Extinction Rate Would Be Much Higher if Not for Conservation Efforts PORTLAND, Ore.–(ENEWSPF)–May 30, 2014. A new study published in the internationally recognized journal Science has determined that the current rate of species extinctions is more than 1,000 times greater than the background rate calculated from the fossil record and[Read More…]
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Moms Tell EPA to Ban Glyphosate After Residues Found in Breast Milk
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 30, 2014. This week, a group of concerned mothers and environmentalists met with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials to discuss a recent pilot study that detected glyphosate residues in breast milk. Organized by Mom’s Across of America, which is seeking to stop the sale and use of glyphosate,[Read More…]
Rep. Farr Statement on Rohrabacher-Farr Medical Marijuana Amendment
WASHINGTON, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 29, 2014. Rep. Sam Farr, D-Calif., released the following statement after the House of Representatives voted 219-189 to pass the bipartisan Rohrabacher-Farr amendment to the FY 2015 CJS Appropriations bill to prevent the federal government from prosecuting medical marijuana patients or distributors who are in compliance with the[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Announces $2.36 Million in Grant Funding to Clean and Redevelop Contaminated Illinois Sites
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2014. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded eight grants totaling $2,368,520 to Illinois communities to assess, clean, and redevelop “brownfield” contaminated waste sites. Today’s funding is part of $67 million awarded nationwide by the EPA. The grants target[Read More…]
FDA Allows Marketing of First Non-invasive Test to Help in Identifying Cause of Certain Kidney Disease
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2014. Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration allowed marketing of the first test that can help determine if a specific type of kidney disease, called membranous glomerulonephritis (MGN), is due to the body’s rejection of its own kidney tissue (autoimmune) or if it is due[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at the Healthy Kids and Safe Sports Concussion Summit
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2014 – 11:19 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: As a dad, when you — Tori’s parents are here. And I have to imagine they are awfully proud of this remarkable young lady, and we really appreciate you taking the time to introduce me. I want to welcome everybody[Read More…]
One Year After GE Wheat Contamination, USDA has Failed to Protect Farmers
Wheat farmers and advocates demand immediate action from USDA Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2014. On the one-year anniversary of the Department of Agriculture’s announcement of finding an unapproved, genetically engineered (GE) wheat in an Oregon field, farmers and allies are demanding an end to the approval of GE traits until measures[Read More…]
30,000 Consumers Call on McDonald’s to Fight Climate Change With Meatless Meals
OAK BROOK, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2014. More than 30,000 people have already joined a consumer campaign started by the Center for Biological Diversity earlier this month that urges McDonald’s to reduce the carbon footprint of its menu by adding meat-free alternatives. This campaign comes in the wake of McDonald’s recent announcement[Read More…]
Measles Cases in the United States Reach 20-year High
CDC urges vaccination as summer travel season approaches Measles, U.S., 2001-2014: Cumulative Number by Month of Rash Onset Entire Infographic Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2014. Two hundred and eighty-eight cases of measles were reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States between Jan. 1[Read More…]
FDA to Require Warnings on Sunlamp Products
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2014. Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a final order reclassifying sunlamp products and ultraviolet (UV) lamps intended for use in sunlamp products from low-risk (class I) to moderate-risk (class II) devices. The order also requires that sunlamp products carry a visible black-box warning[Read More…]
