Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2013. Kauai made history in Hawaii and worldwide on Saturday when it enacted a law to force public disclosure of large scale production of experimental genetically engineered organisms and pesticide use. Using the authority vested in local political subdivisions by the state’s constitution, the law seeks to “to establish provisions to[Read More…]
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More than 50 Oakland County Businesses and Doctors Join Forces with Sierra Club’s ‘DTE Hurts’ Campaign
DTE Headquarters Hit With 3,600+ Petitions to Replace Dirty Coal Plants With Clean, Safe Energy DETROIT, MI–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2013. Today outside DTE Energy headquarters, the Sierra Club Beyond Coal Michigan Campaign and Clean Water Action delivered more than 3,600 petitions calling on the coal-dependent utility to replace its plants with[Read More…]
Obama Administration’s National Drought Resilience Partnership to Help Communities Prepare for Drought
Supports President Obama’s Climate Action Plan WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2013—As part of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, the Obama Administration today announced an interagency National Drought Resilience Partnership to help communities better prepare for future droughts and reduce the impact of drought events on livelihoods and the economy. Responding to requests[Read More…]
NOAA Announces Regulations to Protect Marine Mammals During Navy Training and Testing in Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
North Atlantic right whale. Download here. (Credit: NOAA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2013. NOAA Fisheries announced yesterday final regulations requiring the United States Navy to implement protective measures during training and testing activities in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico to reduce effects on marine mammals. The Navy requested an[Read More…]
Task Force Provides Recommendations to Halt Lake Erie’s Algal Blooms
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2013. Recommended measures to reduce Lake Erie’s phosphorous, a fertilizer ingredient that feeds algae and steals aquatic oxygen, was released Wednesday by the Lake Erie Task Force II. The collaboration of officials, scientists, and interest groups identified agriculture as the primary contributor to phosphorous loading in Lake[Read More…]
Controversial Power Plant Decision Seen As Bellwether for State Energy Policy
Local elected officials, concerned ratepayers speak out in Albany Albany, NY–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2013. Will New York State be a leader on energy issues or revert to short-sighted, reactive policies? That’s what a group of elected officials and concerned ratepayers asked Governor Andrew Cuomo and regulators at the Public Service Commission[Read More…]
Tennessee Valley Authority Makes Major Coal Plant Retirement Announcement
Environmental groups laud TVA’s plans to retire units at three coal plants, continuing Valley’s transition away from outdated coal energy Knoxville, TN–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2013. Today at a board meeting in Oxford, Mississippi the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Board of Directors voted to retire units at three of its coal plants.[Read More…]
Forty-Foot-Wide Sinkhole Leads to Evacuations, Possible Condemned Homes
(PHOTO: AccuWeather.com) AccuWeather Global Weather Center -(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather.com reports several Florida homes in a St. Petersburg-area neighborhood have been evacuated as a 40-foot-wide and 30-foot-deep sinkhole threatens the properties. So far, a home’s patio has already been swallowed by the hole. Neighbors were evacuated as a precaution. Dunedin, Fla., Fire Chief[Read More…]
Dramatic Warmup on the Way: Chicago to NYC
(Source: AccuWeather Global Weather Center) AccuWeather Global Weather Center-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather.com reports a spectacular change is in store for cold-weary areas east of the Mississippi River. Temperatures are forecast to soar into the 60s and 70s from Chicago to Atlanta and New York City starting this weekend. To put the warm-up into[Read More…]
Lawsuit Launched to Speed Recovery of Endangered California Frogs
SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2013. The Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal notice of intent to sue the Interior Department today for failing to develop a recovery plan for Southern California’s mountain yellow-legged frogs. Although these frogs have been protected under the Endangered Species Act for over a decade, the[Read More…]
