Argyre Planitia and Hooke Crater EU–(ENEWSPF)–4 October 2012.On 8 June, the high-resolution stereo camera on Mars Express captured a region within the 1800 km-wide and 5 km-deep Argyre basin, which was created by a gigantic impact in the planet’s early history. After Hellas, the Argyre impact basin is the second[Read More…]
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U.S. District Court Orders Community Notice to Corpus Christi, Texas, Residents Who May Be Victims of Environmental Crimes by Citgo Refinery
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 4, 2012. Persons living around the CITGO refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas, who suffered immediate negative health effects from emissions from two large tanks at the facility that were operated between January 1994 and May 2003 in violation of the federal Clean Air Act, may be crime victims in[Read More…]
CDC Releases Updated Tables for National Report on Human Exposure to Chemicals
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 4, 2012. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released updated tables for its Fourth National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals, which was released in 2009. The new data includes updated tables for 119 chemicals and tables for 34 new chemicals, including updates for[Read More…]
Increased Pesticide Use and Resistant Weeds -The Troubling Legacy of GE Crops
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2012. A study published this week by Washington State University’s research professor Charles Benbrook, PhD, finds that the use of herbicides in the production of three genetically engineered herbicide-tolerant crops -cotton, soybeans and corn- has actually increased, contrary to industry claims that the technology would reduce pesticide[Read More…]
Secretary Duncan, White House Officials Join Disability Stakeholders in Commemorating Anniversary of Key Civil Rights Law
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2012. Leaders from the disability community joined U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and other senior officials from the White House and the Education Department Monday for a panel discussion celebrating the 39th anniversary of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Joining Secretary Duncan were[Read More…]
Interior Approves Susquehanna-Roseland Transmission Line
146-mile infrastructure project to follow corridor of existing transmission line, create jobs, improve region’s grid reliability in northeast WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2012. Following an exhaustive environmental review, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced that the National Park Service (NPS) has approved construction of the 4.5 mile section of the[Read More…]
EPA Awards 21 Grants to Combat Invasive Species in the Great Lakes Basin
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2012 — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced 21 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GRLI) grants totaling nearly $8 million for projects to combat invasive species in the Great Lakes basin in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio and Wisconsin. “These EPA grants will prevent the spread[Read More…]
Doctor’s Orders: Stop Spraying Pesticides Around Your Children
MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2012. The province of Winnepeg in Canada is one of the last major holdouts of the nation’s pesticide revolution that began in Hudson, Quebec, in 1985. In Canada, the vast majority of the population — more than 80 percent — lives in municipalities where weed killers are banned[Read More…]
Chicago Marathon Medical Director Offers Tips for a Healthy Race Day
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2012. Northwestern Medicine physician stresses the importance of early preparation The 35th running of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon will bring 45,000 runners to the city on Sunday, October 7. Northwestern Medicine® emergency and sports medicine physician George Chiampas, DO, will serve as the Marathon’s medical director[Read More…]
CDC Study Shows 54 Percent Decrease in Teen Drinking and Driving Since 1991
Nearly one million high school teens still drink and drive each year Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2012. The percentage of teens in high school (aged 16 and older) who drove when they had been drinking alcohol decreased by 54 percent between 1991 and 2011, according to a Vital Signs study released[Read More…]
