Each day in the United States 105 people die of accidental overdose CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—August 26, 2014. A New PATH and Moms United to End the War on Drugs campaign partners in the U.S. and abroad will participate in International Overdose Awareness Day on August 31 and the week prior to it.[Read More…]
Science
After 90 Percent Decline, Federal Protection Sought for Monarch Butterfly
Genetically Engineered Crops Are Major Driver in Population Crash WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2014. The Center for Biological Diversity and Center for Food Safety as co-lead petitioners joined by the Xerces Society and renowned monarch scientist Dr. Lincoln Brower filed a legal petition today to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service seeking[Read More…]
America’s Data Centers Consuming Massive and Growing Amounts of Electricity
Cutting Server Room Energy Waste by 40% Could Save Businesses Over $3 Billion Annually SAN FRANCISCO—(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2014 – Much of the massive amounts of electricity that America’s data centers devour to support our business and online activity is being wasted running computer servers doing little or no work most[Read More…]
NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft Crosses Neptune Orbit En Route to Historic Pluto Encounter
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2014. NASA’s Pluto-bound New Horizons spacecraft has traversed the orbit of Neptune. This is its last major crossing en route to becoming the first probe to make a close encounter with distant Pluto on July 14, 2015. The sophisticated piano-sized spacecraft, which launched in January 2006, reached[Read More…]
Oregon Spray Pilot Fined $10,000 for Pesticide Drift that Residents Say Poisoned Them
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2014. Nearly a year after residents in Curry County Oregon were sprayed with herbicides, the pilot responsible for the incident had his license suspended for a year and was fined $10,000. The Pacific Air Research Company, which employed the pilot, was also fined $10,000 and had all its[Read More…]
Federal Court Rules that State Law Preempts Kaua‘i’s Pesticide & GE Crop Disclosure Law
Community Groups remain committed to protecting people of Kauaʻi HAWAII–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2014. United States Magistrate Judge Barry Kurren today ruled that Kaua‘i County Ordinance 960 is preempted by state law and therefore is unenforceable. The law received widespread support on the Island, and was designed to protect local residents and[Read More…]
JAMA: Medical Cannabis States Possess Lower Rates Of Opiate-Induced Fatalities
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 25, 2014. By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director The enactment of medicinal marijuana laws are associated with significantly lower state-level opioid overdose mortality rates, according to data published online today by the Journal of the American Medical Association. A team of investigators from the University of Pennsylvania, the[Read More…]
American Black Bears, Mountain Lions and Gray Wolves to Be Protected in Illinois
Legislation Takes Effect Jan. 1; IDNR to Develop Management Plan SPRINGFIELD, IL –(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2014. The gray wolf, American black bear and mountain lion (cougar) will come under the protection of the Illinois Wildlife Code on Jan. 1, Illinois Department of Natural Resources Director Marc Miller announced Monday. Senate Bill[Read More…]
Santa Barbara Wildflower Gains Endangered Species Act Protection
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2014. Following an agreement with the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today protected a rare wildflower, found only in Santa Barbara County, under the Endangered Species Act. Protection for the Vandenberg monkeyflower results from a 2011 settlement with the Center to[Read More…]
Three Southeast Flowers Gain 2,488 Acres of Protected Habitat in Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—(ENEWSPF)—August 25, 2014. Following an agreement with the Center for Biological Diversity to speed decisions on protection for 757 imperiled species, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today protected 2,488 acres of critical habitat for three flowering plants in Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee. Short’s bladderpod, fleshy-fruit gladecress[Read More…]
