WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2013. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) independent Science Advisory Board (SAB) yesterday announced the formation of its Hydraulic Fracturing Research Advisory panel. This panel of independent experts will peer review EPA’s 2014 draft report of results for its national study on any potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing[Read More…]
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Bed Bugs Display Multiple Layers of Resistance to Pesticides
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2013. Scientists are learning more about the mechanisms bed bugs have developed to increase their resistance to the increasingly common class of pyrethriod pesticides. The study, published in the journal Scientific Reports in early March, adds further weight to calls from consumer health and environmental groups to[Read More…]
NOAA urges coastal communities to become TsunamiReady® during Tsunami Preparedness Week, March 24-30
High resolution (Credit: NOAA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–M arch 25, 2013. NOAA and state and federal agencies that participate in the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program are partnering again this year for National Tsunami Preparedness Week, March 24 – 30. During the week, NOAA urges coastal residents and visitors to be prepared[Read More…]
Beekeepers Sue EPA For Bee-Killing Pesticides
Pennsylvania beekeeper David Hackenberg has been trying to warn the world about the effects of pesticides on bees for more than six years. MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2013. Six full years since SafeLawns first tried to warn the world about the cause of Colony Collapse Disorder, beekeepers around the world remain frustrated with[Read More…]
NOAA, U.S. Census Report Finds Increases in Coastal Population Growth by 2020 Likely, Putting More People at Risk of Extreme Weather
National Coastal Population Report cover. Download here (Credit: NOAA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2013. If current population trends continue, the already crowded U.S. coast will see population grow from 123 million people to nearly 134 million people by 2020, putting more of the population at increased risk from extreme coastal storms[Read More…]
Harvard Develops Robotic Bees, Begs the Question – Why Not Save Real Bees?
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2013. Engineers at Harvard University have developed a new technique that may allow for the mass fabrication of robotic insects. The Harvard Microrobotics Lab has been working on the development of the “RoboBees Project” since 2009. Appropriate materials, hardware, control systems, and fabrication techniques did not exist[Read More…]
S.S. Badger Coal Ash Discharge to Lake Michigan to Cease by End of 2014 Sailing Season
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2013 – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced the lodging of a proposed consent decree that requires Lake Michigan Carferry Service, Inc. (LMC) of Ludington, Michigan, to eliminate the discharge of coal ash into Lake Michigan by the end of the 2014 sailing season. In 2013 and[Read More…]
NOAA Considers Effects of Arctic Oil and Gas Activities on Marine Mammals and Alaska Native Communities
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2013. NOAA announced yesterday that it is seeking comments on a supplemental draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for oil and gas activities in the Arctic Ocean. The draft, developed in collaboration with the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), includes analysis on how[Read More…]
University of Florida Fossil Bird Study on Extinction Patterns Could Help Today’s Conservation Efforts
GAINESVILLE, Fla.–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2013. A new University of Florida study of nearly 5,000 Haiti bird fossils shows contrary to a commonly held theory, human arrival 6,000 years ago didn’t cause the island’s birds to die simultaneously. Although many birds perished or became displaced during a mass extinction event following the[Read More…]
ARPA-E Announces $40 Million for Research Projects to Develop Cleaner and Cheaper Transportation Choices for Consumers
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2013. The Department of Energy today announced that approximately $40 million from its Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) will be made available for two new programs that will engage our country’s brightest scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs to develop technologies that shift our cars and trucks off oil. One[Read More…]
