Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2013. Beyond Pesticides, along with upwards of 150 U.S. farm and food businesses and organizations, sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) calling on the department to strengthen their oversight of field trials of experimental, genetically engineered (GE) crops. The letter comes in response[Read More…]
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Governor Quinn Signs Legislation to Increase Public Access to Open Spaces
New Law Limits Liability for Landowners Who Allow Public Access for Conservation and Outdoor Recreation CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today signed into law a bill that will increase protections for those who open their land to the public for conservation and recreational opportunities. Senate Bill 1042 limits liability[Read More…]
Impacted Citizens and Environmental Leaders Speak Out On BLM Fracking Rules
At close of comment period, over 900,000 flood Obama administration with comments Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2013. The public comment period closes tomorrow for the Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) second version of its Proposed “Oil and Gas; Hydraulic Fracturing on Federal and Indian Lands” rule. BLM rules[Read More…]
Clean Energy Supporters Descend on Edison Headquarters Protesting Utility Lobby’s Attacks on Rooftop Solar
Protest comes on heels of SoCal Edison demanding removal of video exposing utility lobby’s efforts to squelch growth of statewide solar panel initiatives LOS ANGELES–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2013. Yesterday, a coalition of clean energy supporters – including Presente.org, the Sierra Club, and ChiCCCAA – rallied outside Southern California Edison’s headquarters in[Read More…]
Department of Interior Blasts State Department’s Keystone XL Report
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2013. This week, the United States Department of Interior slammed the State Department’s conclusions in a draft environmental impact report on the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, deeming State’s findings “inaccurate,” rejecting the notion that impacts would be temporary, and outlining permanent risks to fish, wildlife, and habitat. Interior[Read More…]
Britain and Norway Avoid the ‘Carbon Curse’ of Countries Rich in Fossil Fuels
UK—(ENEWSPF)—22 August 2013. Countries rich in coal, oil and gas emit more carbon dioxide to generate the same amount of economic output as countries where fossil fuels are scarce, says an Oxford University study. The authors call this the ‘carbon curse’, suggesting that Britain and Norway were the only two[Read More…]
Nearly 650,000 Comments Call on Obama Administration to Ban Fracking on Public Lands
Americans Against Fracking Submits Petitions Urging President and Bureau of Land Management to Protect Communities Over Oil and Gas Industry Profits Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2013. Today, a coalition of 276 environmental and consumer organizations including Americans Against Fracking, 350.org, Berks Gas Truth, Center for Biological Diversity, CREDO Action, Democracy for[Read More…]
EPA Awards $1 Million Brownfield Grant to Downriver Community Conference in Southeast Michigan
Southgate, Michigan—(ENEWSPF)–Aug. 22, 2013 – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Administrator Susan Hedman today joined U.S. Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) in southeast Michigan to announce the award of a $1 million brownfield grant to the Downriver Community Conference. “EPA is pleased to award a $1 million grant to supplement[Read More…]
Utility Plans to Spray Rights-of-Way Despite Local Opposition
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2013. After four years of relying on non-toxic mechanical controls to clear weeds on rights-of-way across Cape Cod, the Massachusetts-based power company NStar announced that it will begin using herbicides again this fall. All 15 Cape Cod towns have signed a no-spray resolution in 2011 and 2013,[Read More…]
Heat Wave Forecast in Chicago for Back to School
(Graphic: AccuWeather.com) State College, PA-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather.com reports after a push of cooler, less humid air to end the week, more late-summer heat and high humidity will return to Chicagoland next week, just in time for the start of the new school year in many areas. Don’t put away the bathing suits[Read More…]
