Tucson, AZ –(ENEWSPF)—April 7, 2014. The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and WildEarth Guardians (Guardians) have notified the United States Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services program of their intent to sue over the program’s failure to ensure that its activities do not harm rare and endangered jaguars or their critical habitat[Read More…]
Science
Citing Climate Damage, More than 100 Scientists, Economists Urge Obama and Kerry to Reject Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2014 – More than 100 leading scientists and economists are calling on the Obama Administration to deny the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline because it will trigger massive development of the world’s dirtiest oil, and escalate climate change. They include Nobel Prize winners in physics and economics,[Read More…]
With Big Money, Industry Fights County Ordinance to Ban GE Crop Planting
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2014. A recent report by The Oregonian found that enormous amounts of money are being spent by agrichemical and biotechnology companies in one Oregon county to stop an ordinance that would ban farmers from being able to plant genetically engineered (GE) Crops. This current legislative fight encapsulates the uphill[Read More…]
Center for Food Safety Backed GE Food Labeling Bill Advances in Vermont
VERMONT–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2014. Legislation to require foods produced with genetic engineering be labeled in Vermont, HR 112, passed the Senate Judiciary today 5-0. The bill has already passed the State House and the Senate Agriculture Committee, but must still be considered by the Senate Appropriations Committee before a full Senate[Read More…]
Lassa Fever Reported in U.S. Traveler Returning from West Africa, April 4, 2014
Contact investigation under way; risk to other travelers considered extremely low Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2014. The CDC and the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) have confirmed a diagnosis of Lassa fever in a person returning to the United States from West Africa. The patient was admitted to a hospital in[Read More…]
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Statement on National Minority Health Month 2014
Prevention is Power: Join us in Taking Action for Health Equity Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2014. In April, we commemorate National Minority Health Month, a time to raise awareness about health disparities that persist among racial and ethnic minorities. This year’s theme – “Prevention is Power: Taking Action for Health Equity”[Read More…]
Hummingbird Evolution Soared After Invading South America 22 Million Years Ago
BERKELEY–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2014. A newly constructed family tree of the hummingbirds, published yesterday in the journal Current Biology, tells a story of a unique group of birds that originated in Europe, passed through Asia and North America, and ultimately found its Garden of Eden in South America 22 million years[Read More…]
U.S. Coast Guard Releases Report of Investigation into the Grounding of the Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit Kulluk
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—April 4, 2014. The U.S. Coast Guard Thursday released the report of investigation into the circumstances surrounding the grounding of the mobile offshore drilling unit Kulluk on the eastern coast of Sitkalidak Island, Alaska, Dec. 31, 2012. A series of events contributed to the causal factors that resulted in the grounding[Read More…]
Saturn’s Icy Moon Enceladus Has Underground Sea
Inside Enceladus EU–(ENEWSPF)–3 April 2014. Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus has an underground sea of liquid water, according to the international Cassini spacecraft. Understanding the interior structure of 500 km-diameter Enceladus has been a top priority of the Cassini mission since plumes of ice and water vapour were discovered jetting from[Read More…]
NASA Hubble Team Finds Monster ‘El Gordo’ Galaxy Cluster Bigger Than Thought
This is a Hubble image of the most massive cluster of galaxies ever seen to exist when the universe was just half its current age of 13.8 billion years. The cluster contains several hundred galaxies. Image Credit: NASA, ESA, and J. Jee (University of California, Davis) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2014. [Read More…]
