Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 20, 2013. Illinois public health officials say that more than 200 Illinois schools and day care centers have failed to comply with the most basic of the state’s pest management regulations, and for the first time could face fines if they do not comply. According to the Illinois[Read More…]
Environmental
Eastern US Thanksgiving Week Storm May Cause Travel Trouble
(Graphic: AccuWeather.com) AccuWeather Global Weather Center- (ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather.com reports early indications are that the weather will cooperate for most holiday travelers over the Plains and West during the week of Thanksgiving, but there could be some problems in the South and East. The painful blast of wind-driven Arctic air set to[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Letter to Illinois EPA Regarding KCBX Permit Application to Expand Pet Coke Operation
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 19, 2013. The following is a letter from Congresswoman Robin Kelly to the Illinois EPA expressing her concerns with a pending application submitted by KCBX Terminals Company to expand its pet coke operation. The IEPA is expected to rule on the application Wednesday. November 18, 2013 Ms. Lisa[Read More…]
Celebrities Ask Colorado Governor Hickenlooper, ‘What the Frack?’
Malin Akerman, Lance Bass, Julie Bowen, Darren Criss, Daryl Hannah, Hayden Panettiere, Marisa Tomei and more star in new viral videos that call on Gov. Hickenlooper to ban fracking Denver, Colo.–(ENEWSPF)–Novembeer 19, 2013. Today, celebrities and environmental advocates — including Malin Akerman, Lance Bass, Julie Bowen, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Darren Criss, Daryl[Read More…]
Salmon Protection Advocates File Lawsuit Against Flawed Marin County Streamside Ordinance
First Coho Salmon Spawners of the Season Spotted in Lagunitas Creek Endangered coho salmon swims upstream at Inkwells in Lagunitas Creek. Copyright photo Susan Farrar SAN RAFAEL, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2013. Salmon protection groups filed a lawsuit on Monday against Marin County for adopting a flawed “streamside conservation ordinance” that lacks[Read More…]
White Paper Outlines New Approach to Endangered Species Act Pesticide Review
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2013. Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U .S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) released a white paper identifying how they plan to reconfigure the pesticide review process to meet the pesticide approval requirements for[Read More…]
Promising Start to Colorado Air Pollution Rules But Much Work Remains
Rulemaking process must result in strong protections for public health and Colorado communities Denver, CO–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2013. The Colorado Air Pollution Control Division today unveiled proposed revisions to the state’s air pollution rules for the oil and gas industry that would, for the first time, directly regulate the powerful greenhouse[Read More…]
How Rare was Sunday’s Tornado Outbreak?
(Graphic: AccuWeather.com) AccuWeather Global Weather Center-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather.com reports in the wake of the deadly Midwest tornado outbreak on Sunday, many people are wondering how rare tornadoes are during November. The short answer is that tornadoes can occur in the Midwest during any month of the year. However, the number of tornadoes diminishes[Read More…]
Plastic-covered Hawaiian Island Moves Toward Possible Superfund Designation
In Historic Step, EPA Will Assess Hazards of Plastic Pollution on Tern Island SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPFP)–November 18, 2013. In response to a petition submitted by the Center for Biological Diversity, the Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to take a historic first step toward classifying a tiny Hawaiian coral island, Tern[Read More…]
Coal Industry Must Diversify to Avert worst Impacts of Climate Change – UN Official
POLAND–(ENEWSPF)–18 November 2013 – The coal industry must radically transform and diversify to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, a senior United Nations official said today at a meeting in Poland, stressing that companies must assess the risks of doing business as usual. Addressing industry chiefs gathered in Warsaw[Read More…]
