NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2013 – The Town Board of Sanford, NY, has repealed the gag order it passed last summer on discussing fracking at their meetings, following a First Amendment lawsuit filed in February by the Natural Resources Defense Council and Catskill Citizens for Safe Energy. As a result, the[Read More…]
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Robin Hood Tax Legislation Introduced, Could Generate Billions of Dollars to Fight Climate Change
WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—April 17, 2013. Friends of the Earth U.S. joined Congressman Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) on Capitol Hill today to support the introduction of the Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2013, which would establish a tax on financial transactions, popularly known as a Robin Hood Tax. The tax would generate hundreds of[Read More…]
American Rivers Announces America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2013
Outdated water management threatens #1 Most Endangered River, the Colorado River, and rivers nationwide Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2013. American Rivers today announced its annual list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers®, naming the Colorado River the Most Endangered River in the country. The Colorado River is endangered by outdated water management[Read More…]
Energy Department Highlights Nissan’s Better Plants Challenge Showcase Project in Tennessee
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2013. As part of the Obama Administration’s commitment to lowering energy bills for U.S. businesses, the Energy Department today recognized Nissan’s participation in the Better Buildings, Better Plants Challenge and its showcase project at the company’s new energy efficient paint plant in Smyrna, Tennessee. Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and[Read More…]
Illinois Health Department Monitoring Care at Sacred Heart Hospital in Chicago
FBI and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General arrest 6 hospital staff SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2013. The Illinois Department of Public Health is currently at Sacred Heart Hospital in Chicago to asses the hospital’s ability to care for patients after the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)[Read More…]
Bulgarian Beekeepers Protest Use of Bee-Killing Pesticides
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2013. Beekeepers in Bulgaria are revving up protests calling for a moratorium on the use of pesticides hazardous to bees, with a nationwide demonstration scheduled for Earth Day on April 22. The beekeepers are citing European and Bulgarian studies saying that neonicotinoid pesticides harm the immune systems[Read More…]
FDA Approves Abuse-deterrent Labeling for Reformulated OxyContin
Agency will not approve generics to original OxyContin Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2013. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved updated labeling for Purdue Pharma L.P.’s reformulated OxyContin (oxycodone hydrochloride controlled-release) tablets. The new labeling indicates that the product has physical and chemical properties that are expected to make[Read More…]
Patients With Surgical Complications Provide Greater Hospital Profit-margins
Photo: iStockphoto.com/Abel Mitja Varela Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2013. Privately insured surgical patients who had a complication provided hospitals with a 330% higher profit margin than those without a complication, according to new research from Ariadne Labs, a joint center for health system innovation at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH)[Read More…]
Senators Call on FDA to Restrict the Sale, Distribution, and Marketing of E-Cigarettes
New nicotine delivery devices on the market are unregulated and available for purchase by children and young adults WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2013. Calling e-cigarettes a possible pathway to traditional cigarettes and other tobacco products, five U.S. Senators today called on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to issue “deeming regulations”[Read More…]
International Health Team Flying to China to Help Assess Deadly Flu Outbreak, UN Reports
GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–16 April 2013 – United Nations and international health experts will travel to China later this week at Beijing’s invitation for a week-long joint assessment of the deadly H7N9 bird influenza outbreak that has so far infected 63 people, 14 of them fatally. Beyond these confirmed cases, 1,000 other people[Read More…]
