ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2013. Only about a third of Americans ages 65 and older are fully able to take care of themselves and go about their daily lives completely independently, according to a new study published online in the American Journal of Public Health. Understanding that there are different ways[Read More…]
Science
Business-as-Usual Unacceptable on the Colorado River
Sec. Jewell: The river is more than a natural plumbing project for water supply Denver–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2013. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell is expected to deliver remarks today to the Colorado River Water Users Association annual conference in Las Vegas. As Lake Powell and Lake Mead plunge to historically[Read More…]
Google Global Impact Award Expands Zooniverse, a Project Led by the Adler Planetarium and University of Oxford
Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2013. A $1.8 million Google Global Impact Award will enable Zooniverse, a nonprofit collaboration led by the Adler Planetarium and the University of Oxford, to make setting up a citizen science project as easy as starting a blog and could lead to thousands of innovative new[Read More…]
Unregulated Contaminants Found Widespread in U.S. Drinking Water
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2013. A recent survey conducted by researchers at the U.S. Geographic Survey (USGS) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found traces of 18 unregulated chemicals in drinking water from more than one third of U.S. water utilities. Of the 21 total chemicals found, researchers discovered among[Read More…]
Interior Secretary Jewell Meets with Western Governors to Provide Update on Sage Grouse Conservation Planning, Lauds Unprecedented Federal-State Cooperation
Emphasizes Much Work Still to Be Done Before Deadline on Listing Decision under Endangered Species Act LAS VEGAS, NV–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2013. At a meeting with western governors today, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell applauded the unprecedented federal-state cooperation on planning efforts to conserve the greater sage-grouse but emphasized that[Read More…]
Pennsylvania Seeks Permit Allowing Logging That Harms Endangered Bats, Already Devastated by Disease
HARRISBURG, Pa–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2013. Pennsylvania is seeking federal permission to kill endangered bats in order to log 3.9 million acres of state lands, increasing the risk of losing two species already devastated by an unchecked fungal disease. Several Pennsylvania and national conservation groups critiqued the permit proposal in a letter[Read More…]
150 Environmental, Health Groups Urge California Coastal Commission to Halt Offshore Fracking
Surfboard-carrying Activists Protest Fracking Outside Commission Meeting SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2013. As the California Coastal Commission meets today in San Francisco, surfboard-carrying activists with the Center for Biological Diversity and other groups will protest to urge commissioners to halt offshore fracking. The protest begins at noon outside the meeting, at[Read More…]
Despite Mounting Threats, Feds Announce Decision to Strip Endangered Species Protections for Yellowstone Grizzlies
MISSOULA, Montana–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2013. Ignoring mounting evidence that Yellowstone’s grizzly bears face increased threats from loss of key foods and human-caused deaths, federal and state officials unanimously recommended Wednesday that Endangered Species Act protections be stripped from the region’s iconic bears. Photo courtesy USFWS. “This highly political proposal comes when[Read More…]
FDA Approves First Generic Versions of Antidepressant Drug Cymbalta
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—December 12, 2013. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved the first generic versions of Cymbalta (duloxetine delayed-release capsules), a prescription medicine used to treat depression and other conditions. Aurobindo Pharma Ltd., Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd., Lupin Ltd., Sun Pharma Global FZE, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, and Torrent[Read More…]
Tobacco, Drug Use in Pregnancy Can Double Risk of Stillbirth
NIH network study documents elevated risk associated with marijuana, other substances Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2013. Smoking tobacco or marijuana, taking prescription painkillers, or using illegal drugs during pregnancy is associated with double or even triple the risk of stillbirth, according to research funded by the National Institutes of Health. Researchers[Read More…]
