Judge to offer more details in the next 30 days but takes first step towards federal enforceable safeguards Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2013. A federal judge agreed with environmental and public health groups that the Environmental Protection Agency needs to set federal regulations for the safe and proper disposal of toxic coal ash.[Read More…]
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Elevated Pesticide Exposure Documented in New York City Residents
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2013. According to new research, residents are more highly exposed to organophosphate and pyrethroid pesticides in New York City (NYC) than in the U.S. overall. Researchers from the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene reviewed the 2004 NYC Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NYC HANES) to[Read More…]
Music Festival Promoters Join with Drug Safety Experts to Reduce Harmful Drug Use at Events
In the Wake of Electric Zoo Tragedies, TomorrowWorld Organizers Team Up with DanceSafe to Educate Music Fans about Drug Use and Health; PSA Featuring Top DJs Kaskade, A-Trak, Steve Aoki, Tommie Sunshine and Others Promotes Safety and Health Precautions NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—October 3, 2013. The importance of providing harm reduction information[Read More…]
Costa Rican Crocodiles Threatened by Banana Production Practices
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2013. New research reveals that Costa Rica’s iconic spectacled caiman crocodiles are under threat from pesticides used on the country’s massive banana plantations. Nearly two million tons of bananas are shipped out of the small South American country each year, and exports are rising alongside with the[Read More…]
Lynn Sage Cancer Research Foundation Lights Chicago Pink
Women often ignore early symptoms of ovarian cancer allowing it to spread undetected, according to Northwestern Medicine physician CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 1, 2013. The Lynn Sage Cancer Research Foundation (LSCRF), which raises much-needed dollars for breast cancer research at Northwestern Memorial Hospital —wants to remind everyone in Chicago of the importance of[Read More…]
U.S. Forest Service to Reevaluate Big Thorne Timber Sale Due to Effects on Wolves and Deer
Southeast Alaskans hail decision, ask for Forest Service to move away from large-scale old-growth logging Juneau, AK / Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2013. The U.S. Forest Service has announced that it will require a more critical review on the “Big Thorne” timber project before the agency can move forward. Big Thorne[Read More…]
Herschel Helps Find Elusive Signals from Early Universe
Deflecting light from the Big Bang EU–(ENEWPSF)–1 October 2013. Using a telescope in Antarctica and ESA’s Herschel space observatory, astronomers have made the first detection of a subtle twist in the relic radiation from the Big Bang, paving the way towards revealing the first moments of the Universe’s existence. The[Read More…]
‘Making Clean Drinking Water Universally Available is Achievable’
UK–(ENEWSPF)–01 October 2013. Making clean drinking water globally accessible is one of the biggest challenges of this century. Yet, a new study by Oxford University contends that this goal is achievable if the key elements of good governance and management are adopted. It proposes a framework built on examples of[Read More…]
Kauai County, Hawaii Pesticide and GE Measure Passes Council Committee
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2013. Kauai’s Committee on Environmental Development, Agriculture, and Sustainability approved a bill that requires large agricultural companies in the county to disclose the pesticides they use. The legislation will now go to the full council for a vote. The measure, County Bill 2491, which Beyond Pesticides supported with[Read More…]
ACLU Challenges Firing of Ohio Pregnant Woman
Alleges Former Employer Has a Pattern of Discriminating Against Single Mothers DAYTON, OH–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2013. The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Ohio filed a lawsuit today on behalf of Springfield resident Jennifer Maudlin, a single mother of two, against Inside Out, a religiously-based community organization. The lawsuit[Read More…]
