WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2014.  U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded eight grants totaling $2,368,520 to Illinois communities to assess, clean, and redevelop “brownfield” contaminated waste sites. Today’s funding is part of $67 million awarded nationwide by the EPA. The grants target[Read More…]

Wheat farmers and advocates demand immediate action from USDA Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2014.  On the one-year anniversary of the Department of Agriculture’s announcement of finding an unapproved, genetically engineered (GE) wheat in an Oregon field, farmers and allies are demanding an end to the approval of GE traits until measures[Read More…]

OAK BROOK, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2014.  More than 30,000 people have already joined a consumer campaign started by the Center for Biological Diversity earlier this month that urges McDonald’s to reduce the carbon footprint of its menu by adding meat-free alternatives. This campaign comes in the wake of McDonald’s recent announcement[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2014.  A proposal now being considered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to cut the amount of corn ethanol required in gasoline would lower greenhouse gas emissions by 3 million metric tons, according to a new report released by the Environmental Working Group. If the EPA reduces[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2014.  Yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the third edition of a report, Climate Change Indicators in the United States. The report pulls together observed data on key measures of our environment, including U.S. and global temperature and precipitation, ocean heat and ocean acidity, sea level,[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2014.  Today, the White House released a report, “An All-of-the-Above Energy Strategy as a Path to Sustainable Economic Growth,” detailing the President’s all-of-the-above energy strategy and the profound transformation in the domestic energy sector since the President took office.  Thanks to this dramatic transformation and the President’s[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2014.  The global fight to establish better protections from genetic contamination caused by genetically engineered (GE) crops suffered a legal setback in Australia this week. A ruling of the Supreme Court of Western Australia found that farmer Steve March could not seek compensation after losing his organic certification as[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 28, 2014.  A statewide pilot pesticide sampling project has found over 20 different types of pesticides in Hawaiian waterways, some of which are no longer registered for use in Hawaii. State officials believe the pesticides, many detected in urban areas, are from residential and golf course applications. These[Read More…]

New York–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2014. The National Audubon Society celebrated the legacy of female leadership in conservation yesterday, by presenting three conservation champions with the Rachel Carson Award at The Plaza Hotel in New York, NY. The prestigious Audubon award recognizes visionary women whose dedication, talent, and energy have advanced environmental[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2014. Bridgehampton’s Vineyard Field on Long Island, NY is joining the ever expanding movement of communities that are enlisting goats to help manage their land without the use of harmful herbicides. The Friends of Long Pond Greenbelt hired goats to manage the 40-acre field, which stretches from[Read More…]