Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2014. Researchers in Norway recently released a new study giving organic consumers and anti-genetically engineered (GE) crop advocates another few solid reasons to promote organic and continue the fight against engineered crops. Findings from the study demonstrate that not only do soybeans grown using organic cultivation practices[Read More…]
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EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy Statement to Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on the President’s Climate Action Plan
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2014. Remarks of EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy as prepared for delivery: Chairman Boxer, Ranking Member Vitter, members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify today. In June of last year, the President reaffirmed his commitment to reducing carbon pollution when he directed many federal agencies,[Read More…]
Senator Durbin: Congress Agrees to Fund Great Lakes Restoration Initiative at $300 Million
Funding included in Omnibus Appropriations bill agreement that now goes to the House and Senate for a vote WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2014. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced the inclusion of $300 million in funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) in the Omnibus Appropriations bill for Fiscal[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Announces Emergency Rules to Protect Illinois Residents from Petcoke
Rules Will Require Total Enclosure of Petcoke Piles and Other Environmental Protections CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 14, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today announced emergency administrative rules designed to protect Illinois residents from petroleum coke (petcoke). Under the Governor’s order, the rules will be filed later this week as part of his agenda to[Read More…]
NRDC Study Shows More Than 1.8 Million Thermostats Containing 8 Tons of Mercury Need Safe Recycling In Illinois
State should raise collection goals for mercury-laden thermostats to avoid contaminating the environment CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2014 –There are more than 1.8 million thermostats containing eight tons of mercury in Illinois homes and buildings, according to a study by the Natural Resources Defense Council and Clean Water Fund, which are calling[Read More…]
Agrichemical Companies Sue to Halt Kauai Restrictions of GE Crops and Pesticides
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2014. Agrichemical companies filed a lawsuit to stop Kauai County from moving ahead with its new law to restrict genetically engineered (GE) agriculture and toxic pesticide applications near schools, hospitals, homes, and shorelines. As the first Hawaiian Island to pass restrictions on pesticides and GE agriculture, Kauai County saw[Read More…]
Snow to Spread From Minneapolis to Chicago, Detroit
Snowfall through Tuesday. (AccuWeather.com) AccuWeather.com-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather.com reports a fast-moving storm from western Canada will spread a swath of snow and slippery travel from the northern Plains to the Great Lakes region into Tuesday. The storm, known as an Alberta Clipper, will ride one of two pushes of colder air that will put[Read More…]
Advocates Call on U.S. To Protect Great Barrier Reef
CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–January 13, 2014. Conservation groups are calling on the U.S. delegation to UNESCO to pressure the Export-Import Bank to stop funding destructive fossil fuel projects in the Great Barrier Reef of Australia. Turtle Island Restoration Network, Center for Biological Diversity, and Pacific Environment raised extreme concerns regarding ongoing U.S.[Read More…]
With Legalization of Marijuana, Chemical-Intensive Production Practices Questioned
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 13, 2013. As medical and recreational production of marijuana in the U.S. increases, new and complicated questions have risen over how to limit consumers’ exposure to pesticides through marijuana consumption. Many growers are facing limited institutional knowledge and economic forces that could lead to the unnecessary use of[Read More…]
Return of the Jaguarundis: New Federal Plan Could Bring Small Endangered Cats Back to South Texas
SILVER CITY, N.M.–(ENEWSPF)–January 10, 2014. A new federal recovery plan for Gulf Coast jaguarundis — rare and enigmatic felines slightly larger than house cats — calls for reintroducing them to south Texas, provided none can be found to still live there and other conditions are met. Jaguarundis, which have long[Read More…]
