WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2014— As Senate Republicans try to kill recent steps by the Environmental Protection Agency to protect water supplies, a new poll finds that Latinos in four states overwhelmingly want the federal government to keep our water safe and clean. The survey of Latinos in Colorado, Florida, Illinois and[Read More…]
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Supreme Court Reaffirms EPA Authority to Curb Power Plant Carbon Pollution
Clean Air Act Ruling Buttresses President’s Climate Action Plan WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2014 — Building on two prior decisions affirming the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to set carbon pollution standards like those recently proposed for power plants, the Supreme Court today upheld the core of EPA’s associated permitting requirements for new[Read More…]
As President Mandates Pollinator Protection, EPA Lags Behind Science
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2014. During the close of National Pollinator Week, the White House issued a Presidential Memorandum on pollinator health to the heads of federal agencies requiring action to “reverse pollinator losses and help restore populations to healthy levels.” The President is directing agencies to establish a Pollinator Health[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel and Energy Secretary Moniz Announce Federal Clean Energy Grant
125 Clean Tech Jobs to be Created Over 3 Years; Supporting Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Emerging Sectors is a Key Initiative of the Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz today announced nearly $2.2 Million in federal grant and private[Read More…]
White House Offers Hope for Pollinators
New Task Force Must Act Fast to Save Honey Bees Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2014. Today, the White House released a much anticipated Presidential Memorandum outlining efforts to protect the nation’s vital pollinators, including bees, butterflies and other species. The memorandum establishes a new Pollinator Health Task Force and outlines plans[Read More…]
Spokane to Vote on Monday to Ban Neonicotinoids
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2014. The city of Spokane, Washington is inching ever closer to a ban on neonicotinoid pesticides, a class of chemicals that has been linked to the global disappearance of honey bee populations. If the ban passes, Spokane will soon be part of a growing movement to protect[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Signs Legislation Strengthening Oversight of Used Tire Facilities
New Environmental Protections Signed on Anniversary of Hoopeston Fire CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2014. On the anniversary of a devastating fire in Hoopeston, Governor Pat Quinn today signed legislation to strengthen oversight of used tire processing and storage facilities. Today’s action is part of Governor Quinn’s agenda to protect our natural resources[Read More…]
First Colorado ‘Bee Safe’ Neighborhood Established
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2014. Just in time for Pollinator Week, the Melody-Catalpa neighborhood of Boulder has become the first “bee-safe” locality in Colorado that has pledged to not use neonicotinoids and other systemic pesticides in the community, in an effort to protect bees and other pollinators, and provide safe forage[Read More…]
Department of Energy Releases Water-Energy Nexus Report
Washington–(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2014. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released a new report that frames an integrated challenge and opportunity space around the water-energy nexus for DOE and its partners and lays the foundation for future efforts. Present day water and energy systems are tightly intertwined. Water is used in[Read More…]
Logging in Roadless Area Threatens Crater Lake National Park
Conservationists take legal action to protect wilderness and to ensure a proposed logging project will not harm wolf OR-7’s newly discovered pups EUGENE, ORE.—(ENEWSPF)—June 18, 2014. As Oregonians celebrate the recent discovery that wolf OR-7 has found a mate and sired pups in southwest Oregon, conservationists today took legal action[Read More…]
