Decision upholds deadlines for action to reduce pollution Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2013. Yesterday the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected the state of Arizona’s appeal challenging a court-ordered deadline for plans to reduce haze pollution in the state. The 1977 Clean Air Act set a[Read More…]
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Antarctica’s Ice Loss on the Rise
Thinning ice EU–(ENEWSPF)–12 December 2013. Three years of observations by ESA’s CryoSat satellite show that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is losing over 150 cubic kilometres of ice each year – considerably more than when last surveyed. The imbalance in West Antarctica continues to be dominated by ice losses from[Read More…]
Senator Durbin: Biofuels Critical to Achieving Energy Independence, Protecting Our Environment, and Supportin Rural Economy
Senate EPW Committee holds hearing today examining EPA Renewable Fuel Standard Proposal WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2013. Following an oversight hearing yesterday held by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee to examine the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal reduce the renewable volume obligations (RVOs) under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), U.S.[Read More…]
Senators Udall, Heinrich Introduce Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Conservation Bill
Bill would designate national monument to protect outstanding resources, boost economy, create jobs, enhance recreation and hunting WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2013. Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich introduced legislation to preserve some of Doña Ana County’s most iconic landscapes, while boosting the region’s tourism and outdoor economy, creating[Read More…]
Ameren Faces Legal Action After Nearly 10,000 Clean Air Act Violations at St. Louis-Area Coal Plants
Community Members and Health Leaders Demand Clean Air in St. Louis after Decades of Pollution from Outdated Coal Plants ST. LOUIS–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2013. Today, the Sierra Club delivered a notice of intent letter to Ameren Corporation, citing cause to take legal action against the utility for nearly 10,000 violations of the[Read More…]
Long-term Warming and Environmental Change Trends Persist in the Arctic in 2013
Though not as extreme as last year, new report by NOAA and partners finds that the Arctic continues to show evidence of a shift to a new warmer, greener state Temperature anomalies for June-August 2013 compared to the 2007-2012 average. Many areas of the Arctic got a reprieve from the[Read More…]
Energy Department Releases Grid Energy Storage Report
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2013. As part of the Obama Administration’s commitment to a cleaner, more secure energy future, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz today released the Energy Department’s Grid Energy Storage report to the members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The report was commissioned at the request of Senator[Read More…]
Energy Department Announces $150 Million in Tax Credits to Invest in U.S. Clean Energy Manufacturing
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2013. Building on President Obama’s Climate Action Plan to continue America’s leadership in clean energy innovation, the U.S. Department of Energy today announced $150 million in clean energy tax credits to build U.S. capabilities in clean energy manufacturing. The credits will go towards investments in domestic manufacturing equipment[Read More…]
Energy Department Invests $13 Million to Drive Innovative U.S. Solar Manufacturing
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2013. Building on the Energy Department’s all-of-the-above energy strategy to continue U.S. leadership in clean energy innovation, the Department today announced over $13 million for five projects to strengthen domestic solar manufacturing and speed commercialization of efficient, affordable photovoltaic and concentrating solar power technologies. As part of the[Read More…]
Extensive US Snow Cover Reaches Unusually Far South
(ACCUWEATHER.COM) AccuWeather.com-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather.com reports those hoping for a white Christmas this year could be in luck, even in a few areas where Dec. 25 snowfall would normally be nothing more than wishful thinking. As of Dec. 12, measurable snow covered 58.6 percent of the United States, compared to 30.8 percent on the date[Read More…]
