Skinks Found Only in Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands Threatened by Introduced Predators, Habitat Destruction ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.–(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2014. The Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal petition today seeking Endangered Species Act protection for nine newly identified species of skinks found only in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.[Read More…]
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Community Members Fight To Save Schoolchildren and Families from Mountaintop Removal
Argue their case to stop a destructive mine in federal appeals court today Lexington, KY–(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2014. Today national and Kentucky groups argued their challenge to a proposed Kentucky mountaintop removal mine in federal appeals court. Kentuckians For The Commonwealth and Sierra Club Cumberland Chapter, represented by Earthjustice, Appalachian Mountain[Read More…]
‘Near-Infinitesimal’ Exposure to Neonicotinoids Reduces Bees Ability to Gather Food
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2014. In the midst of another tough winter for bees across the globe, scientists reveal new research showing that exposure to neonicotinoid pesticides causes a 57% reduction in the amount of pollen bumblebees are able to collect for their colony. The new evidence on these systemic pesticides,[Read More…]
Caffeine Sources for Teens More Varied Than Before
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 10, 2014. The overall caffeine intake of children has not increased in recent years, but the sources of caffeine have changed. Children are drinking less caffeinated soda, but they are drinking more energy drinks and coffee. Authors of a study in the March 2014 issue of[Read More…]
Preterm Infants Have Better Language Skills When Exposed to Adult Talk
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 10, 2014. Older children who are exposed to only small amounts of adult speech are known to be at risk for language delay. A new study in the March 2014 Pediatrics examined whether the same is true for preterm infants. For the study, “Adult Talk in[Read More…]
Galileo Works, and Works Well
Four-satellite constellation EU–(ENEWSPF)–10 February 2014. The in-orbit validation of Galileo has been achieved: Europe now has the operational nucleus of its own satellite navigation constellation in place – the world’s first civil-owned and operated satnav system. In 2011 and 2012 the first four satellites were launched into orbit. Four is[Read More…]
Environmental Protection Agency Failed To Enforce Vital Clean Air Protections
Sierra Club Warns EPA over Sulfur Pollution Enforcement Failures; Future Challenges Likely WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—February 10, 2014. Today the Sierra Club delivered a notice of intent to file a legal challenge against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), citing failures to protect clean air and public health by not enforcing critical sulfur pollution components[Read More…]
Children Exposed to Increasing Concentrations of Pyrethroid Insecticides
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2014. A recent study has found that exposure to pyrethroids is increasing among children and adults. The study also finds that children are still widely exposure to chlorpyrifos, an organophosphate chemical that has been banned for household use for over 12 years. This is not the first[Read More…]
ACLU and Planned Parenthood Argue in Court Against Alabama Abortion Restrictions
Unnecessary Restrictions Would Force Most Clinics in the State to Stop Providing Abortions MONTGOMERY, Ala.–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2014. The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Alabama, and the Planned Parenthood Federation of America appeared in court today asking a federal judge to strike down an Alabama law that would single[Read More…]
Roosevelt University College of Pharmacy Professor Appointed to Serve as FDA Consultant
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2014. Meghana Aruru, assistant professor of administrative sciences in the College of Pharmacy, has been appointed to serve as a consultant to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Risk Communication Advisory Committee. Physicians, pharmacists and marketing and communication specialists from around the country are on the committee, which[Read More…]
