UK–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2013. A one-day colloquium, hosted by the University of Oxford, is to examine new finds from the site of the final naval battle between Rome and Carthage in the First Punic War (in 241 BC). The 23-year long naval war was between the two great powers of the[Read More…]
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California Plan Falls Short of Reducing Soil Fumigants
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2013. A report released Tuesday by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) lays out an “Action Plan” to reduce farmer’s reliance on toxic soil fumigants. The plan was created by the Nonfumigant Strawberry Production Working Group, which was made up of scientists, growers, and other[Read More…]
FDA Budget Requests $4.7 Billion to Ensure Safety of Food Supply and to Modernize Medical Product Safety
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2013. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is requesting a budget of $4.7 billion to protect and promote the public health as part of the President’s fiscal year (FY) 2014 budget. Industry user fees would fund 94 percent of the proposed budget increase, including new fees[Read More…]
Members of UK Parliament Call for Precautionary Ban on Neonicotinoids
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2013. In response to the United Kingdom (UK) blocking attempts to introduce a Europe-wide ban on the world’s most widely used insecticides – neonicotinoids, some members of parliament (MPs) from the environmental audit committee (EAC) chided their government last week for relying on “fundamentally flawed” studies[Read More…]
Secretary Salazar Highlights Historic Progress at Gateway National Recreation Area in Partnership with New York City
Jamaica Bay Greenway Trail, Science Institute, and Technical Education Center Will Help Create a Dynamic Urban Park NEW YORK, NY–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2013. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today highlighted historic progress on three major projects at Gateway National Recreation Area that will make the park more accessible to New[Read More…]
Pesticides Found In Long Island Drinking Water
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2013. Last Wednesday close to a hundred people attended a public hearing at the Riverhead campus of Suffolk County Community College, sponsored by the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), to comment on the draft of the Long Island Pesticide Pollution Prevention Strategy. The strategy, which was[Read More…]
New Genetic Link Found Between Normal Fetal Growth and Cancer
NIH study identifies a protein that helps trigger both processes Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2013. Two researchers at the National Institutes of Health discovered a new genetic link between the rapid growth of healthy fetuses and the uncontrolled cell division in cancer. The findings shed light on normal development and on[Read More…]
Great Beer Needs Clean Water: NRDC Partners with Craft Brewers to Protect the Clean Water Act
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2013 – It takes great water to make great beer, so the Natural Resources Defense Council is teaming up with nearly two dozen nationally-respected craft brewers to launch a campaign today advocating for strong clean water policies. The craft brewing industry—makers of beloved brews, small business entrepreneurs and[Read More…]
Retired Star Found with Planets and Debris Disc
Dust disc around Kappa Coronae Borealis EU–(ENEWSPF)–9 April 2013. ESA’s Herschel space observatory has provided the first images of a dust belt – produced by colliding comets or asteroids – orbiting a subgiant star known to host a planetary system. After billions of years steadily burning hydrogen in their cores,[Read More…]
Sierra Club and Environmental Coalition Petition the Department of Energy to Revise Out-of-Date Rulemaking Policy on Natural Gas Exports
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2013. Yesterday, the Sierra Club and a list of environmental coalition partners have filed a petition with the Department of Energy (DOE) to revise the nearly 30-year-old policy guidelines for approving natural gas exports. The petition urges the DOE to establish new regulations or guidance, defining how the DOE[Read More…]
