Oil Regulators Permitted Underground Injection Wells Before Assessing Water Pollution Threats LOS ANGELES—(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2015. California oil regulators today released a report that found “systemic problems” in the state’s regulation of oil industry underground injection in the Los Angeles area. The report admits that oil companies have been allowed to[Read More…]
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Governor Brown Signs Historic Legislation Banning Polluting Plastic Microbeads From Beauty Products in California
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2015. California Gov. Jerry Brown today signed into law Assembly Bill 888, phasing out the use of plastic microbeads in beauty products by 2020. Importantly, the new law closes a loophole in microbead bans passed in other states, including Indiana and New Jersey, allowing companies to replace[Read More…]
Lawsuit Filed to Protect People, Wildlife From Toxic Soot Pollution in California, Arizona, Idaho, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Utah
SAN FRANCISCO—(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2015. The Center for Biological Diversity, Center for Environmental Health and Neighbors for Clean Air sued the Environmental Protection Agency today for failing to enforce air quality standards that limit dangerous particulate pollution from coal-fired power plants, cars and other sources. Today’s lawsuit seeks to force the[Read More…]
Colorado Consumers Sue Over Illegal Pesticides in Marijuana
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2015. Colorado’s largest pot grower, LivWell Inc., was sued over illegal pesticide use in a law suit filed Monday in Denver District Court. Two marijuana users, one of whom suffers from a brain tumor and holds a medical card to use the product, allege that the grower[Read More…]
To Protect Climate, Groups Appeal Obama Administration’s Largest Coal Mining Plans
Strip mining approvals opened the door for massive amounts of carbon pollution DENVER—(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2015. Stepping up to defend the climate, WildEarth Guardians and the Sierra Club today took the next step in their challenge to the Obama Administration’s approval of billions of tons of coal mining in the western[Read More…]
State Lawmakers Ask Congress to Oppose H.R. 1599, a Bill to Preempt State GMO Labeling Laws
95 Lawmakers Tell Congress that State GMO Labeling Laws are Constitutional, and Will Not Create a ‘Messy Patchwork’ of State Laws AUGUSTA, Maine—(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2015. A bipartisan group of 95 state lawmakers (representing 21 states) who have either sponsored state GMO labeling bills, or supported state GMO labeling ballot initiatives[Read More…]
State Lawmakers Ask Congress to Oppose H.R. 1599, a Bill to Preempt State GMO Labeling Laws
95 Lawmakers Tell Congress that State GMO Labeling Laws are Constitutional, and Will Not Create a ‘Messy Patchwork’ of State Laws AUGUSTA, Maine—(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2015. A bipartisan group of 95 state lawmakers (representing 21 states) who have either sponsored state GMO labeling bills, or supported state GMO labeling ballot initiatives[Read More…]
Reproductive Health Experts Call for Action on Toxic Chemicals
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2015. Last week, the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) released a statement encouraging broad-based policy measures that prevent exposure to toxic environmental chemicals. “The global health and economic burden related to toxic environmental chemicals is in excess of millions of deaths and billions of dollars[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Kerry at the Opening of the 2015 Our Ocean Conference
Valparaiso, Chile–(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2015 Thank you very much and good morning to all of you, and let me begin by thanking our very, very generous hosts. President Michelle Bachelet, thank you very much, and my colleague and friend, Heraldo Munoz, the minister – foreign minister of Chile, who exhibited extraordinary[Read More…]
NOAA, Deepwater Horizon Trustees Announce Draft Restoration Plans for Gulf of Mexico Following 2010 Disaster
Seeking public comments on proposed 15-year ecosystem plan The BP Macondo Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded on April 20, 2010. Approximately 3.19 million barrels (134 million gallons) of oil were released into the Gulf of Mexico, making it by far the largest offshore oil spill in United States history. (Credit:[Read More…]
