Justices Deny Review; LA County Must Now Clean Up Its Toxic Discharges WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–May 5, 2014 – A decision today by the U.S. Supreme Court will protect millions of people living near and visiting Los Angeles rivers and beaches from the harmful effects of water pollution. The Supreme Court declined Los[Read More…]
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National Organic Standards Board Upholds Phase Out of Antibiotics in Organic Production
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 5, 2014. During the recent National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) meeting in San Antonio, Texas, the board voted to uphold the phase out in apple and pear production of the antibiotic streptomycin, which is set to expire on October 21, 2014. Since petitions to allow the use of all[Read More…]
CDC Announces First Case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection (MERS) in the U.S.
MERS case in traveler from Saudi Arabia hospitalized in Indiana Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2014. Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) was confirmed today in a traveler to the United States. This virus is relatively new to humans and was first reported in Saudi Arabia in 2012. “We’ve anticipated MERS reaching[Read More…]
Senators Merkley and Wyden Announce $11 Million for Upper Klamath Basin
Washington DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2014. Today, Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will invest up to $11 million in the Upper Klamath Basin over the next five years for water conservation, water quality, and fish habitat restoration[Read More…]
USDA and Interior Department Green Light Conservation Practices for Farmers, Ranchers and Landowners in Five Lesser Prairie-Chicken States
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2014. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of the Interior today announced that farmers, ranchers and landowners implementing Farm Service Agency (FSA) Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) practices intended to protect and increase lesser prairie-chicken populations will not be subject to additional regulations as a result[Read More…]
Hubble Astronomers Use Supernovae to Gauge Power of Cosmic Lenses
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2014. Distant exploding stars observed by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope are providing astronomers with a powerful tool to determine the strength of naturally-occurring “cosmic lenses” that are used to magnify objects in the remote universe. Two teams of astronomers, working independently, observed three such exploding stars, called[Read More…]
Review Links Glyphosate to non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2014. A recent review, published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, examines the interaction between widely used agricultural herbicides, like glyphosate, the active ingredient of Roundup products, and the risk of developing non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL). The study represents one of the most comprehensive[Read More…]
Energy Department Announces First Regional Gasoline Reserve to Strengthen Fuel Resiliency
Refined Petroleum Product Reserve Will Ease Potential Fuel Supply Disruptions in Northeast U.S. WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2014. As part of the Obama Administration’s response to Superstorm Sandy, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz today announced the creation of the first federal regional refined petroleum product reserve containing gasoline. Based on the Energy Department’s[Read More…]
EPA Set to Approve Increased Use of Toxic 2,4-D on Dow’s ‘Agent Orange’ Crops
Time is Running Out to Keep Hundreds of Millions of Pounds of Toxic Herbicide off American Fields and Out of our Environment Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2014. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a proposal to approve the direct spraying of the toxic herbicide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) on genetically engineered[Read More…]
Citizens’ Review Backs Ballot Initiative to Ban GE Crops from Jackson County, Oregon
Center for Food Safety Testifies Before Panel OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2014. A twenty-person Citizens’ Initiative Review (CIR) has concluded its review of Jackson County’s ballot initiative to ban genetically engineered (GE) crops from the county. The state-sanctioned review’s “Key Findings” concluded that farms in Jackson County are at “serious” risk of[Read More…]
