Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2014. In a victory for environmental groups, conservationists, and fishing groups, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a settlement last Wednesday to restore no-spray buffer zones around waterways to protect imperiled salmon and steelhead from five toxic pesticides. An initial agreement was reached in June, when[Read More…]
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Energy Department Reports Highlight Strength of U.S. Wind Energy Industry
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—August 18, 2014. The U.S. continues to be a global leader in wind energy, ranking second in installed capacity in the world, according to two reports released today by the Department of Energy. Wind power is a key component of the nation’s all-of-the-above strategy to reduce carbon pollution, diversify[Read More…]
Clean Air Victory For Indianapolis As IPL Phases Out Coal At Harding Street Plant
Announcement marks 177th coal plant, 500th coal-fired boiler to be retired since 2010 INDIANAPOLIS—(ENEWSPF)—August 15, 2014. Indianapolis Power & Light (IPL) today announced its plans to cease burning coal at the local Harding Street coal-fired power plant by 2016, marking an enormous victory for Indianapolis community groups and residents who[Read More…]
Oregon Law Allowing Contamination from Farm and Forest Practices Challenged
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2014. Residents of Southern Oregon are tired of being told that farming and forest industry rights to pollute and spray toxic chemicals trump their rights to live healthy lives, so they are taking the matter to court, except not in the way most would assume. Because unlike[Read More…]
EPA Announces $11 Million in Supplemental Funds to Clean up and Redevelop Contaminated Brownfields Sites Across the Country
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2014. Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $11 million in supplemental funding to help clean up contaminated Brownfields properties. The Revolving Loan Funds (RLF) will help 31 grantees carry out cleanup and redevelopment projects. These projects are expected to create more than 700 jobs and leverage[Read More…]
546,335 Acres in 9 Western States Proposed as Protected Critical Habitat for Yellow-billed Cuckoos
Protection Will Benefit Rare Songbird and Health of Rivers in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah and Wyoming SACRAMENTO, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–August 14, 2014. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed to protect more than a half-million acres of critical habitat across the West for the yellow-billed cuckoo, a songbird[Read More…]
Lawsuit Launched to Protect San Diego’s Vanishing Wetlands From Airport Runway Project
SAN DIEGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 14, 2014. Conservation groups today formally notified the Federal Aviation Administration of plans to file a lawsuit to protect sensitive wetlands and endangered species at the Brown Field Municipal Airport near the San Diego border with Mexico. The FAA is funding a runway reconstruction project and failed to[Read More…]
University of Oregon Heads Climate-change Study of Native Northwest Prairie Plants
Eugene, Oregon–(ENEWSPF)–August 14, 2014. University of Oregon-led research in prairies of the Pacific Northwest could be a roadmap for the conservation of native plants facing stresses from projected climate changes and invasive species. By 2100, the region is expected to have a more severe Mediterranean-like climate, with wetter winters and[Read More…]
Durbin, Kirk Kelly Applaud Opportunity To Discuss National Park Designation For Pullman
Illinois Historic Preservation Agency will host public meeting on August 21 WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 14, 2014. The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency will host a public meeting on August 21 to discuss possible options for including Chicago’s Pullman neighborhood within the national park system, U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mark Kirk[Read More…]
NASA to Investigate Climate Impacts of Arctic Sea Ice Loss
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 14, 2014. A new NASA field campaign will begin flights over the Arctic this summer to study the effect of sea ice retreat on Arctic climate. The Arctic Radiation IceBridge Sea and Ice Experiment (ARISE) will conduct research flights Aug. 28 through Oct. 1, covering the peak of[Read More…]
