Individual components of the final ocean acidification risk index for each census area showing the communities with the highest risk are in the Southeast and Southwest of the state. (Credit: NOAA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2014. Ocean acidification is driving changes in waters vital to Alaska’s valuable commercial fisheries and subsistence[Read More…]
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NOAA: ‘Nuisance Flooding’ an Increasing Problem as Coastal Sea Levels Rise
Study looks at more than 60 years of coastal water level and local elevation data changes Annapolis, Maryland, pictured here in 2012, saw the greatest increase in nuisance flooding in a recent NOAA study. (Credit: With permission from Amy McGovern.) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2014. Eight of the top 10 U.S.[Read More…]
SEIU’s Second Round of Ads Stress Shameful GOP Record & Rhetoric on Immigration
SEIU Launches New Radio Ads Urging Latinos to Register to Vote, Targeting Republican Party and Congressmen Gardner, Coffman, Valadao and Heck WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2014. At the height of a national debate where Republican members of Congress have veered to extremist tactics and rhetoric to address immigration and the children[Read More…]
Carbon Pollution from the Federal Coal Program is Costing More Than $19 Billion Per Year
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2014. A new report released today by the Center for American Progress finds that the federal coal-leasing program in the nation’s richest coal region, the Powder River Basin in Wyoming and Montana, is costing more than $19 billion per year in losses and damages resulting from carbon[Read More…]
FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg’s Statement on the Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Prevent Skin Cancer
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2014. Each year, thousands of Americans are diagnosed with some form of skin cancer. The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to prevent skin cancer is important especially during these hot summer months when many of us spend extra time in the sun. Over the last few[Read More…]
Surgeon General Issues Call to Action to Prevent Skin Cancer
Skin cancer rates rising: most cases are preventable Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 29, 2014. Skin cancer, the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States, is a major public health problem that requires immediate action, according to a new Call to Action released today by the U.S. Surgeon General. Even though most[Read More…]
Pesticides Linked to Drug-Resistant Fungal Infections in Humans
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2014. A recent rise in drug resistant human pathogenic fungi may be fueled by the use of fungicides (pesticides that kill fungi) on agricultural fields, according to research led by Manchester University in the United Kingdom. Aspergillus, the genus of common soil-dwelling fungi analyzed by researchers, include[Read More…]
Remarks of Secretary Lew on the Release of the Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports, July 28, 2014
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—July 28, 2014. Every year, the Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees provide a report to Congress on the strength of our indispensable social insurance programs. And this morning, the Trustees met to complete their annual financial review and transmit their final reports. I would like thank my fellow[Read More…]
White House Report: The Cost of Delaying Action to Stem Climate Change
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2014. With our country already experiencing the effects of climate change, the President has taken action to cut carbon pollution by moving to cleaner sources of energy and improving the energy efficiency of our cars, trucks and buildings. But further steps are urgently needed to ensure that[Read More…]
Remarks by National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice to the National Jewish Leaders Assembly, July 28, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2014. Good afternoon everyone. Thank you so much Bob for that incredibly generous introduction. I also want to thank my friend Malcolm and express my personal gratitude for this invitation. And it’s good to be back at the Conference of Presidents and seeing so many friends and[Read More…]
