Tours Operational Facilities with Federal and State Officials SACRAMENTO, CA–(ENEWSPF)–March 11, 2014.  During a visit to California this week, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell examined the on-the-ground conditions of the historic drought and related water issues and reiterated the full support of the Obama Administration to provide relief and[Read More…]

Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—March 11, 2014. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced that a Bureau County food processor has paid a civil penalty of $39,000 after admitting to water pollution and open dumping violations for illegally disposing of dairy waste. Madigan said a consent order stemming from a 2012 lawsuit against Walnut, Ill.-based[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 11, 2014.  As part of his commitment to make 2014 a year of action using his pen and phone, President Obama today signed a proclamation to establish the first shoreline addition to the California Coastal National Monument. Using his authorities under the Antiquities Act, President Obama designated the[Read More…]

Achieving 75 percent recycling in California would produce more than 110,000 jobs SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–March 11, 2014 – More than 110,000 jobs could be created as a result of California’s goal to achieve 75 percent solid waste recycling by 2020, according to a new report by the Natural Resources Defense Council[Read More…]

Nashville, TN–(ENEWSPF)–March 11, 2014.  Today, six environmental and community organizations delivered a letter to Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam urging him to oppose legislation before the state House and Senate that would significantly weaken protections relating to coal mining. The bills, SB 1998/HB 2207 and SB 1883/HB 1832 would transfer authority[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–Mach 11, 2014.  President Obama today designated Point Arena- Stornetta Public Lands as part of the California Coastal National Monument. Located along the south coast of California’s Mendocino County, these public lands include 1,665 acres of majestic views, tide pools and coastal wetlands. “In his State of the Union[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 11, 2014.  A new NASA study shows Earth’s climate likely will continue to warm during this century on track with previous estimates, despite the recent slowdown in the rate of global warming. This research hinges on a new and more detailed calculation of the sensitivity of Earth’s climate[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 11, 2014.  Virtually all lice in the U.S. have developed resistance to over-the-counter and prescription shampoos containing the toxic chemical permethrin. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Pesticide Programs considers permethrin, part of the synthetic pyrethroid class of chemicals, “likely to be carcinogenic.” However, when used as a[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 11, 2014. The U.S.-India Energy Dialogue met in New Delhi on March 5-11. Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia hosted the government-to-government portion of the Dialogue meeting on March 11 with United States Department of Energy Secretary Dr. Ernest Moniz.  The U.S. delegation included the Department of[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 11, 2014.  This week, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman, Colombia’s Minister of Energy and Mines Amylkar Acosta, Mayor of Santiago de Calí Rodrigo Guerrero, and Director of Planning of Colombia Tatyana Orozco signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate in the development of a Solar Decathlon[Read More…]