WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 23, 2013.  Proper septic system care and maintenance is vital to protecting public health and preserving valuable water resources. During the first-ever SepticSmart Week, September 23-27, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is encouraging homeowners to take action to ensure their septic systems are functioning properly. Nearly one quarter[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2013.  Building on President Obama’s Climate Action Plan to continue America’s leadership in clean energy innovation, the Energy Department announced today more than $60 million in nuclear energy research awards and improvements to university research reactors and infrastructure. The 91 awards announced today will help train and educate[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2013.  Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the administration announced new rules that will significantly curb carbon emissions from new power plants: “These rules represent a big step forward in the fight against climate change. With record droughts, floods, storms, fires, and ecosystem changes that[Read More…]

House approves legislation that promotes unsustainable logging Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2013. Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed the most dangerous national forest legislation seen in a decade. It mandates destructive logging and other industrialized development across vast regions of our public lands, threatening our clean drinking water, recreation, and[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2013 – Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on the proposed EPA standards for carbon emissions from new power plants: “I applaud today’s proposed rule to reduce carbon pollution at new power plants. More than 40 percent of American carbon pollution comes from power plants, and[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2013.  A study of women in Northern California farm towns finds that those living within three miles of strawberries fields treated with methyl bromide gave birth to smaller, lighter babies. Methyl bromides, a fumigant pesticide injected into soils to eliminate soil-borne pests, can volatize into the air[Read More…]

Agency takes important step to reduce carbon pollution from power plants as part of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2013.  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today proposed Clean Air Act standards to cut carbon pollution from new power plants in order to combat climate change and improve[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2013. U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today congratulated Oregon State University on receiving $630,867 to continue cutting-edge research that could provide a lowcost and faster way to supply fuel for our nation’s transportation system. Today, the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) announced[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2013. As the House Republicans prepare to shut down the government and threaten the global economy with debt ceiling blackmail, it’s ironic that they refuse to allow their members to vote on their own spending bills. They even refuse to allow a conference committee with the Senate[Read More…]

SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2013. The National Marine Fisheries Service today delayed for six months a final rule to protect 66 species of coral under the Endangered Species Act. Listing under the Act is crucial to the survival of these corals. It would result in habitat protections, recovery planning, prohibitions on[Read More…]