Nutritious, Affordable Food Options for Park Visitors to be Offered Nationwide WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2013. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today joined National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis, Let’s Move! Executive Director and White House Senior Policy Advisor on Nutrition Sam Kass, and executives and chefs of major[Read More…]
Science
EPA Survey Shows $384 Billion Needed for Drinking Water Infrastructure by 2030
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2013. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released results of a survey showing that $384 billion in improvements are needed for the nation’s drinking water infrastructure through 2030 for systems to continue providing safe drinking water to 297 million Americans. EPA’s fifth Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey[Read More…]
Vermont Bills to Help Prevent Overdose Deaths Signed Into Law
New Law Encourages Calling 911 in the Event of an Overdose By Providing Immunity for Drug and Alcohol Offenses When Medical Assistance is Sought Family Members and Friends Can Now Receive Prescription for Life-Saving Drug Naloxone To Administer to Opioid Overdose Victims VERMONT–(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2013. Today, two critical Vermont bills[Read More…]
Wind Energy Trumps Nuclear: MidAmerican Scraps Plans for New Reactors in Iowa
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSWPF)–June 5, 2013. The decision of MidAmerican Energy to scrap plans to build nuclear reactors in Iowa is further evidence that nuclear power has no future in the United States, Friends of the Earth said. MidAmerican, based in Des Moines, announced Monday that because the design of their proposed[Read More…]
On World Environment Day, UN Spotlights ‘Sbsurdity’ of Global Food Waste
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–5 June 2013 – With tons of edible produce squandered each year – never making it from farm to fork – senior United Nations officials are issuing a call on World Environment Day to “reduce your foodprint!,” urging everyone to help curb the massive loss and waste inherent in[Read More…]
‘Belief in Science’ Increases in Stressful Situations
UK–(ENEWSPF)–05 June 2013. A faith in the explanatory and revealing power of science increases in the face of stress or anxiety, a study by Oxford University psychologists suggests.The researchers argue that a ‘belief in science’ may help non-religious people deal with adversity by offering comfort and reassurance, as has been[Read More…]
Zebrafish Help Identify Mutant Gene in Rare Muscle Disease
A mutant zebrafish embryo shows a weakened muscle. Zebrafish embryos swim, which immediately reveals weakened muscles caused by the mutant gene immediately, and in this case the muscles don’t contract. Photo courtesy of Drs. Christine and Bernard Thisse, University of Virginia School of Medicine ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2013. Zebrafish with[Read More…]
New Legislation Subverts Protections from Toxic Coal Ash
Hundreds of coal ash sites have already poisoned waters, yet bill fails to provide solution Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2013. Late last night, Congressman David McKinley (R-WV 1st) introduced bad legislation (H.R. 2218, the Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act) designed to subvert the EPA’s ability to set federally enforceable safeguards[Read More…]
Nevada: Legislators Approve Measure To Allow For Medical Cannabis Dispensing Operations
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2013. by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Lawmakers gave final approval on Monday to legislation, Senate Bill 374, to allow for the establishment of licensed facilities to dispense cannabis to state-qualified patients. The measure passed with two-thirds majorities in both legislative chambers. It now awaits action from[Read More…]
Interior Department Announces First Offshore Renewable Energy Lease Sale
BOEM to Auction Nearly 165,000 Acres Offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts for Wind Energy Development in July WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 4, 2013. As part of the Obama Administration’s all-of-the-above energy strategy to continue to expand domestic energy production, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)[Read More…]
