NAACP joined other clean air advocates in defense of this important protection Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 15, 2014. Today the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2012 Mercury and Air Toxics Rule (MATS). Earthjustice represented the NAACP, the Sierra Club, Clean Air Council, and[Read More…]
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Fire Safety & Health Groups Defend Improved Furniture Flammability Standard
New standard better protects firefighters and consumers Sacramento, CA–(ENEWSPF)–April 15, 2014. A coalition of fire safety and health groups has intervened to support the recently updated California furniture flammability regulations, which have been challenged by the major chemical manufacturer Chemtura. Effective January 2014, the revised regulations provide stronger protections against[Read More…]
Fish from Alaskan Wilderness Contaminated with Banned Pesticides
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 15, 2014. A new study released last week by the National Park Service on contaminant use in Alaska, found traces of pesticides in fish —pesticides which have long been banned and likely never been used within the Alaskan wilderness areas. Researchers examined three Alaskan parks renowned for their[Read More…]
New York Completes Smart Grid Project to Build a More Reliable, Resilient Power Grid
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 15, 2014. As part of the Obama Administration’s broader efforts to strengthen critical energy infrastructure and build a stronger, more reliable power grid, the Energy Department today recognized the completion of New York Independent System Operator’s (NYISO) smart grid and control center project in Rensselaer, New York. Today, Assistant[Read More…]
Roosevelt University Pharmacy Student Leads Bone Marrow Registry Drive in Schaumburg
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2014. Roosevelt University third-year PharmD student Kim Rusche understands how important it is to have donors willing to donate stem cells and/or bone marrow to cancer patients. The 25-year-old Cincinnati native’s father has had two bone marrow transplants and wouldn’t be alive today if not for the generosity[Read More…]
Fussy Infants and Toddlers Tend to Watch More Media, Starting a Lifelong Habit
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 14, 2014. Babies who have problems with self-regulation also tend to have more media exposure, and their parents may be especially likely to benefit from help with managing these aspects of their children’s development, according to the study, “Infant Self-Regulation and Early Childhood Media Exposure” in[Read More…]
With Governor O’Malley’s Signature, Maryland Becomes Become 21st Medical Marijuana State
HB 881 will protect patients from arrest and prosecution, approve physicians, license growers and distributors Annapolis, MD –(ENEWSPF)—April 14, 2014. Governor Martin O’Malley signed HB 881 into law today, making Maryland the 21st medical marijuana state. The Maryland House of Delegates voted 125-11 last week to adopt HB 881, a[Read More…]
How a Silly Putty Ingredient Could Advance Stem Cell Therapies
University of Michigan researchers have found that mechanical forces in the environment of human embryonic stem cells influences how they differentiate, or morph into the body’s different cell types. To arrive at the findings, they cultured the stem cells on ultrafine carpets made of microscopic posts of a key ingredient[Read More…]
‘High Speed Mitigation Train Needs to Leave the Station,’ Concludes Long-awaited UN Climate Report
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon travelled to Greenland at the end of March 2014 to see first-hand the impacts of climate change. UN Photo/Mark Garten NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–13 April 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the findings of a long-awaited United Nations report on the mitigation of climate change released earlier today in[Read More…]
From Red Mars to Green Earth
Jolyon Tidmarsh with the sensor EU–(ENEWSPF)–14 April 2014. How can a sensor for analysing the atmosphere of Mars help us to cut greenhouse emissions on Earth? By going where no human or machine has been before. Parts of our planet are so hostile they are unreachable. But if we are[Read More…]
