Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2014. Prompted by the prolific threat of contamination of organic agriculture by genetically engineered crops, the Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association (OSGATA) recently published a comprehensive guide to help organic seed growers maintain the integrity of organic seed. The publication comes just weeks after the U.S. Supreme[Read More…]
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Smaller Homewood Expansion Project Gets Okay from Conservation Groups
Ski resort project on the shore of Lake Tahoe scaled back after lawsuit Sacramento, CA–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2014. Conservation groups settled with a Tahoe developer over the Homewood Mountain Resort expansion project. A smaller construction project is now proposed. The modified project plans to reduce the project’s footprint on the mountain[Read More…]
Groups Say Colorado Must Push Forward for Strong Clean Air Rule
Rulemaking commission should strengthen, not weaken, proposed oil & gas regulations Denver, CO–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2014. A coalition of citizens’ groups yesterday called on the state’s Air Quality Control Commission to stand firm against an onslaught of moneyed interests looking to gut proposed revisions to the state’s air pollution rules. The[Read More…]
FDA Approves Hetlioz: First Treatment for Non-24 Hour Sleep-wake Disorder in Blind Individuals
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Hetlioz (tasimelteon), a melatonin receptor agonist, to treat non-24- hour sleep-wake disorder (“non-24”) in totally blind individuals. Non-24 is a chronic circadian rhythm (body clock) disorder in the blind that causes problems with the timing of sleep.[Read More…]
Medical Advocates Say President Obama Has Authority over Marijuana Classification
Obama Administration and Congress can each reclassify marijuana for medical use Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—January 31, 2014. Medical Marijuana advocates are telling President Obama he has the power to reclassify marijuana after he said today it is up to Congress. In an exclusive CNN interview, President Barack Obama responded to a question[Read More…]
State Department Fact Sheet: Keystone XL Pipeline, Jan. 31, 2014
A 30-day public comment period will begin with the publication of a Federal Register notice on February 5, 2014 and will close on March 7, 2014. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2014. On January 31, 2014, the U.S. Department of State (“the Department”) released the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (Final Supplemental[Read More…]
Keystone XL Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement Released, Jan. 31, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2014. The State Department is today releasing the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (Final Supplemental EIS) for the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline project. The Final Supplemental EIS is not a decisional document on whether to approve or deny the proposed project. The Final Supplemental EIS is[Read More…]
Emergency Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Mojave Desert Snail
Rare Snail Unique to Kern County, California Threatened by Golden Queen Mine BAKERSFIELD, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2014. The Center for Biological Diversity filed an emergency petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today seeking Endangered Species Act protection for the Mohave shoulderband snail, a tiny resident of Kern County. The[Read More…]
FDA Proposes Rule to Prevent Food Safety Risks During Transportation
Proposed regulation marks seventh and final major rule under FDA Food Safety Modernization Act Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—January 31, 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today proposed a rule that would require certain shippers, receivers, and carriers who transport food by motor or rail vehicles to take steps to prevent[Read More…]
NY Sen. Hannon and Assm. Dinowitz Introduce Life-Saving Opioid Overdose Prevention Bill
Legislation Will Reduce Number One Cause of Accidental Death in New York State by Increasing Access to Antidote, Naloxone NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2014. This week Senator Kemp Hannon (R-Nassau) and Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-Bronx) introduced an opioid overdose prevention bill (S.6744/A.8637), legislation that would help prevent accidental opioid overdoses and[Read More…]
