Federal Proposal Would Halt Wolf Recovery, Allow More Wolf Killing WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2013. Approximately 1 million Americans stated their opposition to the Obama administration’s proposal to strip endangered species protections from gray wolves in a public comment period that closed today. This is the largest number of comments ever submitted[Read More…]
Environmental
Interior Secretary Jewell Announces Milestone for Commercial Wind Energy Development in Federal Waters
Interior Department Proposes Offshore Wind Lease Sale to Advance President’s Climate Action Plan, Identifies nearly 80,000 Acres off Maryland’s Coast BALTIMORE, MD–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2013. As part of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan to create American jobs, develop domestic clean energy sources and cut carbon pollution, Secretary of the Interior Sally[Read More…]
Beyond Pesticides’ Decade-Long Campaign Leads FDA to Bar Antibacterial Soaps
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2013. A new rule proposed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires manufacturers of antibacterial hand soaps, body washes, and other consumer goods to prove that their products are both safe for long-term use and more effective than regular bar soap in order to remain[Read More…]
Energy Department Invests Over $7 Million to Commercialize Cost-Effective Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2013. As part of the Obama Administration’s all-of-the-above energy strategy, the Energy Department today announced more than $7 million for projects that will help bring cost-effective, advanced hydrogen and fuel cell technologies online faster. This investment – across four projects in Georgia, Missouri, Pennsylvania and Tennessee – will[Read More…]
Precedent-Setting Fracking Court Battle Advances In New York’s Highest Court
Case on local bans comes as growing number of communities take similar action Albany, NY–(ENEWSPF)–December 16, 2013. A precedent-setting court battle over fracking before New York’s highest court advanced today, with lawyers filing briefs asking the court to uphold the Town of Dryden’s gas drilling ban. The decision by the[Read More…]
Groups Blast Governor Cuomo’s $650 Million Fossil Fuel Plant Bail Out
Expensive, unnecessary plan represents a huge setback for state’s green energy efforts Albany, NY–(ENEWSPF)–December 16, 2013. Groups are blasting an announcement yesterday by Governor Andrew Cuomo to invest $650 million in an uneconomic fossil fuel plant in Dunkirk, NY foregoing a far cheaper and cleaner option to invest in transmission[Read More…]
Whales & Dolphins: Lawsuit Seeks to Reduce Harm from Navy Sonar in Pacific
Millions of marine mammals face injury, death off Hawaiʻi, Southern California Honolulu, HI–(ENEWSPF)–December 16, 2013. A lawsuit filed in Hawaiʻi federal court today challenges the National Marine Fisheries Service’s approval of a 5-year plan by the U.S. Navy for testing and training activities off Hawaiʻi and Southern California. The Navy[Read More…]
Fog, Rain, Ice and Snow to Hinder Early Christmas Travel
AccuWeather.com-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather.com reports several storms will produce areas of rain, ice and snow with areas of dense fog which can cause trouble for travelers over the Central, Eastern and Northwestern states beginning Friday and continuing into the week of Christmas. The atmosphere will change gears over the next week to a pattern that[Read More…]
Another Snowstorm to Hit Chicago to Boston
AccuWeather.com-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather.com reports after a snowstorm dropped as much as 14 inches of snow in New England, another round is on the way for the start of the week. The weekend was filled with snow from Indianapolis to Philadelphia and Boston. Snow totals from this storm, however, are not expected to[Read More…]
Landsat 8 Helps Unveil the Coldest Place on Earth
Sastrugi stick out from the snow surface in this photo near Plateau Station in East Antarctica. Most of Antartica looks quite flat, despite the subtle domes, hills, and hollows. —Credit: Atsuhiro Muto. High Resolution Image SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(ENEWSPF)–December 16, 2013. Scientists recently recorded the lowest temperatures on Earth at a[Read More…]
