Millions of Angelenos Remain Exposed to Stormwater Pollution WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2013 – The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling yesterday allowing Los Angeles County’s Flood Control District temporarily to avoid responsibility for the high levels of water pollution found in the Los Angeles and San Gabriel Rivers. In a lawsuit[Read More…]
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Court Rules Industrial Farm May Require Clean Water Act Permit
Sufficient evidence of pollutant discharge into waterways warrants trial Hyde County, NC–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2013. A Superior Court in Hyde County, NC ruled on Friday that the state has authority to require Rose Acre Farms, a facility in Hyde County housing nearly 4 million egg-laying hens, to be regulated under the federal[Read More…]
Nurses at 2 ProMedica Hospitals Seek Federal Help to Protect Patients
Concerns about staffing cited at Bixby, Herrick in Lenawee County MICHIGAN–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2013. The registered nurses at ProMedica’s Bixby and Herrick hospitals in Lenawee County have filed requests with the federal government to intervene after months of ProMedica failing to work with the nurses to improve patient safety and retaliating[Read More…]
Herschel Intercepts Asteroid Apophis
Herschel’s three-colour view of asteroid Apophis EU–(ENEWSP)–9 January 2013. ESA’s Herschel space observatory made new observations of asteroid Apophis as it approached Earth this weekend. The data shows the asteroid to be bigger than first estimated, and less reflective. Catalogued as asteroid (99942) Apophis (previously 2004 MN4), it is often[Read More…]
IPM in Public Housing Attributed to Lower Asthma Rates in Boston
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2013) Boston health officials say new city data indicate that asthma incidences have dropped nearly by half since 2005. This is attributed to Boston Housing Authority (BHA) and Boston Public Health Commission implementation of an integrated pest management (IPM) program in low-income housing to reduce the number of cochroaches[Read More…]
Federal Judge Says Nation’s Medical Cannabis Model, Harborside Health Center, Can Stay Open
U.S. District Court Denies Landlord Injuncitons in Oakland and San Jose Oakland, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–January 8, 2013. On Monday, January 7, Chief Federal Magistrate Maria-Elena James ruled in favor of Harborside Health Center (HHC), and denied motions by Harborside’s landlords asking the court to order an immediate halt of cannabis sales at[Read More…]
2012 Was Warmest and Second Most Extreme Year on Record for the Contiguous U.S.
2012 was a historic year for extreme weather that included drought, wildfires, hurricanes and storms; however, tornado activity was below average Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 8, 2013. 2012 marked the warmest year on record for the contiguous United States with the year consisting of a record warm spring, second warmest summer, fourth[Read More…]
MAP: Kulluk Rig Grounding Near Globally Important Bird Areas for Seabirds, Audubon Reveals
Audubon releases map showing location of Shell’s latest accident in relation to key bird habitat Audubon Alaska Anchorage, AK –(ENEWSPF)–January 8, 2013. Yesterday the National Audubon Society released a map showing the proximity of several globally significant Important Bird Areas to the site where Shell’s drilling rig Kulluk[Read More…]
U-M Sibling Study Discovers Genetic Region Linked to Control of Key Nlood-clotting Protein
Dr. Karl Desch of the U-M Medical School removes blood samples from a liquid nitrogen storage tank. Image credit: Craig Breil ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–January 8, 2013. In 2006, the lab of Dr. David Ginsburg at the Life Sciences Institute put a call out for siblings attending the University of Michigan to[Read More…]
Overactive Brain Keeps Autistic Teens From Adjusting to Social Situations
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–January 8, 2013. A new University of Michigan study finds that an overactive part of the brain hinders autistic teens from coping in unfamiliar social settings, leaving them feeling overwhelmed and anxious. Seeing the same faces repeatedly can negatively affect autistic children, especially in social situations. If a teen[Read More…]
