Litigation settlement also requires greater transparency in permit review Denver, CO–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2013.  The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and four conservation groups today announced that BLM will reexamine the air pollution potential of 34 oil and gas projects involving more than 1,300 wells proposed on Colorado’s Western Slope. The[Read More…]

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica–(ENEWSPF)–August 2 – Costa Rican authorities made arrests Wednesday in connection with the murder of Jairo Mora Sandoval, a sea turtle activist who was murdered in Costa Rica two months ago. The arrests, made in a series of raids near Limón, were announced Thursday, the same day[Read More…]

Stewardship Contracts Important to Forest Jobs in Rural Oregon Portland, OR–(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2013.  Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the draft Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2014 includes an extension of forest stewardship contracting, which he worked to[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—August 2, 2013. Today Businessweek revealed new evidence that Environmental Resources Management, the company hired by the State Department to review the environmental impact of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, lied on its conflict of interest disclosure form about its work for pipeline builder TransCanada and other oil[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2013 – Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on introducing H.R. 2983 the SHARED Act: “Last year, I met with a 4th grade constituent named Lily McSheffery. She was concerned about the impact of oil and gas drilling on sources of drinking water, and was determined[Read More…]

State College, PA-(ENEWSPF)- Before you dive into Shark Week on the Discovery Channel (Aug. 4 – 11), check out six things you may not know about sharks. From anti-shark wetsuits to "Sharknado," you don’t have to wait to find out what’s new in the watery world of sharks. 1. Researchers[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August, 2, 2013.  A new study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology concludes that farmers using herbicides are nearly two and a half times as likely to be treated for depression as those who did not use herbicides. Furthermore, farmers who are exposed for greater periods of time[Read More…]

More Than 80,000 Bike Trips Taken, 250,000 Miles Ridden in First Month of Operation; 24 Corporate & Community Partners; System Expanding Further Into Neighborhoods CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2013.  As the Divvy bike share system expands further into Chicago’s neighborhoods, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced today that 24 local companies and community organizations[Read More…]

Victory for cultural and historical sites in an important national monument Denver, CO–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2013. The federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that the Bureau of Land Management violated federal laws governing the protection of cultural and historic sites in the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument. The[Read More…]

Islamabad, Pakistan–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2013. MINISTER ASIF: I’ll just remark — SECRETARY KERRY: You’re the boss. MINISTER ASIF: — say a few words and then you can. (Inaudible). Secretary Kerry, ladies and gentlemen, it’s my privilege and honor that I’m welcoming Secretary Kerry at this great station, at this facility. And[Read More…]