Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2012. Last week, Richmond, California’s City Council unanimously approved a pesticide reform ordinance targeting the use of toxic chemical pesticides within city boundaries. Barring a public health emergency or immediate threat to city property, the regulation bans city departments from using any pesticide considered a known carcinogen[Read More…]
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Health Care Law Gives Women Control Over Their Care, Offers Free Preventive Services to 47 Million Women
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2012. Forty-seven million women are getting greater control over their health care and access to eight new prevention-related health care services without paying more out of their own pocket beginning Aug. 1, 2012, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today. Previously some insurance companies[Read More…]
Interior Department Outlines Next Steps in Facilitating Science-Based Decisions in the Arctic
Alaska Interagency Working Group to partner with Arctic Research Commission, others to develop central knowledge database; will develop Integrated Arctic Management approach to planning decisions WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2012. As part of the Obama Administration’s commitment to facilitating evidence-based decision-making in the Arctic, Deputy Secretary of the Interior David J.[Read More…]
Men with Prostate Cancer More Likely to Die from Other Causes
Study Suggests Prostate Cancer Management Should Emphasize Healthy Lifestyle Changes Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2012. Men diagnosed with prostate cancer are less likely to die from the disease than from largely preventable conditions such as heart disease, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). It is[Read More…]
United States/Japan — Nuclear Energy Industry Comparison
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2012. NEI has developed a chart on the differences between Japan’s and the United States’ nuclear energy industries. Click here for a printer-friendly PDF version. Click to enlarge. Source: nei.org
A Legacy Revealed: Glenstone Showcases its Organic Lawn for the Masses
MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2012. The organic lawn makeover at Glenstone, a modern art museum in Potomac, Md., is showcased by Joe Lamp’l’s Growing a Greener World on PBS. Barely two years from the initial phone call for our consultative services, one of our primary clients — Glenstone — takes a bow[Read More…]
NASA Television to Air Upcoming Cargo Ship Launch to Space Station
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2012. NASA Television will broadcast the launch and for the first time, the same-day rendezvous and docking of a Progress cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS). Coverage begins at 3:15 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Aug. 1. ISS Progress 48 is scheduled to launch at 3:35 p.m. from[Read More…]
Medical Marijuana Patients Get Their Day in Federal Court with the Obama Administration
D.C. Circuit to hear oral arguments this October in lawsuit challenging marijuana’s federal classification Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2012. Late last week, the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit agreed to hear oral arguments in Americans for Safe Access v. Drug Enforcement Administration, a lawsuit challenging the federal[Read More…]
Would Sliding Back to pre-PSA Era Cancel Progress in Prostate Cancer?
Rochester, NY–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2012. Eliminating the PSA test to screen for prostate cancer would be taking a big step backwards and would likely result in rising numbers of men with metastatic cancer at the time of diagnosis, predicted a University of Rochester Medical Center analysis published in the journal, Cancer.[Read More…]
EPA Asks for Public Comment on Petition to Ban Pesticide Deadly to Bees, Senator Urges Expedited Action
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2012. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has opened a 60-day public comment period on the agency’s decision to deny the request by beekeepers to immediately suspend the use of clothianidin, a pesticide that poses harm to pollinators. The legal petition was filed earlier this year by[Read More…]
