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DePuy Announces U.S. Settlement Agreement to Compensate ASR™ Hip System Patients Who Had Surgery to Replace Their ASR Hip
WARSAW, IN—(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2013 – DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. (DePuy) and the Court-appointed committee of lawyers representing ASR™ Hip System plaintiffs today announced a settlement agreement to compensate eligible ASR patients in the United States who had surgery to replace their ASR hip, known as revision surgery, as of August 31,[Read More…]
Supreme Court Refuses to Block Texas Abortion Law
Health Care Providers Vow to Continue Fight to Protect Women WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2013. The U.S. Supreme Court today declined to halt a Texas law that has forced more than a dozen of the state’s women’s health centers to stop providing abortion care, leaving large parts of the state without an[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Letter to Illinois EPA Regarding KCBX Permit Application to Expand Pet Coke Operation
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 19, 2013. The following is a letter from Congresswoman Robin Kelly to the Illinois EPA expressing her concerns with a pending application submitted by KCBX Terminals Company to expand its pet coke operation. The IEPA is expected to rule on the application Wednesday. November 18, 2013 Ms. Lisa[Read More…]
Celebrities Ask Colorado Governor Hickenlooper, ‘What the Frack?’
Malin Akerman, Lance Bass, Julie Bowen, Darren Criss, Daryl Hannah, Hayden Panettiere, Marisa Tomei and more star in new viral videos that call on Gov. Hickenlooper to ban fracking Denver, Colo.–(ENEWSPF)–Novembeer 19, 2013. Today, celebrities and environmental advocates — including Malin Akerman, Lance Bass, Julie Bowen, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Darren Criss, Daryl[Read More…]
Salmon Protection Advocates File Lawsuit Against Flawed Marin County Streamside Ordinance
First Coho Salmon Spawners of the Season Spotted in Lagunitas Creek Endangered coho salmon swims upstream at Inkwells in Lagunitas Creek. Copyright photo Susan Farrar SAN RAFAEL, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2013. Salmon protection groups filed a lawsuit on Monday against Marin County for adopting a flawed “streamside conservation ordinance” that lacks[Read More…]
Swarm Mission Control Ready for Triple Launch
Swarm mission team in training EU–(ENEWSPF)–19 November 2013. After months of intensive training, the Swarm mission control team are ready for liftoff on Friday. The team will carefully shepherd the trio of magnetic explorers through their critical launch and early orbit phase, ready to react to any problem. The data[Read More…]
Neanderthal Viruses Found in Modern Humans
UK—(ENEWSPF)—19 November 2013. Ancient viruses from Neanderthals have been found in modern human DNA by researchers at Oxford University and Plymouth University. The researchers compared genetic data from fossils of Neanderthals and another group of ancient human ancestors called Denisovans to data from modern-day cancer patients. They found evidence of[Read More…]
White Paper Outlines New Approach to Endangered Species Act Pesticide Review
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2013. Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U .S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) released a white paper identifying how they plan to reconfigure the pesticide review process to meet the pesticide approval requirements for[Read More…]
Promising Start to Colorado Air Pollution Rules But Much Work Remains
Rulemaking process must result in strong protections for public health and Colorado communities Denver, CO–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2013. The Colorado Air Pollution Control Division today unveiled proposed revisions to the state’s air pollution rules for the oil and gas industry that would, for the first time, directly regulate the powerful greenhouse[Read More…]
