Ads highlight disproportionate impacts of smog pollution on communities of color, call on EPA for strong standards WASHINGTON, DC –-(ENEWSPF)–September 3, 2015. Today, the Sierra Club, EarthJustice, the NAACP, Physicians for Social Responsibility, and Moms Clean Air Force, hosted a tele-press conference to release a major new ad campaign drawing[Read More…]
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200 Lake County Residents Call for Stronger Protections from Waukegan, IL Coal-Fired Power Plant at Air Pollution Hearing
NRG’s Waukegan Coal Plant: Nearly A Decade Polluting Lake County Without A Permit ZION, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2015. Tonight, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) heard from an estimated 200 Lake County residents demanding stronger air protections from New Jersey-based NRG Energy’s Waukegan coal-fired power plant. Originally built in 1923 and[Read More…]
Ants Show Promise as Alternative to Chemical Pesticides
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 3, 2015. A study published this week reveals that ants are a cheaper, more effective means to managing pests than toxic chemical pesticides. The review was conducted by Aarhus University’s Joachim Offenberg, Ph.D., a plant and insect ecologist who has studied ants for over 20 years. His review focuses[Read More…]
Tempted by That Labor Day Grill Smell? Dial Our ‘Defeat the Meat’ Hotline
Holiday Hotline Highlights Link Between Meat Consumption, Climate Change TUCSON, Ariz.—(ENEWSPF)–September 3, 2015. Just in time for one of the top three meatiest cookout weekends of the year, the Center for Biological Diversity is launching the “Defeat the Meat Hotline” (1-855-MEATLSS), a toll-free service urging callers to think about endangered[Read More…]
White House Fact Sheet: President Obama Announces New Investments to Combat Climate Change and Assist Remote Alaskan Communities
President will announce a Federal coordinator for building climate resilience in Alaska, launch a remote Alaskan Communities Energy Efficiency Competition, and announce a city-led public-private partnership to achieve 99.7 percent clean energy on Kodiak Island. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2015. Climate change is real, it is being driven by human activity,[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at the GLACIER Conference — Anchorage, AK
Denali is seen from a window on Air Force One during descent into Anchorage, Alaska, Aug. 31, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) Anchorage, Alaska–(ENEWSPF)–September 1, 2015 – 5:00 P.M. AKDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much. Thank you. (Applause.) It is wonderful to be here in the[Read More…]
Groups Appeal Seattle Judge’s Decision Allowing Shell To Use the City As Arctic Drilling Homeport
Seattle-area environmental groups demand environmental review Shell’s Polar Pioneer in Elliott Bay as it exits the Port of Seattle on June 15, 2015. Jeff Dunnicliff for the Backbone Campaign/Flickr Seattle, WA —(ENEWSPF)–August 27, 2015. Today, a group of Seattle-area environmental groups and the Sierra Club appealed a King County Superior[Read More…]
Court Sides with Feds and Coal Firms in Lawsuit Over Federal Coal Leasing Program
Bureau of Land Management has not comprehensively reviewed the program in over 30 years; Plaintiffs Will Appeal WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—August 28, 2015. A federal court in Washington, D.C. dismissed litigation brought against the Department of the Interior and Bureau of Land Management by Friends of the Earth and the Western[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton Statement on the Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—August 27, 2015. Hillary Clinton released the following statement on the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in remembrance of the lives lost and families affected by the devastating storm ten years ago. “This is a somber anniversary for New Orleans, the Gulf Coast, and the United States. Ten years ago,[Read More…]
Overwhelming Majority of California Latino Voters Want Climate Action Now
81 percent support state measures to combat climate change Southern California Edison solar technicians install photovoltaic panels on rooftops in Fontana, California. Source: Michael Melford / National Geographic Creative San Francisco, CA —(ENEWSPF)–August 27, 2015. According to a new poll conducted by Latino Decisions for Earthjustice, a national environmental nonprofit[Read More…]
