WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2014. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement today following the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s announcement of a proposed rule to establish standards for greenhouse gas emissions emitted by existing power plants. Under the proposed rule, each state’s environmental agency – including the Illinois Environmental[Read More…]
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Remarks by President Obama in a Conference Call hosted by Public Health Groups on Proposed EPA Carbon Pollution Standards
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2014 – 2:10 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thanks, Gina. And thanks to all the folks at EPA who worked so hard to put this plan forward. I want to thank everybody who is on the call. We’re going to be talking about carbon pollution and the standards[Read More…]
Congressman Blumenauer Statement on Carbon Pollution Standards for Power Plants
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2014. If you accept modern science, you cannot deny the combined weight of over 10,000 peer-reviewed, published scientific studies which tell us climate change is happening, that human activity is a driving factor in rising temperatures, and the consequences are extremely serious. If you fight wildfires, farm,[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders Welcomes Carbon Limits Much: More Needed to Curb Global Warming
BURLINGTON, Vt.–(ENEWSPF)–June 2 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) welcomed an Obama administration initiative unveiled today to reduce carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants, but the senator said real progress on global warming has been blocked by Republicans in Congress who have thwarted every measure to confront a planetary crisis[Read More…]
Clinical Trial Analysis Suggests Drug Combination May Be Highly Effective in Recurrent Ovarian Cancer
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2014. Significant improvement with the use of a combination drug therapy for recurrent ovarian cancer was reported at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in Chicago. This is the first ovarian cancer study to use a combination of drugs that could be[Read More…]
Senator Wyden: Inaction on Climate Change is No Longer an Option
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2014. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposal to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent by 2030: “American businesses, farmers, ranchers and families are experiencing the effects of climate change in the United States today.[Read More…]
Lake Superior’s Frigid Summer Forecast: Coldest Surface Water Since 1979?
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2014. Surface-water temperatures above the deepest parts of Lake Superior are expected to be at least 6 degrees Fahrenheit colder than normal by August, delaying the onset of the evaporation season and raising water levels at a faster-than-normal clip. Those are some of the findings and implications[Read More…]
Most People Don’t Know the Warning Signs of Stroke
Northwestern Medicine experts outline the signs of a stroke and explain the need for quick action CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2014. On average, one American dies from a stroke every four minutes. Stroke is also the leading cause of adult disability in the United States. While common, stroke is also preventable with[Read More…]
George Maziarz Becomes Third Republican State Senator to Co-Sponsor Compassionate Care Act, New York’s Comprehensive Medical Marijuana Bill
Patients, Families and Advocates Cheer Maziarz and New York Times Editorial, Travel to Albany Today to Demand Vote in Senate Finance Committee New York—(ENEWSPF)—June 2, 2014. In a another strong sign of growing GOP support for medical marijuana, Senate Vice President Pro Tempore George Maziarz (R-Lockport) has signed on as co-sponsor of[Read More…]
FDA Launches openFDA to Provide Easy Access to Valuable FDA Public Data
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2014. Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration launched openFDA, a new initiative designed to make it easier for web developers, researchers, and the public to access large, important public health datasets collected by the agency. In alignment with the recent Presidential Executive Order on Open[Read More…]
