Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 2013. Suffolk County, New York, Legislator Jay Schneiderman (I-Montauk) introduced a bill on July 30, 2013 to establish strict guidelines for the use of methoprene within estuaries in Suffolk County. Methoprene, an insect growth regulator, is commonly used in mosquito control programs, but is highly toxic to[Read More…]
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Senator Merkley To Introduce ‘Marine Debris Emergency Act’
Bill Will help Oregon Communities Receive Federal Assistance for Tsunami Debris Cleanup LINCOLN CITY–(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2013. Today, at the Oregon Coast Economic Summit, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley announced plans to introduce the “Marine Debris Emergency Act,” a bill to help communities affected by marine debris emergencies. The bill would expedite[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Opens CVS Caremark Mail Service Center in Mt. Prospect
New State-of-the-Art Facility Will Employ 400 Illinois Residents MOUNT PROSPECT–(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today was joined by company officials to open the new state-of-the-art CVS Caremark Mail Service Pharmacy and Customer Center in Mount Prospect. The 150,000 square foot facility will employ 400 people, represents an investment of[Read More…]
CDC Awards Funding to Help States Face New Infectious Disease Threats
Funding helps build epidemiology and laboratory capacity Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2013. Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced an award to states of about $75.8 million through the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases Cooperative Agreement (ELC). This funding helps states and communities strengthen core epidemiology[Read More…]
Overdose Awareness Week Kicks Off at Roosevelt University’s Schaumburg Campus on Aug. 24
Above, a memorial graveyard of headstones remembering those who have died of overdoses in Illinois will be part of the event. Schaumburg, IL–(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2013. On Saturday, Aug. 24, more than 300 people coming from throughout Chicagoland and the Midwest will kick off International Overdose Awareness week at Roosevelt[Read More…]
Endocannabinoids Trigger Inflammation That Leads to Diabetes
NIH scientists identify possible treatment target for type 2 diabetes Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2013. Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have clarified in rodent and test tube experiments the role that inflammation plays in type 2 diabetes, and revealed a possible molecular target for treating the disease. The researchers[Read More…]
State Judge Blocks Oklahoma Emergency Contraception Restrictions
Plan B One-Step can remain on pharmacy, grocery store shelves without restriction pending outcome of Center for Reproductive Rights lawsuit OKLAHOMA–(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2013. A state judge ruled yesterday that an Oklahoma state law placing unnecessary barriers on women’s access to emergency contraception cannot take effect pending the outcome of a[Read More…]
Microbial Team Turns Corn Stalks and Leaves Into Better Biofuel
The biofuel isobutanol, in the vial, was produced by a microbe community feeding on corn stalks and leaves or switchgrass, shown in the flasks behind. Image credit: Joseph Xu ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2013. A fungus and E. coli bacteria have joined forces to turn tough, waste plant material into isobutanol,[Read More…]
Newly Unearthed Ruins Challenge Views of Early Romans
University of Michigan archeologists digging in Italy have unearthed a grand structure unlike anything the Romans were known to be building at the time. Dating back 300 years before the Coliseum, the football-field-sized monument contains two terraces connected by a grand staircase, a massive stone retaining wall and geometrically patterned[Read More…]
50,000+ Americans Demand the NRA End Its Pro-Toxics Smear Campaign
Sierra Club Supporters Say the NRA’s “Hunt for Truth” Has Found None WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2013. Days after the National Rifle Association (NRA) re-launched a misinformation campaign to attack the Americans working to keep toxic lead shot out of our environment, tens of thousands of citizens have fought back and demanded[Read More…]
