWSPF)–Oct. 2, 2014 — Adolescents with strong working memory are better equipped to escape early drug experimentation without progressing into substance abuse issues, says a University of Oregon researcher. Most important[Read More…]
HHS Releases 13th Report on Carcinogens
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2014. Four substances have been added in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 13th Report on Carcinogens, a science-based document that identifies chemical, biological, and physical agents that are considered cancer hazards for people living in the United States. The new report includes 243 listings.[Read More…]
California To Limit Chlorpyrifos’ Food Production Use, Environmentalists Sue EPA
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2014. California state pesticide regulators are looking to curtail the use of chlorpyrifos, one of the most widely used insecticides on the market, due to concerns that it poses a threat to human health and the environment. At the same time, environmental groups are suing the U.S.[Read More…]
Almost $500 Million Could be Saved Annually by Making Subsidized Housing Smoke-free
First state level data shows great variation in cost savings Prohibiting smoking in public housing nationally would save lives AND $153 million annually. Entire Infographic Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2014. Prohibiting smoking in all government subsidized housing in the United States, including public housing, would save an estimated $497 million per[Read More…]
