WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2013–The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced a new rule that would allow wind farms to kill bald eagles and golden eagles for 30 years, up from the current five-year period. The FWS rejected recommendations from the wind industry and conservation groups, including the Natural Resources Defense[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Beekeeping Industry Challenge EPA to Reevaluate Toxic Bee-Killing Pesticide
Beekeeping business struggling to stay afloat amid costly threat from pesticide San Francisco, CA–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2013. National beekeeping organizations along with the National Honey Bee Advisory Board and the Pollinator Stewardship Council have filed an opening brief in an appeal challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its approval of[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, December 6, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2013. Budget Conference is Close to a Deal that Addresses Sequestration Senate Budget Committee Chairman Patty Murray (D-WA) and House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) are only a few billion dollars in budgetary savings away from a deal that would set spending levels and blunt the[Read More…]
Senators Kirk, Coats Highlight Importance of Illiana Expressway
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2013. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and U.S. Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) joined today to highlight the economic importance of the proposed Illiana Expressway project, a new 47-mile highway extending from I-55 in Illinois to I-65 in Indiana. The Illinois and Indiana Departments of Transportation are working together[Read More…]
Interior Department Releases Revised Rule to Ensure Long-term Monitoring and Protection of Eagles While Facilitating Renewable Energy Development
Additional Changes to 2009 Eagle Permitting Rule to be Explored through Public Process WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2013. The Department of the Interior today announced changes to regulations enabling the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to better monitor and address the long-term impacts of renewable energy projects and other activities on[Read More…]
Interior Secretary Jewell Praises Major Milestone in Gulf Coast Recovery and Restoration During Visit to Louisiana
Third Phase of Early Restoration Proposals include $627 Million to Restore Natural Resources, Make Key Recreational Improvements; Jewell Underscores Importance of Landscape-Level Efforts to Strengthen Coastal Resilience MARRERO, LA–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2013. In a visit to the Gulf region today, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell helped announce the third and[Read More…]
Chalk Point and Dickerson Coal Plants Set to Retire
Retirements will Protect Public Health, Continue Maryland’s Transition to Clean Energy Annapolis, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2013. This week, NRG Energy signaled that it plans to retire the Chalk Point and Dickerson coal plants in May 2017. Chalk Point, located along the Patuxent River in Prince George’s County, and Dickerson, located in[Read More…]
Don’t Fund Evil: 230,000+ Americans Tell Google To Quit ALEC
Tech Giant Under Fire For Supporting Beleaguered Right-Wing Group WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2013. Today, 230,000 members and supporters of the Sierra Club, Forecast the Facts, SumOfUs, RootsAction and the Center for Media and Democracy urged Google to end its alliance with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).This week represents the[Read More…]
Academy Sports + Outdoors Recalls Girls BCG Hooded Windsuits Due to Strangulation Hazard
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2013. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: December 05, 2013 Recall number: 14-043 Black and Pink Recall Summary Name of product: Girls BCG Hooded Windsuits Hazard: The hooded windsuits[Read More…]
Representative Gutierrez Joins Letter to President Obama Calling for Pause in Deportations
“If your child has received DACA, you should not be deported. If you qualify for legalization under the Senate bill — a bill the President and the rest of the country supports — you should not be deported.” – Rep. Gutiérrez Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—December 6, 2013. Yesterday, Rep. Luis V.[Read More…]
