Illinois Clean Water Initiative Will Invest More Than $15 Million to Overhaul and Repair Local Area Sewer Systems ROCKFORD–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2013.  Governor Pat Quinn today awarded two low-interest loans to the Rock River Water Reclamation District (RRWRD), totaling more than $15 million to connect the Village Of Winnebago to the[Read More…]

Heavy rains increase nutrient pollution flow down Mississippi River Map showing the hypoxia area on the Louisiana Gulf of Mexico shelf in 2013. Download here (Credit: LUMCON (Rabalais)) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2013.  NOAA-supported scientists found a large Gulf of Mexico oxygen-free or hypoxic “dead” zone, but not as large as[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2013.  Researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and University of Maryland have found that low levels of pesticide exposure from crop pollination make honey bees more susceptible to the deadly gut parasite, Nosema ceranae, contributing to declines in bee populations. The study’s findings, released Wednesday[Read More…]

State Investment Will Create Construction Jobs and Encourage More Sustainable Use of Natural Resources NAPERVILLE–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2013.  Governor Pat Quinn today announced a $900,000 state investment to help the city of Naperville build a new environmental collection center where area residents can recycle everything from paper and plastic to fire[Read More…]

Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2013.  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has invited the 22 largest U.S. Great Lakes shoreline cities to apply for Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding for green infrastructure projects that will improve Great Lakes water quality. “These Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grants will be used for green infrastructure projects[Read More…]

Decision upholds the U.S. EPA’s power to protect communities from mountaintop removal mining Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2013. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has taken final action that reaffirms the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s legal power to veto a mining permit that the U.S. Army Corps of[Read More…]

Plan Proposes Collaborative Path Forward for Reduced Emissions, Continued Power Generation, and Clean Energy Development WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2013.  The Department of the Interior today announced it is part of an agreement reached that will allow for the continued delivery of electricity from the Navajo Generating Station (NGS) in Arizona[Read More…]

County’s sewage injections traced to West Maui coastal waters Lahaina, HI–(ENEWSPF)–July 25, 2013. Scientists from the University of Hawaiʻi have released a final study vindicating the concerns of Maui citizen groups that sued Maui County last year under the federal Clean Water Act and state water quality laws for illegally discharging[Read More…]

Company Reports Hydrogen Sulfide Release Lasted More Than Nine Hours Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–July 25, 2013.  Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow today filed a complaint against ExxonMobil Oil Corp., alleging air pollution violations after an equipment malfunction at the company’s refinery in Channahon Township caused an uncontrolled[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 25, 2013 – A tar sands oil well blowout enters its 10th week out of control in Canada’s Boreal forest, as an in-depth study finds the industry has had more than 9,000 environmental mishaps in 16 years and Alberta’s oversight is lax and failing. Danielle Droitsch, director of the[Read More…]