WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today introduced legislation to make solar energy more accessible to low-income families. “While the cost of solar panels has gone down in recent years, it is still out of reach for millions of low-income families that need it the most,” said Sanders.[Read More…]
Environmental
New National Poll Finds 90 Percent of American Voters Support the Endangered Species Act
Overwhelming majority also more likely to vote for a member of Congress who votes to uphold environmental safeguards Grizzly and cubs in Yellowstone National Park. National Park Service Photo Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2015. A robust majority of Americans supports the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and are more likely to[Read More…]
Paris Climate Agreement May Not Require Congressional Approval, Center for American Progress Report Says
As the contours of the Paris climate agreement come into focus, it is becoming clear that it could qualify as an executive agreement rather than a treaty. SOURCE: Flickr/Aurelien Guichard Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2015. According to a Center for American Progress report released today, it is possible that the[Read More…]
EPA Falters Again in Banning Remaining Uses of a Highly Toxic and Unnecessary Insecticide
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2015. In a sleight of hand, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced plans last week to cancel all remaining agricultural uses of the hazardous insecticide chlorpyrifos by April 2016, and then left the door open for negotiations with the chemical’s manufacturer, Dow AgroSciences, to adopt risk mitigation measures[Read More…]
White House Fact Sheet: Administration Announces New Initiative to Increase Solar Access for All Americans
Including Actions to Scale Up Solar Access and Cut Energy Bills in Communities Across America Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2015. The Obama Administration is committed to addressing climate change, promoting clean energy, and creating good paying jobs. That is why the Administration is announcing a new initiative to increase access to[Read More…]
Inteior Secretary Jewell Celebrates Arrangement Linking Shenandoah National Park and China’s Baihuashan National Nature Reserve
Shenandoah National Park – Source: U.S. National Park Service BEIJING, China –(ENEWSPF)–July 6, 2015. U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell this weekend joined Chinese officials at a ceremony to establish a sister park relationship between Shenandoah National Park in the United States and Baihuashan National Nature Reserve in China,[Read More…]
Interior Secretary Jewell Meets with Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang to Discuss International Cooperation to Combat Illegal Wildlife Trade
China, United States are world’s largest markets for black market trade BEIJING, China –(ENEWSPF)–July 6, 2015. U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell met with Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang last week to discuss cooperation between the two countries in combating illegal trade in wildlife that threatens to drive elephants,[Read More…]
Coral Bleaching Threat Increasing in Western Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
Rising ocean temperatures threaten spread of major heat stress to Hawaiian reefs Bleached and dead Acorpora coral in the National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa. Warm Pacific ocean temperatures may lead to an increase in coral bleaching, NOAA scientists said. (Credit: NOAA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 6, 2015. As unusually warm ocean[Read More…]
Sierra Club Slams Senator Kirk in Aggressive Suburban Chicago Ad Campaign
Kirk Under Pressure For Multiple Votes Against Clean Air, Public Health WASHINGTON, DC -(ENEWSPF)–July 6, 2015 – Sierra Club announced Monday morning that it has launched an aggressive regional ad campaign calling out Illinois’ U.S. Senator Mark Kirk for voting against public health and clean air in Congress by attacking the[Read More…]
EPA at Odds with Scientists on Endocrine System Effects of Weedkillers Atrazine and 2,4-D
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 6, 2015. With the release of its Tier 1 screening results for the first 52 pesticide chemicals (active and inert ingredients) evaluated under the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is at odds with a large body of scientific evidence worldwide that identifies many of these[Read More…]
