Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2013.  May 1, 2013) Last week, U.S. Senator Kay Hagan, (D-NC), and Larry Wooten, president of the North Carolina Farm Bureau, announced new legislation that will be introduced to eliminate Clean Water Act permits required for certain applications of pesticides on or near waterways. The bill to[Read More…]

  Finds Formations Have Greater Resource Potential than Previously Thought WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2013.  The United States Geological Survey (USGS) today released an updated oil and gas resource assessment for the Bakken Formation and a new assessment for the Three Forks Formation in North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana.[Read More…]

  Finds Formations Have Greater Resource Potential than Previously Thought WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2013.  The United States Geological Survey (USGS) today released an updated oil and gas resource assessment for the Bakken Formation and a new assessment for the Three Forks Formation in North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana.[Read More…]

Jewell praises Hayes for his leadership, dedication to public service WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2013.   David J. Hayes will conclude his role as Deputy Secretary at the Department of the Interior this year after serving in the position for the Obama Administration for more than four years. Hayes will serve[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2013.  As part of the Obama Administration’s efforts to help Tribal communities across the country enhance their energy security and build a sustainable energy future, the Energy Department and the Denali Commission yesterday announced that five Alaska Native communities will receive technical expertise through the Strategic Technical Assistance[Read More…]

Five pilot schools for the 2013 program are: Creighton University (Nebraska); Northern Illinois University; University of Toledo (Ohio); Franklin College (Indiana); and Trinity University (Texas) STAMFORD, Conn.–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2013 — As the college school year comes to an end, students leaving campus often leave perfectly good clothing, electronics, books and[Read More…]

DALLAS, TX–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2013.  Less than three weeks after the public launch of the Beyond TXU campaign in Dallas, the Sierra Club has reached a milestone: more than one thousand people have signed the pledge to “move beyond TXU” and seek a cleaner, cheaper electric service provider. TXU Energy is[Read More…]

Banks pump $20 billion into coal despite U.S. coal industry decline and escalating climate impacts San Francisco, CA –(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2013.  Today, Rainforest Action Network (RAN), Sierra Club and BankTrack released the fourth annual coal finance report card, “Extreme Investments: U.S Banks and the Coal Industry.” The report finds that[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2013.  Last week the European Parliament, the longtime stalwart climate-policy leader, shocked policywatchers by rejecting a proposal to indirectly strengthen the Europe-wide cap on climate-change-causing emissions. Though the parliament may reconsider its decision in the future, the failure dealt a blow to many climate champions, most notably[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2013.  Dow AgroSciences, one of the nation’s largest pesticide makers, along with various food companies, have persuaded several members of Congress to endorse a bill that directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reverse a proposed phase out of sulfuryl fluoride, a highly toxic food fumigant and[Read More…]