WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2014. Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $11 million in supplemental funding to help clean up contaminated Brownfields properties. The Revolving Loan Funds (RLF) will help 31 grantees carry out cleanup and redevelopment projects. These projects are expected to create more than 700 jobs and leverage[Read More…]
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California Poised to Lead the Nation in Innovative Overdose Prevention Effort
Strong Bipartisan Support Delivers California’s ‘Pharmacy Naloxone’ Bill to Governors Desk SACRAMENTO, CA—(ENEWSPF)—August 15, 2014. Yesterday, the California legislature passed Assemblymember Richard Bloom’s important drug overdose prevention bill (AB 1535), which would permit pharmacists to furnish the opiate overdose antidote naloxone, pursuant to procedures developed by the Board of Pharmacy and the[Read More…]
FDA Approves Avastin to Treat Patients with Aggressive and Late-stage Cervical Cancer
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 14, 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a new use for Avastin (bevacizumab) to treat patients with persistent, recurrent or late-stage (metastatic) cervical cancer. Cervical cancer grows in the tissues of the lower part of the uterus known as the cervix. It commonly occurs[Read More…]
FDA Warns Consumers About Fraudulent Ebola Treatment Products
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 14, 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers to be aware of products sold online claiming to prevent or treat the Ebola virus. Since the outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa, the FDA has seen and received consumer complaints about a variety[Read More…]
546,335 Acres in 9 Western States Proposed as Protected Critical Habitat for Yellow-billed Cuckoos
Protection Will Benefit Rare Songbird and Health of Rivers in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah and Wyoming SACRAMENTO, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–August 14, 2014. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed to protect more than a half-million acres of critical habitat across the West for the yellow-billed cuckoo, a songbird[Read More…]
Lawsuit Launched to Protect San Diego’s Vanishing Wetlands From Airport Runway Project
SAN DIEGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 14, 2014. Conservation groups today formally notified the Federal Aviation Administration of plans to file a lawsuit to protect sensitive wetlands and endangered species at the Brown Field Municipal Airport near the San Diego border with Mexico. The FAA is funding a runway reconstruction project and failed to[Read More…]
University of Oregon Heads Climate-change Study of Native Northwest Prairie Plants
Eugene, Oregon–(ENEWSPF)–August 14, 2014. University of Oregon-led research in prairies of the Pacific Northwest could be a roadmap for the conservation of native plants facing stresses from projected climate changes and invasive species. By 2100, the region is expected to have a more severe Mediterranean-like climate, with wetter winters and[Read More…]
Women’s Health Advocates Call on United States to Address Widespread Discrimination in Health Care
New report presented during U.S. review before United Nations committee exposes massive gaps in maternal health care, reproductive health services NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 13, 2014. Women of color face significant obstacles in obtaining essential health care services in the United States, according to a new report jointly issued today by the Center[Read More…]
Durbin, Kirk Kelly Applaud Opportunity To Discuss National Park Designation For Pullman
Illinois Historic Preservation Agency will host public meeting on August 21 WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 14, 2014. The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency will host a public meeting on August 21 to discuss possible options for including Chicago’s Pullman neighborhood within the national park system, U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mark Kirk[Read More…]
NASA to Investigate Climate Impacts of Arctic Sea Ice Loss
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 14, 2014. A new NASA field campaign will begin flights over the Arctic this summer to study the effect of sea ice retreat on Arctic climate. The Arctic Radiation IceBridge Sea and Ice Experiment (ARISE) will conduct research flights Aug. 28 through Oct. 1, covering the peak of[Read More…]
