Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 19, 2013. In 2011, the percentage of total employment associated with the production of Green Goods and Services (GGS) increased by 0.1 percentage point to 2.6 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The number of GGS jobs increased by 157,746 to 3,401,279. GGS employment accounted[Read More…]

  Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2013. The phase-out of antibiotic use in apple and pear production may continue beyond 2014 unless the public speaks out. Luckily, unlike the closed-door meetings that surround the rulemaking process in other government agencies, organic regulations are unique because they include a key ingredient: you, the[Read More…]

State Habitat Conservation Plan approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fails to adequately protect threatened bull trout and grizzly bears Missoula, MT–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2013. Conservation groups today filed a legal challenge to federal approval of a state forest management plan in Montana that threatens grizzly bears and bull[Read More…]

Public comment period open through April 15 Disabled T/B DBL 152 vessel discharges oil into the Gulf of Mexico in 2005. Download here (Credit: ENTRIX, Inc.) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2013. NOAA today released a draft damage assessment and restoration plan addressing environmental injuries from the 2005 Tank Barge DBL 152[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2013.  The bee-killing neonicotinoid insecticides used for agriculture will continue to be used across the European Union (EU), as members failed to reach an agreement on the proposal to suspend their use on flowering crops over the next two years. The proposal had followed reports released by[Read More…]

Today’s bogus plan on water rules won’t stop slime outbreaks Tampa, FL–(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2013. Florida’s waterways will be covered with more slimy algae outbreaks if a deeply flawed plan announced today between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is allowed to go forward.[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2013.  The United States is on the path to a cleaner and more secure energy future. Since President Obama took office, responsible oil and gas production has increased each year, while oil imports have fallen to a 20 year low; renewable electricity generation from wind, solar, and[Read More…]

Recommends Shell Submit Integrated Plan and Undergo Comprehensive 3rd-Party Audit of Management Systems; Report Calls for Arctic-Specific Practices and Resource-Sharing Among Companies WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2013. As part of the Administration’s commitment to developing America’s domestic energy resources safely and responsibly and exploring the potential of frontier areas such as[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2013. March 15, 2013) A group of Washington D.C. area activist led by Alan Cohen, the president of Safe Lawns for DC Kids and Critters, and Beyond Pesticides delivered a petition to the National Park Service (NPS) that urges officials to stop the seasonal spraying of Rodeo,[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2013.  Illinois’ two Senators Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) along with Illinois’ Representatives Daniel Lipinski (D-Western Springs) and Randy Hultgren (R-Winfield) unveiled legislation today that would end sewage dumping in the Great Lakes by 2033. The Great Lakes Water Protection Act increases fines to up to[Read More…]