Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 22, 2018 By: Justin Strekal, NORML Political Director Update: The omnibus passed the House of Representatives on Thursday, March 22. As part of the newly proposed appropriations package known as an omnibus bill, a spending restriction upon the Department of Justice from prosecuting state-legal medical marijuana programs will remain[Read More…]
Science
Hubble Solves Cosmic ‘Whodunit’ with Interstellar Forensics
Baltimore, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—March 22, 2018 By: Ann Jenkins, Ray Villard, and Andrew Fox On the outskirts of our galaxy, a cosmic tug-of-war is unfolding—and only NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope can see who’s winning. The players are two dwarf galaxies, the Large Magellanic Cloud and the Small Magellanic Cloud, both of which[Read More…]
Women In Medicine Shout #MeToo About Sexual Harassment At Work
CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—March 22, 2018 By: Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News Annette Katz didn’t expect to be part of a major social movement. She didn’t set out to take on a major health organization. But that all began to change when a co-worker saw her fighting back tears and joined Katz to[Read More…]
Research Misconduct Allegations Shadow New CDC Head
CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—March 22, 2018 By: Marisa Taylor The Trump administration announced that HIV expert Dr. Robert Redfield will lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ignoring complaints that his work on a high-profile vaccine research more than 20 years ago was flawed. The Army in 1994 acknowledged accuracy issues with[Read More…]
High Blood Pressure and High Cholesterol Associated with Noisy Jobs
1 in 4 adults report having been exposed to loud noise at work Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—March 22, 2018 By: CDC Media Relations High blood pressure and high cholesterol are more common among workers exposed to loud noise at work according to a CDC study published this month in the American Journal[Read More…]
Court Allows Conservation and Alaska Native Groups to Challenge Trump’s Reversal of Arctic and Atlantic Drilling Ban
Court now set to determine whether Trump broke the law in trying to undo permanent safeguards Anchorage, Alaska—(ENEWSPF)—March 20, 2018 Contact: Rebecca Bowe, Earthjustice Conservation and Alaska Native groups have a green light to hold President Trump accountable to the rule of law. The coalition of ten groups had sued Trump[Read More…]
Use Your Zip Code to Attract Brilliant Birds to Your Yard This Spring
Audubon’s Plants for Birds database makes ecologically-friendly landscaping choices a snap NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—March 19, 2018 By National Audubon Society With spring arriving early and bird migration now underway, the National Audubon Society is offering a free, one-of-a-kind Plants for Birds online database of native plants that attract local birds species.[Read More…]
NASA to Discuss Upcoming Launch of Next Planet Hunter on March 28 (Video)
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 19, 2018 By: Felicia Chou and Claire Saravia Join NASA at 1 p.m. EDT Wednesday, March 28, as astrophysics experts discuss the upcoming launch of NASA’s next planet hunter, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). The briefing will be broadcast live on NASA Television and the agency’s website.[Read More…]
Spring Outlook: U.S. to See Moderate Flooding, Warmer-Than-Normal Temperatures (Video)
Drought to persist in south-central Plains and the Southwest Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 19, 2018 By: Lauren Gaches, NOAA issued its three-month U.S. Spring Outlook today, highlighting a moderate risk of flooding in the Ohio River Valley basin and lower Mississippi River where streamflows and soil moisture are well above normal after[Read More…]
Bayer Issues Voluntary Recall of Alka-Seltzer Plus® Products
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—March 16, 2018 Contact: Jennifer Brendel Bayer is voluntarily recalling Alka-Seltzer Plus® packages that: Were sold only in the U.S. at Walmart, CVS, Walgreens and Kroger (including Dillons Food Stores, Fred Meyer, Fry’s Food Stores, Ralphs, King Soopers and Smith’s Food and Drug) after February 9, 2018. Can[Read More…]
