Orange Clownfish and Seven Other Reef Fish Threatened by Climate Change, Ocean Acidification, Aquarium Trade SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–Septmber 26, 2013. The Center for Biological Diversity yesterday filed notice of intent to sue the National Marine Fisheries Service for the agency’s failure to act on a petition to protect the orange clownfish[Read More…]
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Conservation Groups Call on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Hold Additional Public Hearings on Gray Wolf Delisting
Pacific Wolf Coalition Seeks Hearings in Washington, Oregon, California SEATTLE–(ENEWSPF)–September 26, 2013. The Pacific Wolf Coalition today called on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to hold multiple public hearings in the three West Coast states on the agency’s proposal to remove gray wolves (Canis lupus) from the endangered species[Read More…]
Congressmen Cohen, Polis, Blumenauer, Farr & Pocan Call on President Obama to Bring Sanity to Drug Policy with New Drug Czar Nomination
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 26, 2013. Following recent announcements that President Obama’s Administration will respect state marijuana laws and seek smarter sentences when prosecuting low-level drug offenses, U.S. Representatives Steve Cohen (TN-09), Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Sam Farr (CA-20), Mark Pocan (WI-02), and Jared Polis (CO-02) urged the President to take another step[Read More…]
California’s Uninsured Struggle With Costs and Access And Say They Want Insurance, But Most Have Heard Little About The Affordable Care Act, And Many Who Are Likely To Be Eligible For Medi-Cal or Exchange Subsidies Don’t Know It
Many Undocumented Immigrants in CA Think They Will Get Coverage Through the ACA But Won’t Menlo Park, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–September 26, 2013. California’s uninsured are skipping medical care, struggling with costs and want coverage, but many report knowing little about the Affordable Care Act’s new coverage options. The majority who are likely[Read More…]
Kelly and Durbin Announce $2 Million Investment in Glenwood to Support Infrastructure Projects and Create Jobs
WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—September 26, 2013. U.S. Representative Robin Kelly (D-IL) and Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s (DOC) Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded $2,000,000 in Economic Development District Planning funding to the Village of Glenwood, Illinois to create jobs and aide the construction of[Read More…]
HHS Boosts Stockpile of Products to Treat Acute Radiation Syndrome
Contracts allow repurposing of a commercial cancer therapy for use in emergencies Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 26, 2013. Orders placed today under Project BioShield contracts will increase the national stockpile of leukocyte growth factors, a treatment for acute radiation syndrome. The products ordered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’[Read More…]
University of Michigan Solar Car: Sleek, Reliable and Ready to Race
Australian Mock Race. Image credit: Pavan Naik ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–September 26, 2013. With a bold, asymmetrical vehicle that’s logged thousands of test miles on two continents, students on the University of Michigan’s top-ranked Solar Car Team say this could be their year for a world championship. U-M’s team—currently No. 1 in[Read More…]
Planned Parenthood Statement on World Contraception Day
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 26, 2013. Planned Parenthood Federation of America released the following statement today in recognition of September 26, World Contraception Day. Statement of Latanya Mapp Frett, Vice President – Global, Planned Parenthood Federation of America: “Today is World Contraception Day, a day to raise our voices to advocate for[Read More…]
NRDC: US Must Cut Carbon from Power Plants to Hit Greenhouse Gas Target
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 26, 2013 – The United States can meet President Obama’s commitment to cut its greenhouse emissions 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020, but only if we set common-sense limits on carbon pollution from our power plants. That’s the inescapable conclusion from the draft 2014 Climate Action Report released[Read More…]
Court Rules that Federal Agency Failed to Protect Thousands of Whales and Dolphins from Navy Sonar
West Coast marine mammals continue to be harmed by deafening underwater noise Eureka, CA–(ENEWSPF)–September 26, 2013. A federal court has ruled that National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) failed to protect thousands of whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals, and sea lions from U.S. Navy warfare training exercises along the coasts of California,[Read More…]
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