New Environmental Protections Signed on Anniversary of Hoopeston Fire CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2014. On the anniversary of a devastating fire in Hoopeston, Governor Pat Quinn today signed legislation to strengthen oversight of used tire processing and storage facilities. Today’s action is part of Governor Quinn’s agenda to protect our natural resources[Read More…]
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BREAKING NEWS: New York to Become 23rd Medical Marijuana State; Senate, Assembly and Governor Announce Deal
Thousands Will Still Benefit, Although Bill Excludes Smoked Marijuana Albany—(ENEWSPF)—June 19, 2014. Today, the Assembly, Senate and Governor Cuomo announced a deal to move forward on a limited medical marijuana program, which makes New York the 23rd state to adopt such a program. The new law will provide relief to[Read More…]
Senators Rand Paul, Cory Booker Introduce Bipartisan Medical Marijuana Measure in Lead-up to Floor Vote
A similar measure to curb errant DOJ enforcement won an historic 219-189 vote in the House last month Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—June 19, 2014. U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) announced today their plan to introduce a budget amendment to curb Department of Justice (DOJ) enforcement in medical marijuana[Read More…]
D.C. Police Chief Orders No Drug or Alcohol-Related Arrests for People Protected by D.C. Overdose Prevention Law
D.C. Law Encourages Calling 911 in Drug Overdose Cases; Some Drug and Alcohol Law Violations Not a Crime When Help is Sought Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 19, 2014. In a recent memorandum, Metropolitan Police Department Chief Cathy Lanier has instructed her police force to observe protections from arrest and charge granted under[Read More…]
Swarm Reveals Earh’s Changing Magnetism
Magnetic field changes EU–(ENEWSPF)–19 June 2014. The first set of high-resolution results from ESA’s three-satellite Swarm constellation reveals the most recent changes in the magnetic field that protects our planet. Launched in November 2013, Swarm is providing unprecedented insights into the complex workings of Earth’s magnetic field, which safeguards us[Read More…]
NASA’s Hubble Finds Dwarf Galaxies Formed More Than Their Fair Share of Universe’s Stars
Hiding among these thousands of galaxies are faint dwarf galaxies residing in the early universe, between 2 and 6 billion years after the big bang, an important time period when most of the stars in the universe were formed. Some of these galaxies are undergoing starbursts. Image Credit: NASA and[Read More…]
First Colorado ‘Bee Safe’ Neighborhood Established
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2014. Just in time for Pollinator Week, the Melody-Catalpa neighborhood of Boulder has become the first “bee-safe” locality in Colorado that has pledged to not use neonicotinoids and other systemic pesticides in the community, in an effort to protect bees and other pollinators, and provide safe forage[Read More…]
Department of Energy Releases Water-Energy Nexus Report
Washington–(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2014. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released a new report that frames an integrated challenge and opportunity space around the water-energy nexus for DOE and its partners and lays the foundation for future efforts. Present day water and energy systems are tightly intertwined. Water is used in[Read More…]
Attorney General Holder Delivers at the ONDCP Summit on Heroin and Prescription Drugs
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 19, 2014. Thank you, Michael [Botticelli], for those kind words; for your more than two decades of service and leadership in confronting the crisis posed by substance use disorders; and for all that you and your colleagues in the Office of National Drug Control Policy do every day[Read More…]
Logging in Roadless Area Threatens Crater Lake National Park
Conservationists take legal action to protect wilderness and to ensure a proposed logging project will not harm wolf OR-7’s newly discovered pups EUGENE, ORE.—(ENEWSPF)—June 18, 2014. As Oregonians celebrate the recent discovery that wolf OR-7 has found a mate and sired pups in southwest Oregon, conservationists today took legal action[Read More…]
