Mapped size confirms NOAA forecast for an average-sized hypoxia zone this year Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2014. NOAA- and EPA-supported scientists have mapped the Gulf of Mexico dead zone, an area with low oxygen water, measuring 5,052 square miles this summer — approximately the size of Connecticut. The measurements were taken[Read More…]
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House Votes to Roll Back Protections from Pesticides Put in Nation’s Waters
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2014. The Clean Water Act (CWA) provides critical safeguards for our nation’s waterways, with the goal of fishable and swimmable waters for all residents of the United States. Last Thursday, the House of Representatives voted to strip away an important part of these protections concerning pesticides applied[Read More…]
U.S. Department of Energy Increases Access to Results of DOE-funded Scientific Research
WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—August 4, 2014. The U.S. Department of Energy is introducing new measures to increase access to scholarly publications and digital data resulting from Department-funded research. The Energy Department has launched the Public Access Gateway for Energy and Science – PAGES – a web-based portal that will provide free public[Read More…]
Federal Judge Strikes Down Alabama Abortion Law; Calls Law’s Basis ‘Exceedingly Weak’
MONTGOMERY, Ala.–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2014. A federal judge has declared unconstitutional a state law that would have forced all but two of the licensed health centers in Alabama to stop providing abortions, saying that “if this requirement would not … constitute an impermissible undue burden, then almost no regulation, short of[Read More…]
50 Members of Congress Sound Alarm Over Toxic Weed-Killer
‘Agent Orange’ crops linked to damaging health and environmental effects Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 1, 2014. With just weeks before a final decision is to be made, 50 members of Congress, led by Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), are calling on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Park District Announce Calumet Bike Park At Big Marsh
Project to transform old industrial property into an eco-friendly recreation and habitat restoration to be completed in the fall of 2015 Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Park District Announce Calumet Bike Park At Big Marsh – Photo Credit: Patrick Pyszka // City of Chicago CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Alderman John[Read More…]
National Immunization Awareness Month: Planned Parenthood Encourages Parents to Vaccinate their Children
NEW YORK –(ENEWSPF)—August 1, 2014. In recognition of National Immunization Awareness Month (August), Planned Parenthood is encouraging parents to get their children, both boys and girls aged 11-12, vaccinated for the human papillomavirus (HPV). The month reminds all people to protect their health by getting immunized against infectious diseases. New[Read More…]
Maine: Nurse Practitioners Now Permitted To Recommend Cannabis Therapy
Augusta, ME–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2014. Nurse practitioners may legally authorize cannabis therapy, according to new legislation that takes effect this Friday. The legislation, LD 1739, expands the pool of those who can legally advise patients on the use of medicinal marijuana from physicians to ‘medical providers’ – a classification that includes[Read More…]
Senator Kirk Confronts $2.4 Million in Annual Cost of Great Lakes Pollution
24 Billion Gallons of Sewage and Storm Water Dumped into Great Lakes Annually CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2014. U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), co-chair of the Senate Great Lakes Task Force, today highlighted his ongoing efforts to preserve clean water, prevent sewage dumping and minimize beach closures across the Great Lakes. In[Read More…]
National Refuges to Ban GE Crops and Bee-Killing Pesticides
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2014. In a huge victory for environmental protection, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) will phase out the use of genetically engineered (GE) crops to feed wildlife and ban neonicotinoid insecticides from all wildlife refuges nationwide by January 2016. The FWS decision, announced via internal memoranda[Read More…]
