Increased motorized vehicle use threatens spectacular forests and wilderness habitat Butte, MT–(ENEWSPF)–July 18, 2013. The U.S. District Court for the District of Montana will hear oral arguments on Friday, July 19, in a case regarding the U.S. Forest Service’s plan to protect pristine areas of Montana’s largest national forest, the[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 18, 2013. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice announced a settlement with XTO Energy Inc., a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, to resolve an alleged violation of the Clean Water Act (CWA) related to the discharge of wastewater from XTO’s Penn Township, Lycoming[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 18, 2013.  Building on President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, which calls for steady, responsible steps to reduce carbon pollution and reduce energy bills for U.S. businesses, the Energy Department today announced an award of $10 million for six projects to help small commercial buildings save money by saving energy. [Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 18, 2013. A few months after the groundbreaking decision to suspend the use of three neonicotinoids shown to be highly toxic to bees, the European Commission is moving forward again with a proposal to restrict the use of the insecticide fipronil, which has also  been identified as posing[Read More…]

120-mile natural gas pipeline through NY and PA attracts scrutiny and controversy Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2013. A coalition of environmental groups, along with more than 300 residents are intervening in proceedings over a 122-mile natural gas pipeline proposed to run through portions of New York and Pennsylvania, subjecting the already[Read More…]

Taxpayers gouged by “special-interest, earmark politics at its worst” Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2013. A pro-coal provision snuck into the House Farm Bill would overturn a DC Circuit Court Decision requiring environmental review of a coal plant proposal in Kansas. Sunflower Electric, a Kansas power company, owes hundreds of millions of[Read More…]

Move to intervene in relicensing proceeding for dam Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2013. Today a coalition of conservation groups petitioned to be included in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission relicensing proceedings for the Conowingo Dam. The groups, Stewards of the Lower Susquehanna, their representative the Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper, and Waterkeepers Chesapeake,[Read More…]

Kirk, Reed, Sarbanes, Fitzpatrick Reintroduce The No Child Left Inside Act WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2013.  In an effort to reconnect more kids with nature and address critical environmental challenges, U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Jack Reed (D-RI) and U.S. Representatives John Sarbanes (D-MD) and Mike Fitzpatrick (R-PA) are[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2013.  Yesterday, Representative John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) and Representative Earl Bluemenauer (D-OR) introduced the “Saving America’s Pollinators Act of 2013,” which requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to suspend the use of certain insecticide, known as neonicotinoids, to prevent future mass die-offs of honey bees. Following[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2013. Capitol Hill is buzzing about a new bill that aims to provide long overdue protections for America’s imperiled pollinators. Representatives John Conyers (D-MI) and Earl Blumenauer (D- OR) introduced The Save America’s Pollinators Act, calling for the suspension of neonicotinoids, a class of systemic pesticides that[Read More…]