More restrictive permit, millions more invested in pollution controls and new monitors will offer neighboring communities added protection CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2012 – The controversy over air pollution permits awarded by the State of Indiana to expand BP’s refinery in Whiting has come to an end with a precedent-setting settlement that[Read More…]
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Progestin Treatment for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome May Reduce Pregnancy Chances
NIH research network finds women treated with progestin four times less likely to conceive Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2012. The hormone progestin, often given as a first step in infertility treatment for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), appears to decrease the odds of conception and of giving birth, according to a study[Read More…]
Study: Non-Psychotropic Plant Cannabinoids Counteract Prostate Cancer Growth
Pouzzuoli, Italy–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2012. The administration of non-psychotropic plant cannabinoids, in particular cannabidiol (CBD), inhibit proliferation and selectively trigger cell suicide of prostate carcinoma, according to preclinical data to be published in the British Journal of Pharmacology. An international team of investigators from Italy and the United Kingdom assessed the[Read More…]
Kirk, Manchin Amendment to Help Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse Passes U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2012. Yesterday, the United States Senate unanimously passed an amendment by sponsored by U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) along with Senators Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) that would help prevent prescription drug abuse of substances that contain hydrocodone and make it[Read More…]
Interior Secretary Salazar Directs Deepwater Oil and Gas Containment Exercise MWCC to Deploy Capping Stack for Exercise in the Gulf
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2012. As part of the Obama administration’s ongoing efforts to strengthen the oil and gas industry’s ability to respond in the event of a deepwater blowout and ensure that offshore oil and gas production can continue to expand safely and responsibly, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today[Read More…]
California Supreme Court Rejects Calls From Law Enforcement To Review Dispensary Case
People v. Colvin Affirms That Dispensing Collective Members Are Not Required To Help Cultivate Their Medication OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2012. In a major victory for medical marijuana patients, the California Supreme Court denied review yesterday of an important dispensary case out of Los Angeles. Rejecting calls from State Attorney General Kamala[Read More…]
Sierra Club and Allies Mobilize Hundreds of Thousands in Support of First-ever Proposed Limits to Dangerous Carbon Pollution from New Coal Plants
Hundreds Attend U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Public Hearings in Support of Proposed Carbon Pollution Safeguards CHICAGO and WASHINGTON DC.–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2012. Hundreds of Sierra Club activists and community members packed two U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) public hearings today in Washington, D.C. and Chicago to demonstrate their strong support of[Read More…]
NOAA Predicts a Near-normal 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season
Anniversary of Hurricane Andrew underscores necessity to prepare every year Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2012 Irene in 2011 was a reminder that tropical systems can affect the Northeast and of the threat of inland flooding. Video: Accurate Prediction for Irene Download here. (Credit: NOAA.) Conditions in the atmosphere and the ocean favor a[Read More…]
NOAA Predicts Near-normal Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2012. NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center today announced that climate conditions point to a near-normal hurricane season in the Eastern Pacific this year. The outlook calls for a 50 percent probability of a near-normal season, a 30 percent probability of a below-normal season and a 20 percent probability[Read More…]
NOAA Expects Below-normal Central Pacific Hurricane Season
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2012. NOAA’s Central Pacific Hurricane Center today announced that projected climate conditions point to a below-normal hurricane season in the Central Pacific Basin this year. The seasonal hurricane outlook is produced in collaboration with NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center – a division of the National Weather Service. The[Read More…]
