PASADENA, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2012. An image from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) captured the Curiosity rover still connected to its 51-foot (almost 16 meter)-wide parachute as it descended toward its landing site at Gale Crater Sunday. “If HiRISE took the image[Read More…]
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DOT Issues Consent Agreement; Allows Restart of Line 14 in Wisconsin
Enbridge Agrees to More Stringent Pipeline Safety Requirements, Commits to Broader Improvements for Lakehead Region WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2012. The Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration today announced that Enbridge Energy has met the requirements of last week’s amended corrective action order and executed a consent agreement. These[Read More…]
The Vast Potential for Renewable Energy in the American West
Developing Wind, Solar, and Geothermal Energy on Public Lands Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2012. Today, on the eve of the National Clean Energy Summit 5.0 in Las Vegas, the Center for American Progress released “The Vast Potential for Renewable Energy in the American West,” an analysis projecting that the federal lands[Read More…]
Northwestern Researchers Investigate Treatment for Tumor Cells in Spinal Fluid
Clinical trial targets cancer cells by injecting drug directly into the spinal fluid CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2012. In two to five percent of women with breast cancer, tumor cells migrate into the spinal fluid invading the tissue surrounding the brain and spinal cord called the meninges. While a rare complication, the[Read More…]
Weight Training Associated With Reduced Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2012. Men who do weight training regularly—for example, for 30 minutes per day, five days per week—may be able to reduce their risk of type 2 diabetes by up to 34%, according to a new study by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and University of Southern[Read More…]
Statement from HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Community Health Center Week
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2012. There are 8,500 health center sites across the country, treating more than 20 million people each year. They are the cornerstones of stronger communities. They also boost local economies, adding more than 25,000 jobs in the last three years. This year, as we celebrate Community Health[Read More…]
Conservation, Wildlife, and Health Groups Seek Dispersant Rulemaking
File Clean Water Act lawsuit against lagging EPA Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2012. A coalition of conservation, wildlife and public health groups in the Gulf region and in Alaska filed a citizen suit under the provisions of the federal Clean Water Act today to compel the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency[Read More…]
Groups Challenge Weak Regulations to Clean Up Haze in National Parks
Cross state trading program not as effective as updating pollution technologies Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August, 6, 2012. Conservation groups filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today to force the clean-up of polluting coal plants that degrade visibility and harm human health in national parks, wilderness areas, and other[Read More…]
Massachusetts Governor Signs Law to Ban Mandatory Overtime for Nurses
New Measure Prohibits Hospitals from Forcing Nurses to Work Excessive Hours As an Alternative to Providing Safe Staffing Levels BOSTON, MA–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2012. Members of the Massachusetts Nurses Association/National Nurses United were at the State House today to witness Governor Deval Patrick’s signing of a new health care cost containment law[Read More…]
Interior and Defense Departments Join Forces to Promote Renewable Energy on Federal Lands
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2012. As part of President Obama’s ‘all-of-the-above’ strategy to responsibly develop America’s domestic energy resources, the Department of the Interior and the Department of Defense are teaming up to strengthen the nation’s energy security and reduce military utility costs. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Secretary of[Read More…]
