Study looks at more than 60 years of coastal water level and local elevation data changes Annapolis, Maryland, pictured here in 2012, saw the greatest increase in nuisance flooding in a recent NOAA study. (Credit: With permission from Amy McGovern.) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2014. Eight of the top 10 U.S.[Read More…]
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Carbon Pollution from the Federal Coal Program is Costing More Than $19 Billion Per Year
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2014. A new report released today by the Center for American Progress finds that the federal coal-leasing program in the nation’s richest coal region, the Powder River Basin in Wyoming and Montana, is costing more than $19 billion per year in losses and damages resulting from carbon[Read More…]
FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg’s Statement on the Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Prevent Skin Cancer
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2014. Each year, thousands of Americans are diagnosed with some form of skin cancer. The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to prevent skin cancer is important especially during these hot summer months when many of us spend extra time in the sun. Over the last few[Read More…]
Surgeon General Issues Call to Action to Prevent Skin Cancer
Skin cancer rates rising: most cases are preventable Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 29, 2014. Skin cancer, the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States, is a major public health problem that requires immediate action, according to a new Call to Action released today by the U.S. Surgeon General. Even though most[Read More…]
Pesticides Linked to Drug-Resistant Fungal Infections in Humans
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2014. A recent rise in drug resistant human pathogenic fungi may be fueled by the use of fungicides (pesticides that kill fungi) on agricultural fields, according to research led by Manchester University in the United Kingdom. Aspergillus, the genus of common soil-dwelling fungi analyzed by researchers, include[Read More…]
White House Report: The Cost of Delaying Action to Stem Climate Change
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2014. With our country already experiencing the effects of climate change, the President has taken action to cut carbon pollution by moving to cleaner sources of energy and improving the energy efficiency of our cars, trucks and buildings. But further steps are urgently needed to ensure that[Read More…]
Regulators Charge Chicago Area Doctor with Cannabis Violations
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2014. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) urges both physicians and members of the public to be cautious about setting up or visiting so-called “medical cannabis clinics.” The Department issued this warning in the wake of filing a formal complaint against a physician for violating[Read More…]
Historic Clean Water Act Settlement Will Prevent Millions of Gallons of Sewage Discharges into San Francisco Bay
Seven East Bay Communities, Municipal Utility District to Repair Systems, Pay Civil Penalties Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 28, 2014. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a Clean Water Act settlement requiring the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) and seven East Bay communities to conduct extensive system repairs aimed at eliminating[Read More…]
Senators Warren, Feinstein & Gillibrand Question FDA About Efforts to Curb Antibiotic Overuse in Food Animals
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2014. United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) sent a letter today to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Margaret Hamburg requesting information about the FDA’s efforts to curb the overuse of antibiotics in food animal production. “The use of antibiotics[Read More…]
NIH Scientists Find Six New Genetic Risk Factors for Parkinson’s Disease
Study shows power of combining big data analysis with cutting-edge genomic techniques Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2014. Using data from over 18,000 patients, scientists have identified more than two dozen genetic risk factors involved in Parkinson’s disease, including six that had not been previously reported. The study, published in Nature Genetics,[Read More…]
