The State of the Birds 2013: Report on Private Lands New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2013. National Audubon Society President and CEO David Yarnold yesterday issued the following statement on the release of The State of the Birds 2013: Report on Private Lands: “American landowners play a critical role in the[Read More…]
Day: July 3, 2013
Long-Running NASA/CNES Ocean Satellite Takes Final Bow
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2013. The curtain has come down on a superstar of the satellite oceanography world that played the “Great Blue Way” of the world’s ocean for 11 1/2 years. The successful joint NASA and Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES) Jason-1 ocean altimetry satellite was decommissioned this week following the[Read More…]
U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces $421 Million Loan to Expand SR 91 in Southern California
Orange County Express Lanes to Extend into Riverside County WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2013. U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced a $421 million loan for the SR 91 Corridor Improvement Project in Southern California to increase capacity of the corridor and ease congestion on the Riverside County side of the highway.[Read More…]
Shelter from the Superstorm
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2013. As the East Coast prepares for its peak tourism season and for what the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting to be an active hurricane season, the Center for American Progress released a report recommending how to channel disaster assistance into more resilient rebuilding strategies that will minimize[Read More…]
Groups Appeal to President Obama to Suspend Bee-Killing Pesticides
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2013. In light of recent action in Europe to suspend to use of certain neonicotinoid pesticides, Beyond Pesticides joined 12 other environmental and advocacy organizations in urging the Obama administration to direct the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to follow the European Union’s (EU) lead in recognizing[Read More…]
Trans-Pacific Trade Deal Threatens Access to Affordable Medicines
KUALA LUMPUR—(ENEWSPF)–JULY 3, 2013—Countries negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement* with the US should follow Malaysia’s lead in refusing harmful intellectual property proposals and assuring that people will continue to be able to access affordable medicines in the future, stressed the Malaysian AIDS Council (MAC), Third World Network (TWN), Positive[Read More…]
Generic Competition Pushing Down HIV Drug Prices, But Patents Keep Newer Drugs Unaffordable
Doctors Without Borders Pricing Analysis Also Extends to HIV Diagnostic and Monitoring Tools Download Report [2.05 MB] Download Report [4.86 MB] LUMPUR/NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)–JULY 2, 2013—The price of first- and second-line antiretrovirals (ARVs) to treat HIV are falling because of increased competition among generic producers, but newer ARVs continue to be[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Sues Three Metro East Home Repair Contractors for Fraud
Springfield–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today filed lawsuits against three Metro East contractors who made off with more than $89,000 in Illinois homeowners’ money without completing the contracted repair work. In St. Clair County, Madigan filed a lawsuit against Arnold Walters Construction Co. Inc., a contractor based in[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Calls on FDA to Adopt Standards on Arsenic in Food
Attorney General Urges Agency to Move Ahead With Plan To Help Inform Parents About Safe Food Choices for Infants Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan yesterday again called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to establish national standards for arsenic in food, particularly in products served to[Read More…]
Illinois Health Department Intends to Revoke Sacred Heart Hospital License After Abrupt Closure
All hospital patients have been safely discharged SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2013. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) intends to revoke Sacred Heart Hospital’s license after it abruptly closed on Monday without giving the Department the required 90 days notice. “The Department learned Sacred Heart Hospital planned to close just a[Read More…]
