Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2014. Prompted by the prolific threat of contamination of organic agriculture by genetically engineered crops, the Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association (OSGATA) recently published a comprehensive guide to help organic seed growers maintain the integrity of organic seed. The publication comes just weeks after the U.S. Supreme[Read More…]
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Smaller Homewood Expansion Project Gets Okay from Conservation Groups
Ski resort project on the shore of Lake Tahoe scaled back after lawsuit Sacramento, CA–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2014. Conservation groups settled with a Tahoe developer over the Homewood Mountain Resort expansion project. A smaller construction project is now proposed. The modified project plans to reduce the project’s footprint on the mountain[Read More…]
Groups Say Colorado Must Push Forward for Strong Clean Air Rule
Rulemaking commission should strengthen, not weaken, proposed oil & gas regulations Denver, CO–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2014. A coalition of citizens’ groups yesterday called on the state’s Air Quality Control Commission to stand firm against an onslaught of moneyed interests looking to gut proposed revisions to the state’s air pollution rules. The[Read More…]
State Department Fact Sheet: Keystone XL Pipeline, Jan. 31, 2014
A 30-day public comment period will begin with the publication of a Federal Register notice on February 5, 2014 and will close on March 7, 2014. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2014. On January 31, 2014, the U.S. Department of State (“the Department”) released the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (Final Supplemental[Read More…]
Keystone XL Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement Released, Jan. 31, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2014. The State Department is today releasing the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (Final Supplemental EIS) for the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline project. The Final Supplemental EIS is not a decisional document on whether to approve or deny the proposed project. The Final Supplemental EIS is[Read More…]
Emergency Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Mojave Desert Snail
Rare Snail Unique to Kern County, California Threatened by Golden Queen Mine BAKERSFIELD, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2014. The Center for Biological Diversity filed an emergency petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today seeking Endangered Species Act protection for the Mohave shoulderband snail, a tiny resident of Kern County. The[Read More…]
International Call to Halt Shark Cull in Western Australia
Twenty Shark and Ocean Groups Pressure Premier to End Random Killing of Sharks CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2014. Twenty U.S., Australian and international shark and ocean conservation organizations with tens of thousands of members around the world are calling on Premier Colin Barnett to immediately end the misguided and unscientific “bait[Read More…]
Senator Merkley: Shell Made Right Decision, Arctic Drilling Too Risky and Dangerous
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2014. Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement after Royal Dutch Shell announced they will not drill in the Arctic Ocean in 2014. “An oil spill in the Arctic would be disastrous, and I am glad Shell is cancelling plans to drill in this sensitive area[Read More…]
Mayors from 10 Major Cities Unite to Cut Climate Pollution from Buildings
New City Energy Project Could Save $1 Billion Annually and Cut Emissions Equal to Taking More Than a Million Cars Off the Road Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2014. The mayors from 10 major U.S. cities yesterday announced they will undertake a united effort to significantly boost energy efficiency in their buildings,[Read More…]
EPA Agrees to Deadline for First-Ever US Coal Ash Regulations
Environmental litigation prevails, local coal ash communities to gain some protection Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2014. Late yesterday, the Environmental Protection Agency announced plans to finalize first-ever federal regulations for the disposal of coal ash by December 19, 2014, according to a settlement in a lawsuit brought by environmental and public health[Read More…]
