Christmas tree recycling at the Park Forest Aqua Center. (Photo: Tom Mick) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— Village Manager Tom Mick took to Facebook Sunday to remind residents that there is a drop spot at the Park Forest Aqua Center to recycle Christmas trees. Take advantage of the opportunity to clean house[Read More…]
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NASA, NOAA Find 2014 Warmest Year in Modern Record
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2015. The year 2014 ranks as Earth’s warmest since 1880, according to two separate analyses by NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientists. The 10 warmest years in the instrumental record, with the exception of 1998, have now occurred since 2000. This trend continues a[Read More…]
2014’s Record Heat Reinforces Need for Fossil Fuel-free Future
Sec. Kerry Urged to Back “Zero Emissions by 2050” Plan at Paris Climate Summit WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2015. Earth suffered the hottest year in recorded history in 2014, federal climate experts announced today, underscoring why the Obama administration must back an international plan to end virtually all fossil fuel use by[Read More…]
GAO Debunks Right-wing Fear-mongering Over Environmental Lawsuits That Push Feds to Take Action
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2015. A new report from the federal Government Accountability Office debunks a long-running Republican criticism of environmental lawsuits targeting federal agencies that fail to meet legal deadlines for taking action. The GAO concludes that those lawsuits had only a “limited” effect on Environmental Protection Agency regulations and that[Read More…]
USDA Approves New Pesticide Promoting Genetically Engineered (GE) Crops
Dicamba-resistant crops pose serious threat to human and environmental health Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 15, 2015. Center for Food Safety criticized the decision today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to deregulate Monsanto’s dicamba-resistant soybeans and cotton. The anticipated widespread adoption of these GE crops would lead to an over 10-fold[Read More…]
Groups Win Landmark Victory Against Industrial Dairies
Citizens win major victory in first stage of ground-breaking lawsuits PORTLAND, OR –(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2015. Community Association for Restoration of the Environment (CARE) and Center for Food Safety (CFS) – represented by Public Justice, P.C., Law Offices of Charles M. Tebbutt, P.C., and the Center for Food Safety – have[Read More…]
Statement from Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz on the 2014 Solar Job Census
WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—January 15, 2015. Secretary Ernest Moniz issued the following statement today on the 2014 National Solar Jobs Census: “Solar power is a key component of our all-of-the-above approach to American energy, creating good-paying American jobs that support our growing clean energy economy. According to a new report released by[Read More…]
Scientific Review Supports New Clean Water Protections
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2015— A new scientific report showing that small streams and wetlands can affect downstream water quality and help supply drinking water to millions of Americans is further evidence that these water bodies need protection from pollution, the Natural Resources Defense Council said today. The long-awaited study released today[Read More…]
New Financial Report Reveals CWLP Coal Plant Drained At Least $41 million From Springfield, Il City Budget
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. –(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2015. A financial analysis released today by Synapse Energy & Economics found that City Water & Light and Power’s (CWLP) operation of Units 31 & 32 at its Dallman coal-fired power plant has drained at least $41 million from Springfield’s city budget in recent years and will[Read More…]
Federally Approved ‘Take of Grizzly Bears Threatens Recovery
Conservationists demand agency consideration of escalating mortality Grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park. Federal biologists acknowledge that the growth of the Yellowstone grizzly bear population level has flattened over the past decade. Neal Herbert / National Park Service Bozeman, MT —(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2015. Recent federal approvals for the lethal “taking”[Read More…]
