WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 26, 2013.  Yesterday, the Department of Energy announced up to $30 million in Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) funding for a new program focused on the development of transformational electrochemical technologies to enable low-cost distributed power generation. ARPA-E’s Reliable Electricity Based on ELectrochemical Systems (REBELS) program will[Read More…]

Court rules to restrict motorized off-road vehicles Sacramento, CA–(ENEWSPF)–November 25, 2013. A U.S. District Court ruled in favor of increased protections for Tahoe National Forest from motorized off-road vehicles. In a lengthy oral ruling delivered from the bench last Friday, Judge John A. Mendez of the U.S. District Court for[Read More…]

No major hurricanes formed in the Atlantic basin – first time since 1994 GOES East satellite tracks Subtropical Storm Melissa, the last storm of the season. Download here. (Credit: NOAA) The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season, which officially ends on Saturday, Nov. 30, had the fewest number of hurricanes since 1982,[Read More…]

DALLAS, TX–(ENEWSPF)–November 25, 2013.  For the first time, a newly unveiled document details Department of Justice Clean Air Act complaints against Luminant Generating Company. The previously sealed information comes as part of an enforcement case filed by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency[Read More…]

Sierra Club files petition calling on EPA to redesignate and protect 12 Michigan counties from dangerous levels of ozone pollution MICHICAG—(ENEWSPF)—November 25, 2013. On the heels of a new petition filed by the Sierra Club and Earthjustice, the Sierra Club Beyond Coal Michigan Campaignis also calling on the Environmental Protection[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 25, 2013.  The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) has restricted two pesticide products linked to massive bee die offs experienced in Oregon earlier this year. Both pesticides are neonicotinoid chemicals that are extremely harmful to bees. Though these restrictions are an important step in protecting bee health, the[Read More…]

45 organizations object to BLM’s new policy thwarting historic public right to know court victory. Taos, NM—(ENEWSPF)—November 22, 2013. Today, a broad-based coalition of 45 local and national organizations call on the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to make fully transparent the process where private interests nominate public lands for[Read More…]

As America Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Landmark Law, Right-wing Senators Seek to Tear It Apart WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 22, 2013.  Tea Party senators introduced a bill this week that would effectively end the protection of most endangered species in the United States and gut some of the most important provisions of the[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 22, 2013.  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator of the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, James Jones, testified before the House Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy last week. The subject of Jones’ testimony: EPA’s informal observations on the proposed Chemical Safety Improvement Act[Read More…]

Suit Calls on Beemsterboer to Remove Illegal Refinery Waste Piles, Halt Intake Chicago CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—November 22, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced a lawsuit against the owner and operator of a bulk materials storage and handling facility asking that piles of petroleum coke (pet coke) and[Read More…]