Clear flowing headwaters in the TeePee-Spring Creek roadless area of Montana’s Cabinet Mountains. (© Terry Glase) View slideshow of roadless areas. State of Alaska case dismissed by D.C. District Court Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2013. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia yesterday ended a challenge by the state[Read More…]
Science
Digging for Hidden Treasure on Mars
Noctis Labyrinthus mosaic EU–(ENEWSPF)–26 March 2013. ESA’s Mars Express has spent nearly ten years imaging the Red Planet, and there are plenty of hidden treasures buried in the mission’s rich picture archive. HRSCview is a web interface to the archive that offers a chance to browse and explore any region[Read More…]
Goldfinger
EU–(ENEWSPF)–26 March 2013 The internal structure of a human cell in simulated gravity taken on the International Space Station. Pictured here is a monocyte immune cell that plays an integral role in protecting our bodies from foreign invaders such as bacteria and viruses. To record this image, immune cells were[Read More…]
More than Half a Million Americans Call on Obama Administration to Stop Risky and Dangerous Drilling in the Arctic Ocean Since Kulluk Incident
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2013. Today, a coalition of organizations announced that more than 500,000 Americans in the past three months have joined the call to demand the Obama administration put a stop to risky and dangerous drilling in the Arctic Ocean in light of Shell’s mishaps, such as its ill-fated Kulluk drilling rig that ran[Read More…]
With Support From NOAA, Woods Hole Scientists See Moderate Spring, Summer Red Tide for Gulf of Maine
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2013. New England is expected to experience a “moderate” red tide this spring and summer, which may result in closure of some shellfish harvesting beds to prevent possible illness to consumers who might eat contaminated food, according to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) scientists funded by NOAA[Read More…]
Department of Transportation Proposes $1.7 Million in Civil Penalties for ExxonMobil for Yellowstone River Pipeline Failure
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2013. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced it is initiating an administrative enforcement action with a proposed fine of $1.7 million to ExxonMobil Pipeline Company as a result of the operator’s July 2011 crude oil pipeline failure in the Yellowstone[Read More…]
EPA’s Science Advisory Board Announces Independent Panel to Peer Review Agency’s Hydraulic Fracturing Research
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2013. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) independent Science Advisory Board (SAB) yesterday announced the formation of its Hydraulic Fracturing Research Advisory panel. This panel of independent experts will peer review EPA’s 2014 draft report of results for its national study on any potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing[Read More…]
Record Low Tuberculosis Cases in Illinois – But State Remains Among the Highest in the Nation
Tuberculosis numbers continue to drop in Illinois, but increase worldwide SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2013. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is recognizing March 24, 2013 as World Tuberculosis Day (TB) and encouraging Illinoisans to learn about the disease in order to help stop the spread. Illinois ranks sixth in the[Read More…]
Maryland Medical Marijuana Bill Receives Final Approval from House of Delegates
ANNAPOLIS–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2013. A bill that could allow Maryland citizens with serious illnesses to obtain medical marijuana legally via state-regulated programs took an important step toward becoming law yesterday when the Maryland House of Delegates voted 108-28 to send it to the Senate, where it is also expected to pass. “People[Read More…]
Bed Bugs Display Multiple Layers of Resistance to Pesticides
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2013. Scientists are learning more about the mechanisms bed bugs have developed to increase their resistance to the increasingly common class of pyrethriod pesticides. The study, published in the journal Scientific Reports in early March, adds further weight to calls from consumer health and environmental groups to[Read More…]
