Groups Win Stormwater Pollution Case Forcing LA County to Clean up Toxic Mess WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2013. An opinion issued today by the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals sided with arguments in favor of a lawsuit that forces Los Angeles County and the County Flood Control District to take action[Read More…]
Day: August 9, 2013
Fishermen Join Legal Action to Push EPA on Water Pollution Toxic Fish Rules
Fish consumption rates fail to protect fishermen and consumers Seattle, WA–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2013. Yesterday, prominent commercial fishing industry groups joined a coalition of statewide clean water advocates in taking initial legal steps to force the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to fix Washington’s inadequate water pollution rules after years of delay.[Read More…]
Attorney General Holder: Drug Sentences Need Reform, Too Many In Prison
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 9, 2013. By Allen St. Pierre, NORML Executive Director In an interview earlier this week with National Public Radio, US Attorney General Eric Holder publicly acknowledged the obvious: -There are too many citizens in prison on low level drug charges -The mandatory minimum sentencing guidelines employed by the[Read More…]
CNN’s Sanjay Gupta: Apologizes for Past Opposition, Delivers Full Throated Defense of Medical Marijuana
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 9, 2013. By Erik Altieri, NORML Communications Director CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta has reversed his previous opposition to marijuana law reform and delivered a full throated defense of cannabis’ medical applications in an editorial published this week on CNN. In his own words: Over the last year, I[Read More…]
First Morning at Concordia Research Station in Antarctica
Daylight is not far away EU–(ENEWSPF)–9 August 2013. After three months of continuous night, morning will break on Saturday at the Concordia research station in Antarctica. The Sun last set there in May and since then, the crew have watched for the faintest glow on the horizon that hinted at the[Read More…]
Sierra Club and Moapa Band of Paiutes Sue NV Energy For Cleanup of Contaminated Reid Gardner Site
Health Impacts from Toxins Are a Serious Concern LAS VEGAS–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2013. Sierra Club and the Moapa Band of Paiutes filed a lawsuit yesterday in federal court to require NV Energy to clean up contaminated lands and waters surrounding the Reid Gardner coal-fired power plant. Reid Gardner is located within[Read More…]
Kawasaki Recall of Certain Model Year 2013 Ninja 300 and 300 ABS Motorcycles
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 9, 2013. SUMMARY: Kawasaki Motors Corp. is recalling certain model year 2013 Ninja 300 and 300 ABS motorcycles manufactured July 16, 2012, through April 27, 2013. Due to an improper setting in the Electronic Control Unit (ECU), the motorcycle may stall under deceleration. CONSEQUENCE: A stall under deceleration[Read More…]
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Finds Source of Magellanic Stream
Hubble Space Telescope Finds Source of Magellanic Stream – NASA Photo Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2013. Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have solved a 40-year mystery on the origin of the Magellanic Stream, a long ribbon of gas stretching nearly halfway around our Milky Way galaxy. The Large and Small[Read More…]
U.S. Department of State Issues Travel Warning for Pakistan
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2013. The Department of State warns U.S. citizens to defer all non-essential travel to Pakistan. This Travel Warning replaces the Travel Warning dated April 9, 2013, to remind U.S. citizens of ongoing security concerns in Pakistan. On August 8, 2013, the Department of State ordered the departure[Read More…]
Biological Pest Controls Combat Citrus Disease after Pesticide Failure
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2013. Citrus growers in California are now turning to a natural solution after pesticides have been shown to be ineffective. Teams of invasive species experts have started releasing tamarixia radiate, a tiny parasitic wasp, to control the invasive Asian citrus psyllid population. Asian citrus psyllid can spread[Read More…]
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