County’s sewage injections traced to West Maui coastal waters Lahaina, HI–(ENEWSPF)–July 25, 2013. Scientists from the University of Hawaiʻi have released a final study vindicating the concerns of Maui citizen groups that sued Maui County last year under the federal Clean Water Act and state water quality laws for illegally discharging[Read More…]
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Cannabinoid Produces Beneficial Metabolic Effects In Animal Model Of Diabetes
Buckingham, United Kingdom–(ENEWSPF)–25 July 2013. The administration of the organic cannabinoid tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV) is associated with positive metabolic effects that may potentially be beneficial to subjects with adult-onset diabetes, according to preclinical data published in the scientific journal Nutrition & Diabetes. Investigators at the University of Buckingham in England and[Read More…]
Madigan, Glasgow Take Action in Latest ExxonMobil Refinery Incident
Company Reports Hydrogen Sulfide Release Lasted More Than Nine Hours Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–July 25, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow today filed a complaint against ExxonMobil Oil Corp., alleging air pollution violations after an equipment malfunction at the company’s refinery in Channahon Township caused an uncontrolled[Read More…]
Silky Brain Implants May Help Stop Spread of Epilepsy
NIH-funded study suggests role for adenosine in molecular processes involved in epilepsy Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 25, 2013. Silk has walked straight off the runway and into the lab. According to a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, silk implants placed in the brain of laboratory animals and designed[Read More…]
Tar Sands Oil Well Blowout: ‘Nobody Really Understands How to Stop It’
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 25, 2013 – A tar sands oil well blowout enters its 10th week out of control in Canada’s Boreal forest, as an in-depth study finds the industry has had more than 9,000 environmental mishaps in 16 years and Alberta’s oversight is lax and failing. Danielle Droitsch, director of the[Read More…]
Toxic Trade Deal: Friends of the Earth Decries Industry Efforts to Weaken Regulation of Chemicals Associated with Breast Cancer, Autism, Infertility
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 25, 2013. Yesterday, the U.S. House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade held a hearing on the launch of negotiations for a U.S.-Europe trade deal, the so-called Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. As suggested by the hearing title, “The U.S.-E.U. Free Trade Agreement: Tipping Over the Regulatory Barriers,”[Read More…]
Cosmetic Lawn Pesticide Use Outlawed In Takoma Park, MD, First Local Ban Of Its Type in U.S.
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 25, 2013. In a sweeping victory for the protection of human health and the environment, the Takoma Park, Maryland City Council on June 22, 2013 unanimously passed the Safe Grow Act of 2013, which generally restricts the use of cosmetic lawn pesticides on both private and public property throughout the[Read More…]
Pristine Idaho Waters Get Protection with EPA Reversal
EPA rejects Idaho’s unacceptably weak water regulations Idaho Falls, ID–(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2013. Some of Greater Yellowstone’s most pristine waters received good news Wednesday when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced an about-face on Idaho’s request to skirt environmental regulations on its highest-quality waters. In retracting its approval of Idaho’s so-called[Read More…]
Advocates Challenge EPA’s Continuing Failure to Protect Children and Families From Hazardous Pesticide Drift
Public interest groups urge immediate pesticide protections in areas where children live, learn and play San Francisco, CA–(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2013. Today, a coalition of farmworker, public health, and conservation advocates filed a challenge in the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to force the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to protect[Read More…]
Citizens Demand Restoration of River in ‘Grand Canyon of the Pacific’ on Kaua‘i
Lawsuit exposes unlawful waste of diverted water Honolulu, HI–(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2013. Today, Earthjustice on behalf of community group Po‘ai Wai Ola/West Kauaʻi Watershed Alliance brought legal action to protect the “Grand Canyon of the Pacific” and restore stream flows to the Waimea River on Kauaʻi. The case before the[Read More…]
