SANTA ROSA, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2013. Sonoma County Superior Court Judge Elliot Daum has rejected a plan to clearcut 154 acres of Northern California redwoods to plant vineyards for a winery. The proposal for an area in northwestern Sonoma County was challenged by the Sierra Club’s Redwood Chapter, the Center for[Read More…]
Environmental
Ship Speed Limits to Protect Endangered Atlantic Right Whales Made Permanent
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2013. The National Marine Fisheries Service today finalized a rule that will make permanent existing speed limits for large ships along the U.S. East Coast to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales. The current speed limit rule, which requires ships 65 feet long and longer to slow[Read More…]
Beekeeping Industry Challenge EPA to Reevaluate Toxic Bee-Killing Pesticide
Beekeeping business struggling to stay afloat amid costly threat from pesticide San Francisco, CA–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2013. National beekeeping organizations along with the National Honey Bee Advisory Board and the Pollinator Stewardship Council have filed an opening brief in an appeal challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its approval of[Read More…]
Interior Department Releases Revised Rule to Ensure Long-term Monitoring and Protection of Eagles While Facilitating Renewable Energy Development
Additional Changes to 2009 Eagle Permitting Rule to be Explored through Public Process WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2013. The Department of the Interior today announced changes to regulations enabling the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to better monitor and address the long-term impacts of renewable energy projects and other activities on[Read More…]
Interior Secretary Jewell Praises Major Milestone in Gulf Coast Recovery and Restoration During Visit to Louisiana
Third Phase of Early Restoration Proposals include $627 Million to Restore Natural Resources, Make Key Recreational Improvements; Jewell Underscores Importance of Landscape-Level Efforts to Strengthen Coastal Resilience MARRERO, LA–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2013. In a visit to the Gulf region today, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell helped announce the third and[Read More…]
Chalk Point and Dickerson Coal Plants Set to Retire
Retirements will Protect Public Health, Continue Maryland’s Transition to Clean Energy Annapolis, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2013. This week, NRG Energy signaled that it plans to retire the Chalk Point and Dickerson coal plants in May 2017. Chalk Point, located along the Patuxent River in Prince George’s County, and Dickerson, located in[Read More…]
Don’t Fund Evil: 230,000+ Americans Tell Google To Quit ALEC
Tech Giant Under Fire For Supporting Beleaguered Right-Wing Group WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2013. Today, 230,000 members and supporters of the Sierra Club, Forecast the Facts, SumOfUs, RootsAction and the Center for Media and Democracy urged Google to end its alliance with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).This week represents the[Read More…]
NOAA Asks for Public Comment on Proposed Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Early Restoration Plan and Projects
Trustees include 44 projects in $627 million, multi-agency draft plan to restore barrier islands, shorelines, dunes, underwater grasses, oysters, and lost recreation Chaland Headland Louisiana barrier island restoration work conducted in 2006 by NOAA Fisheries and partners through the Coastal Wetland Planning, Protection and Restoration Act. is similar to the[Read More…]
Latin American and Caribbean Nations Work Together to Promote Sustainable Global Trade of Sharks
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil–(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2013 – More than 70 participants representing 28 countries from Latin America and the Caribbean gathered in Recife, Brazil, from 2 to 4 December to participate in a workshop focused on the implementation of new measures for international trade of five shark species, adopted by the Convention[Read More…]
Gene Mutation Increases Risk of Parkinson’s Disease from Pesticide Exposure
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2013. In a new study exploring gene-environment interactions, researchers find that individuals with a genetic mutation linked to Parkinson’s disease are more likely to develop the neurodegenerative disease if they are exposed to pesticides. The study, Isogenic Human iPSC Parkinson’s Model Shows Nitrosative Stress-Induced Dysfunction in MEF[Read More…]
