Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 25, 2014. As the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday approaches this Thursday, November 27, NOAA’s GOES-East and GOES-West satellites are keeping a weather eye out for storms that may affect early travelers. In an image from Nov. 25, the satellites show an active weather pattern is in place for travelers[Read More…]
Environmental
Representatives Schakowsky, Gutierrez and Quigley send letter to EPA in Support of Stronger Smog Standard
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—November 25, 2014. Today, Reps. Jan Schakowsky, Luis Gutierrez, and Mike Quigley sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy in support of the Agency’s consideration of a stronger standard for ground-level ozone (smog) pollution. Smog pollution poses serious risks to public health, including asthma. [Read More…]
Senators Wyden, Burr, 39 Other Senators Urge Funding Solution for Land and Water Conservation Fund
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—November 25, 2014. U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Richard Burr, R-N.C., and a bipartisan coalition of 39 of their Senate colleagues urged Senate leaders Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., to work with them to find a permanent funding solution for the Land and Water Conservation Fund[Read More…]
Groups File Lawsuit Against BLM on Coal Leasing Program
BLM has not comprehensively reviewed the program, including climate impact, since 1979; Philanthropist Paul G. Allen underwriting litigation WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)—November 25, 2014. Friends of the Earth and the Western Organization of Resource Councils, with the support of philanthropist Paul G. Allen, today filed a lawsuit in the United States[Read More…]
Petition Seeks to Limit Length, Weight of Oil and Hazardous Material Trains to Prevent More Derailments
Existing Federal Proposals Fail to Sufficiently Protect Public, Environment From “Bomb Trains” PORTLAND, Ore.—(ENEWSPF)–November 25, 2014. In the face of a dramatic rise in trains carrying explosive crude oil and derailing in a series of devastating accidents, the Center for Biological Diversity and Riverkeeper, Inc. today petitioned the Obama administration[Read More…]
East Coast Storm to Snarl Thanksgiving Travel
AccuWeather.com-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports a storm with rain and heavy snow will cause major disruptions and delays for Thanksgiving travel on the East Coast and in the Appalachians. Rain will initially spread northward along the Interstate-95 with snow and rain to start farther west in the I-81 corridor. However, a change to snow[Read More…]
100+ Scientists Call on Obama’s Bee Task Force to Take Action on Pesticides
Washington, DC –-(ENEWSPF)–November 24, 2014. In a letter submitted for today’s White House “listening sessions” deadline, over 100 scientists from diverse disciplines cited the growing body of evidence that neonicotinoids and other systemic pesticides harm bees. These scientists called on leaders of President Barack Obama’s Pollinator Health Task Force to[Read More…]
Atlantic Hurricane Season Stays Quiet As Predicted
Improved model, new surge forecast products and research projects debuted NOAA satellite image of Hurricane Arthur, July 3, 2014. (Credit: NOAA.) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 24, 2014. The Atlantic hurricane season will officially end November 30, and will be remembered as a relatively quiet season as was predicted. Still, the season afforded[Read More…]
Dept. of Interior to Auction More Than 742,000 Acres Offshore Massachusetts for Wind Energy Development
WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–November 24, 2014. As part of President Obama’s comprehensive Climate Action Plan to create American jobs, develop domestic clean energy resources and cut carbon pollution, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Acting Director Walter Cruickshank today announced[Read More…]
Coalition Steps in to Defend Maui Residents from Pesticides and GE Contamination
Files to protect citizen-approved GE crop moratorium and impact study ordinance Pgiam / iStockphoto Honolulu, HI —(ENEWSPF)–November 24, 2014. A coalition of Maui and Molokaʻi residents, farmers, and public interest groups, represented by Center for Food Safety (CFS) and Earthjustice, has filed papers in Honolulu federal district court to defend[Read More…]
