Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 19, 2015. Regional and state unemployment rates were little changed in May. Twenty-five states had unemployment rate increases from April, 9 states and the District of Columbia had decreases, and 16 states had no change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Forty-five states and the District[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
NRDC: New Truck Efficiency Standards Can Go a Long Way Toward a Cleaner Energy Future
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2015 – The Obama Administration’s proposed fuel-efficiency and carbon pollution standards for heavy trucks announced today will cut fuel bills, curb carbon pollution, and spur manufacturing innovation. The following is a statement by Rhea Suh, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council: “Making our trucks go farther on[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Administration Proposes Standards to Make Freight Trucks More Efficient
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2015. Today the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation proposed the second phase of efficiency and emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks. Coming on the heels of the first-ever fuel efficiency standards for heavy-duty trucks, which went into effect last year, this second phase further[Read More…]
Friends of the Earth: Obama Administration Proposes Improving Fuel Efficiency of Heavy Duty Trucks
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—June 19, 2015. The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation proposed fuel efficiency standards for heavy duty vehicles. While the standards vary depending on vehicle type, the proposed rule would increase fuel economy standards for these vehicles by 2027. The EPA predicts that the proposed rule[Read More…]
FDA Allows Marketing of New Device to Help the Blind Process Visual Signals Via Their Tongues
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2015. The Food and Drug Administration today allowed marketing of a new device that when used along with other assistive devices, like a cane or guide dog, can help orient people who are blind by helping them process visual images with their tongues. The BrainPort V100[Read More…]
EPA, DOT Propose Greenhouse Gas and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Trucks
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—June 19, 2015. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) are jointly proposing standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles that would improve fuel efficiency and cut carbon pollution to reduce the impacts of climate change, while bolstering energy security[Read More…]
Sierra Club Brings Suit to Protect Vital Habitat for Drought-Stricken Species
HOLLISTER, Calif. –(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2015. Today the Sierra Club and Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society challenged the County of San Benito’s certification of its final environmental impact report for the Panoche Valley Solar Project. The lawsuit stated the County failed to consider the dire effect of California’s historic drought on[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Review Finds Oil Royalty Rate on Federal Lands is 50 Percent Lower Than on Private Lands
This April 2014 photo shows oil rigs in the Loco Hills field in Eddy County, New Mexico, one of the most active regions of the Permian Basin. SOURCE: AP/Jeri Clausing Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2015. A Center for American Progress review of oil and gas leasing terms on federal, state,[Read More…]
DDT Exposure in Utero Directly Linked to Development of Breast Cancer Later in Life
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2015. A new study directly links exposure to dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) in utero to the development of breast cancer later in life. Published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, the study looked at data that were taken from a California program that evaluated samples from women during 1960s,[Read More…]
Report: World’s Most Endangered Porpoise Now Likely Down to Just 50
Extinction Imminent Without Drastic Action by Mexico to Save Vaquita SAN DIEGO—(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2015. A scientific report released today finds that vaquita porpoises declined by more than 40 percent in a single year and consequently only around 50 individuals of the species likely remain on Earth. The vaquita is the[Read More…]
