New Face for Lands Work Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 25, 2012. Today the Sierra Club unveiled a new online hub to recognize, share and help protect America’s most treasured outdoor places. The “My Piece of America” site is part of a larger campaign by the Sierra Club to permanently protect public lands[Read More…]
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FDA Approves First Glaucoma Stent for Use with Cataract Surgery
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 25, 2012. Today, the iStent Trabecular Micro-Bypass Stent System, Model GTS100R/L, was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. This is the first device approved for use in combination with cataract surgery to reduce pressure inside the eye (intraocular pressure) in adult patients with mild or[Read More…]
Federal Appellate Court Upholds Washington Energy Efficiency Rules
Court of Appeals preserves consumers’ ability to save millions, State’s ability to reduce global warming pollution Seattle, WA–(ENEWSPF)–June 25, 2012. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld Washington’s energy efficient building code—a code that sets standards that is saving Washington families and businesses millions of dollars on energy bills[Read More…]
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear LA County Stormwater Pollution Case
Previous Rulings Found the County in Violation of the Clean Water Act WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 25, 2012. The Supreme Court today agreed to hear an appeal by Los Angeles County of a lower court decision that required the county to clean up two polluted waterways in Los Angeles. The lawsuit initiated by[Read More…]
International Scrutiny of Pesticide Link to Honey Bee Deaths Intensifies
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 25, 2012. The Canadian governmental authority responsible for pesticide registration has expanded its re-evaluation of neonicotinoid pesticides to include two additional compounds linked to honey bee deaths and Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) announced on June 12 that it has added clothianidin[Read More…]
Nearby Star Cluster Useful in Studies of Sun and Search for Planets Like Earth
Penn State University astronomers have determined that 80 of the stars in this photo are members of the long-known but underappreciated star cluster Ruprecht 147. In this image, the brightest of these stars are circled in green, and the less-bright ones are circled in red. These stars were born out[Read More…]
Most Quasars Live on Snacks, Not Large Meals
Source: Hubblesite.org Baltimore-(ENEWSPF)- Black holes in the early universe needed a few snacks rather than one giant meal to fuel their quasars and help them grow, a new study shows. Quasars are the brilliant beacons of light that are powered by black holes feasting on captured material, and in the[Read More…]
Rio+20: $513 Billion Pledged Towards Sustainable Development
RIO–(ENEWSPF)–22 June 2012. At the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), some $513 billion in funding has been committed by governments, the private sector, civil society and other groups to achieve a sustainable future. “From the very beginning we have said that Rio+20 is about implementation and concrete action,”[Read More…]
PSC Denies Mississippi Power Rate Increase for Kemper County Coal Plant
Jackson, MS–(ENEWSPF)–June 22, 2012. While a broad coalition of labor, environmental, public health, disability and low-income advocacy groups opposing the Kemper County Coal Plant looked on, the Mississippi Public Service Commission voted to deny a controversial rate hike of 15.7% for residential customers over a course of six months to[Read More…]
New Technique Allows Simulation of Noncrystalline Materials
Multidisciplinary team develops mathematical approach that could help in simulating materials for solar cells and LEDs. MASSACHUSETTS–(ENEWSPF)–June 22, 2012. A multidisciplinary team of researchers at MIT and in Spain has found a new mathematical approach to simulating the electronic behavior of noncrystalline materials, which may eventually play an important part[Read More…]
