Governor’s Extension of NY-Sun Initiative Will Mean Thousands of Jobs, Less Climate Pollution NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2014 — The Cuomo administration today took the final step in approving a major expansion of the state’s NY-Sun Initiative—a program that is successfully boosting solar power across the state—extending it through 2023 and[Read More…]

New Landmarks include: Adlai Stevenson II Farm in Illinois, The Detroit Industry Murals in Michigan, George Nakashima Woodworker Complex in Pennsylvania, and 1956 Grand Canyon TWA-United Airlines Aviation Accident Site in Arizona WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2014.  U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and National Park Service Director Jonathan B.[Read More…]

Current Ameren Business Model Depends on Dirty Coal, Lacks Investment in Local Clean Energy ST. LOUIS–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2014.  Today, local faith, health and environmental leaders attended Ameren’s annual shareholders’ meeting to call on the utility company to reduce its dependence on coal-fired power plants and make significant investments in clean[Read More…]

State Regulators Allowed Company to Pollute Beyond Safe Levels ATLANTA, GA–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2014.  Environmental and public health advocates won a clean air victory today when the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ruled that state regulators allowed Georgia Power Company to operate outside the bounds of the Clean Air Act[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2014.  Today, the Center for American Progress advocated in a new report that Secretary of State John Kerry has a prime opportunity to establish climate change as the unifying theme for the Arctic Council when the United States takes over leadership from Canada in 2015. Such an[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2014.  France’s lower house of parliament passed a bill last week banning the cultivation of all strains of genetically engineered (GE) corn within its borders, even those strains that might not yet be approved within the European Union (EU). The law follows a decree adopted last month,[Read More…]

Agency Internship Programs Help Students Gain Real-World Knowledge of Environmental Protection and Regulations SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2014.  The Illinois EPA and Director Lisa Bonnett received recognition for the Agency’s continued participation in the Graduate Public Service Internship (GPSI) Program with the University of Illinois at Springfield (UIS) – formerly Sangamon State[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2014. The United States is proud to join countries around the world in celebrating the 44th annual Earth Day. I still remember participating in the very first Earth Day back in 1970. It helped to unleash a wave of grassroots activism that ultimately led to the creation[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2014.  As we reflect on the beauty and wonder of the natural world this Earth Day and seek to restore and preserve the intricate web of life on the planet, we face an urgent need to stop ongoing toxic chemical contamination. The hard truth of our time is that the[Read More…]

State employees encouraged to consider environment before printing CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2014.  In honor of Earth Week, Governor Pat Quinn and the Department of Central Management Services (CMS) today encouraged employees to participate in the State’s “No Print Week” program from Apr. 21-25, to help increase awareness about paper usage and[Read More…]