Strategy seeks to provide clarity and consistency to more effectively avoid, minimize and compensate for impacts on public lands WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2014. To advance landscape-scale, science-based management of America’s public lands and wildlife, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today released a strategy to implement mitigation policies and practices[Read More…]
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Obama Administration Outlines New Strategy to Better Protect Communities, Businesses and Public and Private Lands from the Threat of Wildland Fire Ahead of 2014 Fire Season
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2014. As the 2014 wildfire season approaches, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, and Council on Environmental Quality Acting Chair Mike Boots yesterday released the Administration’s National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy. This strategy, developed by federal, state, tribal and local community partners, and[Read More…]
Report Reveals Major Potential Sources of Climate Pollution
Highlights Need to Keep Dirty Fuels in the Ground WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 20, 2014. Dirty Fuels, Clean Futures, a new report released today by the Sierra Club reveals four major potential sources of carbon pollution that, if developed, could dramatically alter the world’s climate. Data shows that the oil, gas and[Read More…]
Oyster Aquaculture Could Significantly Improve Potomac River Estuary Water Quality
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2014. Oyster aquaculture in the Potomac River estuary could result in significant improvements to water quality, according to a new NOAA and U.S. Geological Survey study published in the journal Aquatic Geochemistry. All of the nitrogen currently polluting the Potomac River estuary could be removed if 40[Read More…]
Construction to Begin on NASA Spacecraft Set to Visit Asteroid in 2018
This is an artist’s concept of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft preparing to take a sample from asteroid Bennu. Image Credit: NASA/Goddard Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 20, 2014. NASA’s team that will conduct the first U.S. mission to collect samples from an asteroid has been given the go-ahead to begin building the spacecraft, flight[Read More…]
NASA Signs Agreement with German, Canadian Partners to Test Alternative Fuels
A heavily instrumented NASA HU-25 Falcon measures chemical components from the larger DC-8’s exhaust generated by a 50/50 mix of conventional jet fuel and a plant-derived biofuel, demonstrating the type of work that will be done during ACCESS II flights. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2014. NASA has signed separate agreements with[Read More…]
Tamiflu & Relenza: How Effective are They?
UK–(ENEWSPF)–10 April 2014. Tamiflu (the antiviral drug oseltamivir) shortens symptoms of influenza by half a day, but there is no good evidence to support claims that it reduces admissions to hospital or complications of influenza. This is according to the updated Cochrane evidence review, published today by The Cochrane Collaboration,[Read More…]
Pesticide Law Violations Uncovered in Oregon Timberland Spraying
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2014 – The results of an on-going investigation into allegations of improper pesticide spraying on timberland near residential areas in Southern Oregon confirmed what residents of the small towns had known since the day they were unwillingly sprayed with dangerous pesticides—the applications were illegal. Statements released on[Read More…]
EPA Strategic Plan Charts Direction for Next Four Years
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2014. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its fiscal year (FY) 2014 to 2018 Strategic Plan today, which provides a blueprint for advancing EPA’s mission to protect public health and the environment across the country. The plan envisions a new era of partnerships with state and local[Read More…]
District Council Introduces Bill to Expand Condition List for Qualifying Medical Marijuana Patients
Patient advocates worked with Council member Yvette Alexander to improve lagging enrollment in the program Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—April 9, 2014. District of Columbia Council member Yvette Alexander (D-Ward 7) introduced legislation yesterday that would lift restrictions on physicians that currently prevent them from recommending medical marijuana to any patient who[Read More…]
