Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2014. Habitat destruction, pesticide contamination, agricultural intensification and climate change threaten 24 percent of Europe’s bumblebees, according to research conducted by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and funded by the European Commission. The study is part an ongoing project called European Red List of[Read More…]
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Creating Energy-efficient Landscapes
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 4, 2014. After a long, cold winter, Spring has finally sprung. As flowers begin to bloom and trees sprout new leaves, we are finally seeing evidence of the changing season across most of the country. For a large majority of homeowners, that means it’s time to start thinking[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Calls For Regulation of E-Cigarettes Following CDC Report on Liquid Nicotine Poisonings
CDC report calls e-cigarette use an ‘emerging public health concern’ WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWPSF)–April 3, 2014. Following a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that found a dramatic increase in calls to poison control centers as a result of e-cigarette and liquid nicotine poisonings, U.S. Senator[Read More…]
United States Announces $5.15 Billion Settlement of Litigation Against Subsidiaries of Anadarko Petroleum Corp. to Remedy Fraudulent Conveyance Designed to Evade Environmental Liabilities
More Than $4.4 Billion to Be Available for Environmental Clean-up and Claims Largest Payment for the Cleanup of Environmental Contamination in History WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2014. The United States has entered into a settlement agreement with the Kerr-McGee Corporation and certain of its affiliates (“New Kerr-McGee”), and their parent Anadarko Petroleum[Read More…]
NY Attorney General Eric Schneiderman Takes on Overdose Crisis, Introduces Country’s First Statewide Naloxone Program for Use by Law Enforcement
Announcement Comes as FDA Announces Approval of Innovative New Device to Reverse Opiate Overdose NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—April 3, 2014. Today Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced the Community Overdose Prevention (COP) program, which will enable every state and local law enforcement officer in the state of New York to carry naloxone,[Read More…]
Koch Industries and Monsanto Team up to End Your Right to Know
Koch-Backed Congressman to Introduce GE Labeling Preemption Bill; “An Unholy Alliance between Monsanto and Koch Industries” Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2014. Apparently it wasn’t an April fool’s joke. Three months after news outlets revealed the Grocery Manufacturers Association’s (GMA) plan to pursue federal legislation to block states from enacting “right[Read More…]
Obama Administration’s Failure to Act on Climate Change Sparks Lawsuit
Council on Environmental Quality’s Inaction is Unlawful; Lawsuit Filed Just as Latest Climate Report Shows Crisis Worsening Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2014. Yesterday, Center for Food Safety (CFS) filed a federal lawsuit against the Obama Administration’s Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) over the agency’s failure to take legally required, urgent action[Read More…]
New CDC Study Finds Dramatic Increase in E-cigarette-related Calls to Poison Centers
Rapid rise highlights need to monitor nicotine exposure through e-cigarette liquid and prevent future poisonings Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2014. The number of calls to poison centers involving e-cigarette liquids containing nicotine rose from one per month in September 2010 to 215 per month in February 2014, according to a CDC[Read More…]
National Autism Awareness Month 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2014. A statement by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius: Every day, the millions of Americans living with autism and their families face unique and daunting challenges that many of us will never fully appreciate. During National Autism Awareness Month, we renew our commitment to better understand autism spectrum[Read More…]
Conservation Groups Help Acquire 79 Acres of Key Open Space, Wildlife Habitat in North Livermore
LIVERMORE, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2014. The Center for Biological Diversity and the Alameda Creek Alliance have contributed to the public acquisition of open space in North Livermore that’s home to rare wildlife and alkaline soil plant species. The East Bay Regional Park District this week approved the purchase of a 79-acre[Read More…]
