Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2015.  Hawai’i County plans to appeal a federal judge’s ruling invalidating a 2013 county law restricting genetically engineered (GE) crops on the island. The County Council voted 5-4 in December to appeal the ruling after the judge ruled last November that Hawai’i County cannot enforce a law[Read More…]

Historic Bighorn Restoration Program Helping Both Sheep and Mountain Lions TUCSON, Ariz.—(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2015.  The number of mountain lions killed by hunters in southern Arizona’s Catalina and Rincon Mountains declined 40 percent in 2014, according to Arizona Game and Fish Department records. This follows a 9 percent decline in 2013.[Read More…]

SWEDEN—(ENEWSPF)—December 30, 2014. Hydro Infra Technologies (HIT), a Swedish clean tech company based in Stockholm, has developed an innovative patent pending approach for neutralizing carbon fuel emissions by generating a novel gas called Hydro Nano Gas (HNG). In spite of all the advancement happening in the energy sector, global economies[Read More…]

Feds Issue Initial Positive Finding on Petition Following 90 Percent Decline WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–December 30, 2014.n  In response to a petition by the Center for Biological Diversity, Center for Food Safety, Xerces Society and renowned monarch scientist Dr. Lincoln Brower, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said yesterday that Endangered Species Act[Read More…]

Victory: Three-judge panel rejects efforts by commercial, agricultural water users to overturn federal protections A fisherman holds a steelhead shortly before the American River is closed for recreational fishing until the spawning season ends.  Brad Zweerink for Earthjustice San Francisco —(ENEWSPF)–December 23, 2014.  The Court of Appeals for the Ninth[Read More…]

Oakland, CA–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2014. Late Friday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the latest round of sampling for pesticide residues found on food. Some of the results are concerning, and take on greater significance given weaknesses in the sampling protocols recently identified by government watchdogs. In addition, while results[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2014.  Stunning aerial photographs of certified organic farms taken in an investigation launched by The Cornucopia Institute reveal industrial-scale operations housing thousands of animals in cramped conditions with no access to the outdoors. Access to pasture for ruminants like dairy cows is required under National Organic Program (NOP)[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—December 22, 2014. As the Obama administration moves into another year promoting the false climate solution of natural gas, 114 public interest, environmental and faith groups submitted a letter to Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz urging him not to support liquefied natural gas exports. In July, Sen. John[Read More…]

Common sense, pragmatic rules to protect against structural failure, water and air pollution WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—December 19, 2014. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the first national regulations to provide for the safe disposal of coal combustion residuals (coal ash) from coal-fired power plants. The final rule establishes safeguards[Read More…]

WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–December 19, 2014.  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced 62enforcement actions that require renovation contractors and training providers to protect people from harmful exposure to lead dust and debris, as required by EPA’s Lead-based Paint Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) standards. The enforcement actions include 55 settlements[Read More…]