Image Credit: NASA Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2014. The next rover NASA will send to Mars in 2020 will carry seven carefully-selected instruments to conduct unprecedented science and exploration technology investigations on the Red Planet. NASA announced the selected Mars 2020 rover instruments Thursday at the agency’s headquarters in Washington. Managers[Read More…]
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U.S. Department of Transportation Issues New Standards to Improve Safety of Lithium Battery Transportation
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2014. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today issued new standards to strengthen safety conditions for the shipment of lithium cells and batteries. These changes, some of which focus specifically on shipments by air, will better ensure that lithium cells and batteries are able to withstand normal transportation[Read More…]
Environmental, Landowner and Consumer Groups Ask State Department to Revise its Market Analysis of the Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline
Groups demand pipeline decision include new evidence WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2014. Today, 12 environmental, landowner and consumer organizations asked the State Department to consider recent developments that highlight Keystone XL’s critical role in enabling tar sands expansion in its Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement. In their letter, the groups argue that[Read More…]
Research Shows Invertebrates and Common Marine Birds in Serious Decline
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2014. Scientific researchers on opposite sides of the globe are coming to the same startling conclusion concerning very different species: what was once abundant is no longer and slipping away at drastic rates. Common Declines In the Pacific Northwest, a partnership of government scientists and environmental organizations[Read More…]
Energy Department Conditionally Authorizes Oregon LNG to Export Liquefied Natural Gas
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—July 31, 2014. The Energy Department announced today that it has conditionally authorized LNG Development Co., LLC (Oregon LNG) to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) to countries that do not have a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States, from the Oregon LNG Terminal in Warrenton, Oregon.[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Signs Law to Expand Health and Wellness Services in Communities Across Illinois
New Steps Will Help Expand Access and Quality of Healthcare CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today signed a law to expand health and wellness services in communities throughout Illinois. The law provides certification standards for community health workers to help bridge a vital link between healthcare providers and the[Read More…]
Attorney General Holder Announces Plans for Federal Law Enforcement Personnel to Begin Carrying Naloxone
Holder Cautions Congress to Preserve Immediate Suspension Orders (ISOs) That Help DEA Shut Down Rogue Drug Distributors Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 31, 2014. In a new memorandum to be released Friday, Attorney General Eric Holder urged federal law enforcement agencies to identify, train and equip personnel who may interact with a victim[Read More…]
FDA Takes Steps to Help Ensure the Reliability of Certain Diagnostic Tests
Reinforces agency’s commitment to fostering personalized medicine Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2014. Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration took important steps to ensure that certain tests used by health care professionals to help diagnose and treat patients provide accurate, consistent and reliable results. First, the FDA is issuing a[Read More…]
Governor Cuomo Highlights Urgency For Swift Implementation of New York’s Medical Marijuana Program
Patients, Families, and Advocates Thank Cuomo and Urge His Continued Leadership and Action to Ensure Critically Ill Patients Receive Immediate Access to Medicine; Need for Emergency Access is Clearer than Ever with Recent Deaths New York –(ENEWSPF)—July 30, 2014. Today, Governor Cuomo called for swift implementation of New York’s recently passed[Read More…]
Report: 41% of Arrestees at the July 30 Cook County Jail Intake Self-identified as Mentally Ill
(GRAPHIC SUPPLIED) Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- According to Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart, on any given day, between 25-30 percent of the inmates at Cook County Jail suffer from mental illnesses. The majority of these inmates are in jail for nonviolent offences closely associated with their mental health issues and would be[Read More…]
