WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2013. The Energy Department is pleased to announce that Dr. Josh Silverman, Director of the Office of Sustainability Support, has been selected as a finalist for the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal from the Partnership for Public Service. Silverman was selected for his dedication to reducing[Read More…]
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Interior Secretary Jewell Underscores Commitment to Telling America’s Story at White House Forum on Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2013. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell yesterday underscored the importance of efforts to commemorate and interpret Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) culture and history, particularly through the National Park Service, in order to tell a more complete story of those who have contributed our nation’s[Read More…]
Sierra Club Submits Comments on Proposed U.S.-E.U. Trade Deal
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2013. Today, the Sierra Club submitted comments to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative concerning the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). The TTIP is an expansive trade deal proposed between the U.S. and the European Union, and the Sierra Club is concerned about its potential[Read More…]
EPA Sets New Rules for Antimicrobial Pesticides
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2013. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published on May 8 a final rule to revise and update use patterns and data requirements for antimicrobial pesticides. Though the new rule is the first revision to EPA data requirements for antimicrobial pesticide registrations since 1984, and the registration[Read More…]
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Delays Gina McCarthy Nomination Vote
Republicans request answers during vote postponement Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2013. Today, the eight Republicans on the Environment and Public Works Committee did not attend the nomination vote of Gina McCarthy to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), leading to a postponement of the vote for a period yet to[Read More…]
Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee Announces 2013 Asian Carp Monitoring and Response Plan for Illinois Waters
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2013. The Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee (ACRCC) today released its 2013 Asian Carp Monitoring and Response Plan (MRP). Outlining a revised and aggressive set of actions to track and remove Asian carp in the Upper Illinois River and the Chicago Area Waterway System (CAWS), the 2013 MRP[Read More…]
Conservation Groups Urge Interior Secretary Jewell Not to Strip Wolf Protections Across U.S.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposal to remove wolf from endangered list expected soon Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2013. The leaders of six of the nation’s most prominent conservation groups today called on the U.S. Department of the Interior to cancel plans by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to remove[Read More…]
Another Northwest Coal Proposal Bites the Dust
Kinder Morgan drops plans for coal export terminal at Oregon port St. Helens, OR–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2013. Yesterday morning Kinder Morgan announced its decision to walk away from plans to build a coal export terminal near Clatskanie, Oregon along the Columbia River. The announcement is sending shockwaves across the Northwest, where[Read More…]
EPA Announces Selected Recipients to Receive $62.5 Million to Clean Up Contaminated Sites, Protect Health and the Environment, and Revitalize Communities Nationwide
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2013. Yesterday the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the selection of 240 recipients recommended to receive $62.5 million in grants to protect people’s health and the environment in local communities. These new investments, funded by EPA’s Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup (ARC) grants, provide communities[Read More…]
Review Highlights Dangerous Health Effects of Glyphosate
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2013. A review of the scientific literature of the toxic effects of glyphosate, one of the most popular weed killers in the U.S. and the active ingredient in Roundup, links the herbicide to a wide range of diseases and suggests that more research is needed. The review, conducted[Read More…]
