Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2012 2:00 PM EDT At-A-Glance Status: Ongoing Investigation Infection: Fungal Facility Type: Outpatient Setting Case Count: 328 States: 18 Deaths: 24 Multistate Fungal Meningitis Outbreak – Current Case Count October 25, 2012 2:00 PM EDT Cases with Fungal Infections Linked to Steroid Injections [View Larger Map] Cases[Read More…]
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Citizens And Conservation Groups File Suit to Protect Hawai‘i’s Reef Ecosystems
State issuance of aquarium collection permits without environmental review poses danger to already-stressed coral reefs Honolulu, HI–(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2012. Citizens and conservation groups took legal action yesterday to require the Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources to protect Hawaiʻi’s reefs and coastal areas from unlimited collection of fish and[Read More…]
Conservation Coalition Urges Canadian Government to Reject Tar Sands Mine Expansion
Endangered birds and threatened caribou victims of operations in the region San Francisco, CA–(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2012. Conservation groups from Canada and the United States, represented by Earthjustice and Ecojustice, have submitted a letter to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency asking its Joint Review Panel to decide that Shell Canada’s proposed[Read More…]
San Onofre: California Launches Investigation of Cost Issues as Nation’s Aging Reactors Face ‘Mothballs’
Friends of the Earth: Continued operation of San Onofre is not cost effective IRVINE, Calif. –(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2012. The California Public Utilities Commission will announce today that it is launching an investigation assessing key economic issues relating to the crippled San Onofre nuclear reactors operated by Southern California Edison. The[Read More…]
Unanimous Landmark Appellate Decision Issued in San Diego Medical Marijuana Dispensary Case
Fourth District Court of Appeal rejects requirement that all collective members must be actively involved in cultivation San Diego, CA –(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2012. The Fourth District Court of Appeal for California issued a unanimous published ruling yesterday in a landmark medical marijuana case that reverses the conviction of a San[Read More…]
Activists Toolkit Supports Community Action
This new booklet is a tremendous resource for individuals and groups who intend to advocate for pesticide reduction in their communities. CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2012. By Rachel Rosenberg As Executive Director of Safer Pest Control Project , (SPCP) a Chicago-based nonprofit, and a former owner of a natural lawn care company,[Read More…]
Northwestern Medicine Surgeons Perform 100th Kidney Paired Donation Transplant
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2012. Largest living donor kidney transplant program in the country reaches milestone Northwestern Medicine® transplant surgeons and physicians have reached a significant milestone with the completion of the 100th successful kidney paired donation transplant, a strategy which has enlarged the pool of kidneys available for donation for patients[Read More…]
Statement from HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on World Polio Day
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2012. As we observe World Polio Day today, we can consider that, although many Americans may think of polio as a scourge that affected children long ago, this paralyzing disease continues to threaten many children in the world. Polio continues to kill, and those who live can[Read More…]
Biofuels From Algae Pose Threat to Water and the Climate, National Research Council Reports
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2012. This morning the National Research Council released a new report titled “Sustainable Development of Algal Biofuels in the United States,” highlighting the multiple environmental risks of using algae for transportation fuel. The report was requested by the U.S. Department of Energy due to sustainability concerns[Read More…]
Illinois Health Department Hosts 21st Annual HIV/STD Conference: ‘At the Crossroads’
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2012. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) opened the 21st annual HIV/STD Conference today in Springfield with a condom awareness and distribution campaign designed to decrease the rate of sexually transmitted diseases and new HIV infections in Illinois. The Illinois “Save Lives, Condomize” campaign is part of[Read More…]
