New research finds link between frequency of exercise and stroke risk Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSWPF)–July 19, 2013. Here’s yet another reason to get off the couch: new research findings suggest that regularly breaking a sweat may lower the risk of having a stroke. A stroke can occur when a blood vessel in[Read More…]
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How Mars’ Atmosphere Got So Thin: New Insights From Curiosity
NASA’s Curiosity rover used the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) to capture this set of 55 high-resolution images, which were stitched together to create this full-color self-portrait. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Malin Space Science Systems ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–July 19, 2013. New findings from NASA’s Curiosity rover provide clues to how Mars lost its[Read More…]
A Snow Line in an Infant Solar System: Astronomers Take First Images
An artist’s concept of the snow line in the infant solar system at TW Hydrae. Water-covered ce grains in the inner disk, from about 4.5 astronomical units to 30, and carbon monoxide ice covered grains in the outer disk beyond, in green. The transition from blue to green marks the[Read More…]
Court Requires California to Establish Drinking Water Standard for Dangerous Carcinogen
Decision Follows NRDC, EWG Suit to Protect Millions of Californians from Contaminated Drinking Water SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–July 19, 2013 –The California Superior Court of Alameda yesterday required the state’s Department of Public Health to proceed with setting a standard to protect millions of Californians from unsafe levels of hexavalent chromium in[Read More…]
Federal Report Finds Stream Health Severely Degraded
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 19, 2013. A recent report by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) examines the health of the nation’s streams over 20 years and finds that streams nationwide are severely degraded by humans, exhibiting elevated levels of pesticides and nutrients as well as streamflow modifications. Overall, the report finds that[Read More…]
Energy Department Releases Updated eGallon Prices as Electric Vehicle Sales Double
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 19, 2013. U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz today highlighted the continued growth of electric vehicle sales – doubling in the first 6 months of 2013 compared to the same period in 2012 – as the Energy Department released its most recent pricing data showing the low cost of fueling[Read More…]
Roosevelt University Drug Policy Researcher Weighs In on Overdose Death of Cory Monteith
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 18, 2013. Kathleen Kane Willis, director of the Illinois Consortium on Drug Policy at Roosevelt University, called the untimely death of Fox TV’s Glee star Cory Monteith “ a tragedy that could have been prevented and reversed” if available overdose precautions and treatments were more commonly known and understood.[Read More…]
California Surgeon Who Discriminated Against HIV Positive Patient Loses Federal Funding
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 18, 2013. HHS Office of Civil Rights director Leon Rodriguez announced the termination of Medicaid funding to a California surgeon who intentionally discriminated against an HIV-positive patient by refusing to perform much needed back surgery. An order, issued by the HHS Departmental Appeals Board, concluded that the surgeon[Read More…]
Survey: Two in Three Americans Endorse Setting Limits on Carbon Pollution from Power Plants that Drives Climate Change
First poll on President Obama’s entire climate action strategy reveals robust bipartisan support for common-sense plan WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–July 18, 2013 – To help battle climate change, 65 percent of Americans endorse setting limits on dangerous carbon pollution from the nation’s power plants, according to a new national poll conducted for the[Read More…]
District Court Hears Oral Arguments on Protection of MT’s Largest National Forest
Increased motorized vehicle use threatens spectacular forests and wilderness habitat Butte, MT–(ENEWSPF)–July 18, 2013. The U.S. District Court for the District of Montana will hear oral arguments on Friday, July 19, in a case regarding the U.S. Forest Service’s plan to protect pristine areas of Montana’s largest national forest, the[Read More…]
