WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2013. A new analysis by Environmental Working Group of 100 BB (beauty balm) and CC (color corrector or complexion corrector) creams concludes that they may expose users to fewer toxic chemicals than the moisturizer, foundation and sunscreen they are designed to replace. EWG’s report shows that a[Read More…]
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Energy Drinks Plus Alcohol Pose a Public Health Threat
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2013. Mixing energy drinks with alcohol is riskier than just drinking alcohol alone, according to a new study that examines the impact of a growing trend among young adults. Published in the current issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health, the study was conducted by Megan Patrick[Read More…]
Protein in Prostate Biopsies Signals Increased Cancer Risk
Finding May Help Clinicians Decide Which Men, With An Aberrant Biopsy, Could Benefit from Additional Future Biopsy Screenings NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2013 — Researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College have shown that the presence of a particular protein in biopsied prostate tissue substantially increases the likelihood that cancer will develop[Read More…]
Maine Craft Beer Makers Brewing Up Support for Clean Water
PORTLAND, ME–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2013 – It takes great water to make great beer, so the Natural Resources Defense Council is teaming up with a half dozen of Maine’s most beloved craft brewers to launch a campaign in the state advocating for strong clean water safeguards. The Maine kickoff extends NRDC’s[Read More…]
Earth’s Gravity Scarred by Earthquake
Gravity scar over Japan EU–(ENEWSPF)–3 December 2013. ESA’s GOCE satellite has revealed that the devastating Japanese earthquake of 2011 left its mark in Earth’s gravity – yet another example of this extraordinary mission surpassing its original scope. GOCE mapped Earth’s gravity with unrivalled precision for over four years, but nobody[Read More…]
Duke Energy Coal Ash Pollution Deforms Fish in Sutton Lake (NC)
Utility Should Take Immediate Action to Stop Toxic Pollution WILMINGTON, NC–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2013. Duke Energy’s coal ash pollution is killing over 900,000 fish and deforming thousands more each year in Sutton Lake near Wilmington, N.C., according to a new study conducted by Dr. Dennis Lemly, Research Associate Professor of Biology[Read More…]
Start of EU Moratorium on Neonicotinoids Puts Focus on US EPA Inaction
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2013. On Sunday, December 1, 2013 the European Union (EU) took critical steps to protect pollinators from the hazards associated with the use of neonicotinoid pesticides. Despite attempts by agrichemical corporations, including Bayer, and Syngenta, to delay or reverse the decision, the two-year, continent-wide ban on bee-harming[Read More…]
Obama Administration Expands Better Buildings Challenge to Multifamily Housing, Launches New Programs to Boost U.S. Energy Efficiency
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2013. Building on $2 billion in financing commitments from the private sector for energy efficiency updates to commercial buildings under the President’s Better Buildings Challenge, the U.S. Departments of Energy and Housing and Urban Development today expanded the Challenge to multifamily housing such as apartments and condominiums and[Read More…]
USDA, EPA Partnership Supports Water Quality Trading To Benefit Environment, Economy
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2013. The U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have announced an expanded partnership to support water quality trading and other market-based approaches that provide benefits to the environment and economy. “New water quality trading markets hold incredible potential to benefit rural America[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Launches Campaign Asking Residents to Report Petcoke
Residents Asked to Call 311 or Email Complaints in Latest Effort to Crackdown on Petcoke Emissions CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2013. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today launched a new campaign encouraging residents to call 311 or email the City to report sightings of petroleum coke, or “petcoke,” the solid by-product of petroleum refining[Read More…]
