Bears, Wolves, Foxes Among Those Killed by Gunners, Poison, Traps WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2014. New data from the highly secretive arm of the Agriculture Department known as “Wildlife Services” shows it killed more than 2 million native animals during the past fiscal year, including wolves, coyotes, bears, mountain lions foxes, eagles[Read More…]
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Scientist Warns of Ecological Effects Associated with Lawn Care Pesticide Runoff
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2014. A recent talk given by Donald Weston, PhD, a professor emeritus in UC Berkeley’s Department of Integrative Biology, to a community group in San Jose, California warned residents about the dangers that lawn care insecticides present to local aquatic life. The talk focused on the problems synthetic pyrethroids[Read More…]
Senator Merkley Releases Congressional Report on Need for E-Cigarette Regulation
Calls on FDA to Act Swiftly on Regulating Flavored Tobacco and E-Cigarettes that Are Aimed at Hooking Youth to a Lifetime of Nicotine Addiction Portland, OR–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2014. Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley was joined today by students and experts on tobacco use prevention to release a Congressional report on the[Read More…]
White House Release Report on the Health Impacts of Climate Change on Americans
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 6, 2014. Today, the White House released a report on the health impacts of climate change on Americans. The report summarizes the ways that climate change will be felt across the Nation. In the past three decades, the percentage of Americans with asthma has more than doubled, and[Read More…]
Judge Thomas Shedden Orders State of Arizona to Add PTSD to the List of Debilitating Conditions Eligible for Medical Marijuana
Veterans, Medical Professionals and Advocates Winning in Three Year Quest To Change Arizona Law and Acknowledge Medical Marijuana’s Benefit for PTSD Phoenix, AZ—(ENEWSPF)—June 6, 2014. After years of hard-fought efforts a coalition of patients, medical professionals, and advocates succeeded in demonstrating the medical safety and efficacy of marijuana for post-traumatic[Read More…]
For National Trails Day, Secretary Jewell, National Park Service Director Jarvis Announce 21 National Recreation Trails in 11 States
New Recognitions Support Administration’s Initiative to Promote Outdoor Recreational Opportunities, Connection to Nature WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2014. To promote outdoor recreation and reconnect Americans to nature, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Director of the National Park Service Jonathan B. Jarvis today announced the recognition of 19 hiking and[Read More…]
In West Virginia, Court Rules Mining Pollution Harms Streams
“Overwhelming Scientific Evidence” That Alex Energy and Elk Run Coal Mines Failed Clean Water Act Protections Huntington, WV—(ENEWSPF)—June 6, 2014. Yesterday, in a landmark decision, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia found that conductivity pollution from mountaintop removal mines owned by Alex Energy and Elk[Read More…]
EPA Agrees to Greater Protection of Salmon from Pesticides
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2014. On June 4, after a two year dispute between the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and a coalition of conservation organizations and fishing groups, an agreement was finally reached to set reasonable no-spray buffer zones to protect salmon from five harmful insecticides: diazinon, chlorpyrifos, malathion, carbaryl, and methomyl. These[Read More…]
Study: CBD Mitigates Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms
Sao Paulo, Brazil–(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2014. The administration of cannabidiol (CBD), a nonpsychotropic cannabinoid, controls sleep disorders in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD), according to a series of case summaries published in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics. An international team of investigators from the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil[Read More…]
EPA Announces $1.2 Million for Brownfield Sites in South Bend and Plymouth
South Bend, Indiana—(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2014. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Administrator Susan Hedman today announced a $600,000 grant to the City of South Bend and a $600,000 grant to the City of Plymouth to help redevelop contaminated brownfield sites. Hedman was joined by U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski and South[Read More…]
