Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 25, 2012. A Texas border study has found that air samples in the homes of pregnant Hispanic women contain multiple household pesticides that could harm fetuses and young children. The first study of its kind conducted by the School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science[Read More…]
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Court Orders State to Reconsider Protection for Rare Forest Mammal
California Fish and Game Commission ignored significant threats to fishers San Francisco, CA–(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2012. A California Superior Court has ordered the California Fish and Game Commission to reconsider its decision to deny state Endangered Species Act protection to the Pacific fisher, a rare, forest-dwelling carnivore. The ruling comes[Read More…]
NIH to Test Dapivirine Vaginal Ring for HIV Prevention in Women
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2012. Researchers will launch a large, multinational clinical trial this month to test the effectiveness and extended safety of a vaginal ring containing an experimental antiretroviral drug to prevent HIV infection in women. With a projected 3,476 participants in five countries, the MTN 020 study, otherwise known[Read More…]
EPA Bails on Bees, Rejects Petition to Ban Pesticide
MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2012. In a stunning evasion of its responsibilities, the Environmental Protection Agency has told a million people concerned with the fate of bees that they didn’t prove their case. While admitting that the pesticide known as clothianidin — a synthetic nicotine — is acutely lethal to bees, the[Read More…]
Satellites See Unprecedented Greenland Ice Sheet Surface Melt
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2012. For several days this month, Greenland’s surface ice cover melted over a larger area than at any time in more than 30 years of satellite observations. Nearly the entire ice cover of Greenland, from its thin, low-lying coastal edges to its 2-mile-thick center, experienced some degree of[Read More…]
DARPA and NIH to Fund ‘Human Body on a Chip’ Research
MIT-led team to receive up to $32 million from DARPA and NIH to develop technology that could accelerate pace and efficiency of pharmaceutical testing. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2012. Researchers in the Department of Biological Engineering at MIT will receive up to $32 million over the next five years from the[Read More…]
Obama Administration Releases Roadmap for Solar Energy Development on Public Lands
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2012. As part of President Obama’s all-of-the-above energy strategy, the Department of the Interior, in partnership with the Department of Energy, will publish the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for solar energy development in six southwestern states—Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. The final[Read More…]
BSEE Launches Deepwater Oil and Gas Containment Exercise
MWCC to Deploy Capping Stack in Gulf of Mexico WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2012. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) today initiated the first ever drill designed to deploy critical pieces of state-of-the-art well control equipment to the ultra-deep seabed of the Gulf of Mexico in an effort to exercise[Read More…]
Maine Deploys First U.S. Commercial, Grid-Connected Tidal Energy Project
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2012. Today, Energy Secretary Steven Chu recognized the nation’s first commercial, grid-connected tidal energy project off the coast of Eastport, Maine. Leveraging a $10 million investment from the Energy Department, Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) will deploy its first commercial tidal energy device into Cobscook Bay this summer.[Read More…]
Marijuana And Gastrointestinal Disorders
Does Cannabis Help Treat Gastrointestinal Disorders? OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2012. Below is information about marijuana and gastrointestinal disorders, courtesy of the great people at Americans for Safe Access: The effectiveness of cannabis for treating symptoms related to gastrointestinal disorders is widely recognized. Its value as an anti-emetic and analgesic has been[Read More…]
