Judge Rules Federal Agency Failed to Address Fracking Risks in Auctioning Off Monterey County Public Lands SAN JOSE, CA–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2013. Yesterday, a federal judge has ruled that the Obama Administration violated the law when it issued oil leases in Monterey County, CA without considering the environmental impacts of hydraulic[Read More…]
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Court Victory for Opponents of Fracking in California
Judge Rules Federal Agency Failed to Address Fracking Risks in Auctioning Off Monterey County Public Lands SAN JOSE, CA–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2013. Yesterday, a federal judge has ruled that the Obama Administration violated the law when it issued oil leases in Monterey County, CA without considering the environmental impacts of hydraulic[Read More…]
Energy Department Announces Prizes for 2013 National Science Bowl
Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2013. The U.S. Department of Energy today announced the prizes for which middle and high school teams from across the nation will compete at this year’s National Science Bowl, held from April 25 to April 29 in Washington, D.C. From a total of 1,894 high school teams[Read More…]
Illinois Health Department Awards West Nile Virus Prevention Grants
2012 saw the second highest number of West Nile virus cases in Illinois SPRINGFIELD—(ENEWSPF)—April 9, 2013. The Illinois Department of Public Health awarded West Nile virus grants totaling $3.4 million to 90 certified local health departments throughout Illinois. The grants are based on West Nile virus activity surveillance for the[Read More…]
Maryland General Assembly Gives Final Approval to Medical Marijuana Legislation Gov. O’Malley Pledged to Sign Into Law
ANNAPOLIS–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2013. The Maryland General Assembly has given final approval to a bill that allows residents with serious illnesses to obtain medical marijuana via state-regulated programs administrated by academic medical research centers. The Senate passed HB 1101 Monday by a vote of 42-4; the House of Delegates approved it[Read More…]
Using Larger Plates May Cause Children to Serve Themselves More
Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2013. Americans use larger dishware than they did in past decades. Studies have shown that children eat more when served more, but will using larger plates and bowls result in children serving themselves more and therefore consuming more food? In the study, “Plate Size and[Read More…]
Mars Science Lab Update: What Remains of Mars’ Atmosphere is Still Dynamic
Artist rendering of NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover, a mobile robot for investigating Mars. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2013. Mars has lost much of its original atmosphere, but what’s left remains active, according to recent findings from NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity that involve a University of Michigan[Read More…]
Lift Weights to Lower Blood Sugar?
White muscle helps keep blood glucose levels under control ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2013. Researchers in the Life Sciences Institute at the University of Michigan have challenged a long-held belief that whitening of skeletal muscle in diabetes is harmful. In fact, the white muscle that increases with resistance training, age and[Read More…]
3D Printer Can Build Synthetic Tissues
UK–(ENEWSPF)–8 April 2013. A custom-built programmable 3D printer can create materials with several of the properties of living tissues, Oxford University scientists have demonstrated. The new type of material consists of thousands of connected water droplets, encapsulated within lipid films, which can perform some of the functions of the cells[Read More…]
GE Industry Practice of ‘Stacking’ Insecticides Called into Question by Researchers
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2013. Given the rise of target plant and animal pests that resistant to the tactics of the biotechnology industry, companies that produce genetically engineered (GE) crops have begun producing plants with “stacked” traits. For herbicide resistant crops, this means adding traits that incorporate crop resistance to increasingly[Read More…]
