Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 14, 2012. The State of Massachusetts has been unable to produce the records backing up its claim that the biggest aerial spraying of pesticides in Commonwealth history this July significantly reduced mosquito-borne disease risks, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). Further, the state has no proof[Read More…]
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EPA Announces Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Grants of $1.7 Million to Cleveland Area
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2012 – The U.S. Environmental Agency has announced two Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grants, totaling over $1.7 million, to improve water quality in the Cleveland area. The grants were announced yesterday by EPA Deputy Administrator Bob Persciasepe at Great Lakes Week in Cleveland. Over the last three years,[Read More…]
Parental Divorce Linked to Stroke in Males
TORONTO, ON–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2012. Men with divorced parents are significantly more likely to suffer a stroke than men from intact families, shows a new study from the University of Toronto. The study, to be published this month in the International Journal of Stroke, shows that adult men who had experienced[Read More…]
Spray Today, Pay Tomorrow: Connecticut Pesticide Case Points to Tragic Cycle
MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2012. Professionals who mix Roundup in a tank are legally required to wear all the proper protective gear, yet . . . Our good friend Nancy Alderman was up and at it again this morning before most good Marines, this time disseminating the Hartford Courant story about a[Read More…]
Secretary of Commerce Declares Disaster in Northeast Groundfish Fishery
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2012. Acting U.S. Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank today declared a commercial fishery failure in the Northeast groundfish fishery for the 2013 fishing season. Despite fishermen’s adherence to catch limits, several key fish stocks are not rebuilding, resulting in the expectation that further cuts to catch limits[Read More…]
Secretary of Commerce Declares Disaster for Alaska King Salmon
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2012. Acting U.S. Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank today declared a commercial fishery failure on Alaska’s Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers and in the Cook Inlet due to low Chinook salmon returns during the 2012 fishing season and previous years. The disaster declaration makes it possible for Congress[Read More…]
Conservation Groups Challenge Federal Approval of Weak Montana Wildlife Protections
Grizzly bear and bull trout populations put at risk by state forest lands development plan Bozeman, MT–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2102. Conservation groups notified U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar of their intent to bring a legal challenge to federal approval of a forest development plan in Montana that will likely harm grizzly[Read More…]
Republican Vice Presidential Nominee Paul Ryan Vacillates On Medical Marijuana Issue
Colorado Springs, CO–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2012. Republican Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan (R-WI) has expressed conflicting views in recent days regarding his position on the state-authorized use of cannabis for therapeutic purposes. Speaking with a local Colorado Springs television station last Friday, Ryan said that he personally opposed the use of[Read More…]
First Central Illinois Human West Nile Virus Cases
West Nile virus season not over yet SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2012. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reporting the first human West Nile virus cases in central Illinois for 2012. Both cases are from Peoria County; a woman in her 30s and a man in his 50s. “Despite cooler[Read More…]
National Governors Association Selects Illinois for Industrial Energy Efficiency Grant
Quinn: CHP cuts manufacturing costs, air pollution CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2012. Illinois is one of four states chosen by the National Governors Association (NGA) for a prestigious “Best Practices Policy Academy” grant to boost industrial productivity through use of energy efficiency and Combined Heat and Power (CHP). The bipartisan NGA said[Read More…]
