Jose Gutierrez was brutally arrested in April 2012 during peaceful protests, then convicted of assault himself Oakland, CA—(ENEWSPF)—January 9, 2014. A medical marijuana activist and journalist who was brutally arrested in April 2012 during federal raids on multiple licensed businesses in Oakland will be sentenced Friday. Despite video evidence of[Read More…]
Science
Rates of New Lung Cancer Cases Drop in U.S. Men and Women
CDC report finds fastest drop in adults aged 35-44 years Rates of new lung cancer cases are dropping Entire Infographic Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2014. Tobacco control efforts are having a major impact on Americans’ health, a new analysis of lung-cancer data suggests. The rate of new lung cancer cases[Read More…]
Experts to New Jersey Supreme Court: Drug Treatment is Not Child Abuse
Experts Challenge Decision That Would Make New Jersey the First State to Effectively Outlaw Methadone Treatment for Pregnant Women Trenton, NJ–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2014. This week, 76 organizations and experts in maternal, fetal, and child health, addiction treatment, and health advocacy filed an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief before[Read More…]
EPA Begins Requiring California Oil Companies to Report Fracking Chemical Discharges in Federal Waters
New Rule Allows Petroleum Industry to Continue Dumping Toxins Into Ocean SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2014. The Environmental Protection Agency today established a new requirement for oil and gas operations off the Southern California coast to publicly report chemicals dumped directly into the ocean from offshore fracking operations. The notice, formally[Read More…]
Interior Secretary Jewell Announces $1 Million Private Funding Commitment to Advance Youth & Conservation Initiative
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. is First Company to Pledge to Newest Public-Private Partnership to Develop Next Generation of Outdoor Stewards WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2014. As part of an ambitious initiative to engage and employ the next generation through America’s great outdoors, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell yesterday announced a[Read More…]
Blast From the Sun on Path Towards Earth
Image of the sun on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014, from the Solar X-Ray Imager on NOAA’s GOES satellite, taken just after the maximum emission of a solar flare. The eruption came from the middle of the sun and is directed toward Earth. This is the largest solar flare so far[Read More…]
Two Million Years Ago, Human Relative ‘Nutcracker Man’ Lived on Tiger Nuts
Skull of ‘Nutcracker Man’ (Image: Donald C Johanson) UK—(ENEWSPF)-9 January 2014. An Oxford University study has concluded that our ancient ancestors who lived in East Africa between 2.4 million-1.4 million years ago survived mainly on a diet of tiger nuts. Tiger nuts are edible grass bulbs still eaten in parts[Read More…]
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Availability of $24.9 Million to Put More Zero-Emission Buses into Service Across America
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—January 9, 2014. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the availability of $24.9 million through its brand new Low or No Emission Vehicle Deployment Program (LoNo) that will put a new generation of advanced, non-polluting transit buses on the road in communities nationwide. The funds are[Read More…]
EPA Awards Almost Half a Million in Funding to Three Universities for Projects to Reduce Pesticide Risk Including Risks to Bees
Louisiana State, Penn State and University of Vermont at the forefront of groundbreaking technology WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2014. Yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced agricultural grants for Integrated Pest Management (IPM) practices to reduce the use of potentially harmful pesticides and lower risk to bees all while controlling pests[Read More…]
Flu Activity Increasing in Illinois – Widespread
It’s not too late to vaccinate SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2014. Flu activity is increasing daily across the country and here in Illinois. Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck is urging people who have not yet received a flu vaccination this season to get one now. “It is[Read More…]
