WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 9, 2013 – The government would be blocked from protecting the public with federal safeguards despite public support and evidence that benefits often outweigh costs under a bill before the U.S. House, the head of the Natural Resources Defense Council’s government affairs program will testify today at a House[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 9, 2013. On April 22, after more than 30 years of delay, the EPA proposed a new rule under the federal Clean Water Act that contains a variety of options for cleaning up toxic water pollution from coal-fired power plants. Power plants are some of the biggest sources[Read More…]

First-of-its-kind facility on east coast would hurt Chesapeake and hasten nearby fracking—impacts exacerbated with climate change Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 9, 2013.  A coalition of local, regional, and national groups sent a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today underscoring further scientific evidence that supports their opposition to the proposed[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 9, 2013.   A recent pesticide contamination incident in Great Britain’s Kennet River has decimated aquatic invertebrate populations on a ten mile stretch of river between the towns of Marlborough and Hungerford. The contamination occurred after a spill of the toxic pesticide chlorpyrifos entered a Marlborough sewage system. The[Read More…]

Beekeeping industry not satisfied their submitted concerns were properly addressed by EPA before registration was granted San Francisco, CA–(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2013. National Beekeeping organizations along with the National Honey Bee Advisory Board have come together in an attempt to protect the bee industry by an appeal against EPA for its[Read More…]

UK–(ENEWSPF)–08 July 2013. A study of a global warming event that happened 93 million years ago suggests that the Earth can recover from high carbon dioxide emissions faster than thought, but that this process takes around 300,000 years after emissions decline.Scientists from Oxford University studied rocks from locations including Beachy[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2013.  The Chinese government has just announced its work plan to manage and clean up contaminated groundwater in North China Plains, a region where many are completely dependent on groundwater for drinking water. Eighteen percent of water use in China is groundwater. Unfortunately, the report indicates this[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2013) A bill recently introduced in the Ohio State Senate would grant state agencies new regulatory powers intended to stunt the spread of toxic blue green algae in Lake Erie. Senate Bill 150, introduced by Republican State Senator Cliff Hite, will empower the Ohio Department of Natural Resources[Read More…]

Inclusion in Online MLS System Will Increase Value of Energy Efficiency in Home Sales CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 29013.  Mayor Rahm Emanuel in partnership with CNT Energy and Midwest Real Estate Data LLC (MRED) announced today that Chicago home listings on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) will display annual and monthly gas[Read More…]

Environmental health and justice advocates submit comments on cumulative impacts of toxic pollution Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2013. On Friday, June 28, 2013, Earthjustice and 28 other local and national environmental health and justice advocacy organizations filed comments to compel the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to update the science the agency[Read More…]