Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 23, 2015. Statement of David Arkush, Managing Director, Public Citizen’s Climate Program: Note: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan was published in the Federal Register. The plan requires existing power plants to curb carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to climate change. The Clean Power Plan[Read More…]
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‘Still Time to Step Back from Brink,’ Says UN Secretary General Ban, Returning from Israel, Palestine and Jordan
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the press at the Security Council stakeout on the situation in the Middle East. UN Photo/Mark Garten NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–23 October 2015 – Upon his return from an emergency visit to the crisis-torn Middle East where he reported having “long and detailed” discussions with Israeli, Palestinian and[Read More…]
Reentry Data Will Help Improve Prediction Models
Returning to Earth EU–(ENEWSPF)–23 October 2015. A rare reentry of a suspected rocket body from a very high orbit next month offers an excellent opportunity to gather data to improve our knowledge of how objects interact with Earth’s atmosphere. The expected 13 November reentry of what is likely to[Read More…]
NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP Satellite Sees Record-Breaking Hurricane Patricia
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 23, 2015. At 8 a.m. EDT on October 23, 2015, the National Hurricane Center said that Hurricane Patricia had grown into a monster hurricane. In fact, it is the strongest eastern north pacific hurricane on record. NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite analyzed the temperatures and structure within the storm[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky Statement On Latest Efforts to Attack Women’s Healthcare
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—October 23, 2015. Today, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) released the following statement after voting against the latest effort to repeal or undermine the Affordable Care Act and attack women’s health: “Yet again, House Republicans are attacking women’s health and trying to take away affordable health care from millions[Read More…]
FDA Approves New Therapy for Certain Types of Advanced Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 23, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Yondelis (trabectedin), a chemotherapy, for the treatment of specific soft tissue sarcomas (STS) – liposarcoma and leiomyosarcoma – that cannot be removed by surgery (unresectable) or is advanced (metastatic). This treatment is approved for patients who previously[Read More…]
Sierra Club Statement on Attorneys General Lawsuit Attacking the Clean Power Plan
Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 23, 2015. Today, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey filed a legal attack in DC Circuit Court of Appeals on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s newly finalized Clean Power Plan. This action comes after the very same federal court—as well as others— already rejected earlier premature attacks on[Read More…]
EPA Announces Clean Power Plan for Existing Power Plants
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 23, 2015. In this action, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is establishing final emission guidelines for states to follow in developing plans to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from existing fossil fuel-fired electric generating units (EGUs). Specifically, the EPA is establishing: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emission performance rates representing[Read More…]
Center for American Progress on the Publication of the Clean Power Plan in the Federal Register
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–October 23, 2015. Center for American Progress Distinguished Senior Fellow Carol M. Browner issued the following statement after the Clean Power Plan—the most aggressive action the United States has ever taken to combat climate change—was published in the Federal Register, making it implementable and enforceable. The Clean Power[Read More…]
Fresh Produce Tainted With Illegal Pesticides
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 23, 2015. Tests on produce collected by California’s Department of Pesticide Regulation (CDPR) for 2014 show high levels of illegal toxic pesticide residues. The CDPR report found 1 percent of produce containing an excess amount of pesticide residues, and an additional 5.5 percent of produce tested contained illegal residues[Read More…]
