ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2014. Pursuant to a 2011 agreement with the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Endangered Species Act protection today for three rare plants in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. The decision follows lawsuits brought by the Center and will[Read More…]
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Lawsuit Launched to Stop Out-of-control Wildlife Killing by Secretive Federal Agency in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2014. Four conservation organizations today filed a notice of intent to sue the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services program over its large-scale, often secretive killing of wild animals in Idaho. The program kills millions of animals nationwide every year, and in 2013 killed more than 3,000[Read More…]
Parenting Programs in Jail Could be Positive for Mothers, Children
ANN ARBOR—(ENEWSPF)—September 8, 2014. Mothers in jail would benefit from participation in parenting programs, which could help their children avoid negative outcomes down the road, say researchers at the University of Michigan School of Public Health Prevention Research Center. Over the last two decades increasing numbers of women have been[Read More…]
Watershed Advocates Challenge Maryland Stormwater Permits
Baltimore City hearing is second of three challenges to Maryland’s Department of the Environment permitting of stormwater runoff—the primary source of contaminants polluting Baltimore waterways Chesapeake Bay at sunset. Lone Wolf Photos / Shutterstock. Baltimore, MD—(ENEWSPF)—September 8, 2014. This morning, a coalition of environmental and local watershed advocates legally challenged[Read More…]
NOAA expands Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Lake Huron
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2014. NOAA released a final rule and environmental impact statement expanding the boundaries of Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Lake Huron from 448 square miles to 4,300 square miles. The new boundaries now include the waters of Lake Huron adjacent to Michigan’s Alcona, Alpena and Presque[Read More…]
Scientists Find Evidence of ‘Diving’ Tectonic Plates on Jupiter’s Moon Europa
Scientists have found evidence of plate tectonics on Jupiter’s moon Europa. This conceptual illustration of the subduction process (where one plate is forced under another) shows how a cold, brittle, outer portion of Europa’s 20-30 kilometer (roughly 10-20 mile) thick ice shell moved into the warmer shell interior and was[Read More…]
Green Coffee Bean Manufacturer Settles FTC Charges of Pushing its Product Based on Results of ‘Seriously Flawed’ Weight-Loss Study
Applied Food Sciences, Inc. Will Pay $3.5 Million and Must Substantiate Future Claims Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 8, 2014. A Texas-based company, Applied Food Sciences, Inc. (AFS), has settled Federal Trade Commission charges that it used the results of a flawed study to make baseless weight-loss claims about its green coffee extract[Read More…]
Doctor Links Allergic Reaction to Antibiotics Used in Food Eaten by Child
Washington, DC–(ENEWPSF)–September 8, 2014. It was quite a shock that a blueberry pie could give a 10-year old girl such a terrible allergic reaction that it led her to be taken to the hospital. She experienced facial flushes, hives and irregular breathing. Fortunately, she recovered in the hospital after they[Read More…]
Energy Department Announces $8 Million to Improve Resiliency of the Grid
Projects in Seven States to Help Communities Become More Adaptive With Microgrids WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—September 8, 2014. In support of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan and the Administration’s commitment to improve national power grid resiliency, today the Energy Department announced more than $8 million for microgrid projects to help cities and towns[Read More…]
Attorney General Holder Announces New Drug Take-Back Effort to Help Tackle Rising Threat of Prescription Drug Addiction and Opioid Abuse
New DEA Policy Will Authorize Pharmacies, Hospitals to Serve as Authorized Drop-off Sites for Unused Medications Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 8, 2014,. Calling prescription drug addiction an “urgent and growing threat” to our nation’s public health, Attorney General Eric Holder on Monday announced a new Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) regulation that would[Read More…]
