WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 5, 2013. As part of the Obama Administration’s commitment to speeding the transition to more sustainable energy sources that will help drive economic growth, the Energy Department today announced 16 major U.S. employers and two stakeholder groups have joined the Workplace Charging Challenge to give more American workers access[Read More…]

State and utilities attempt to weaken regional haze plan and undermine air pollution protections San Francisco, CA–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2013.  Conservation and public health groups seeking to restore clear skies over some of our nation’s most scenic landscapes filed a motion to intervene today with the U.S. Court of Appeals for[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 5, 2013. Low concentrations of silver nanoparticles can cause significant disruptions to natural ecosystems, find scientists at Duke University. This research, published in the journal PLOS ONE, provides a “real-world” look at the effects of this increasingly ubiquitous material in our environment. Although nanotechnology may have great potential to[Read More…]

Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2013. This photo, taken by Alan Cohen in late February of this year, depicts a lawn care company breaking a law that is intended to protect the Chesapeake Bay. By Alan Cohen, President, Safe Lawns for DC Kids and Critters To protect the Chesapeake Bay, states whose water flows[Read More…]

Artists rendering of the Suomi NPP satellite. (Credit: NOAA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2013. A recent major milestone to develop the next-generation of polar-orbiting satellites was reached when operational control of America’s newest environmental satellite was transitioned to NOAA. These satellites are critical to providing advanced warning for severe weather including tornado outbreaks, heavy[Read More…]

President Obama’s pick is head of the MIT Energy Initiative and a former undersecretary of energy. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2013. President Barack Obama announced today that he intends to nominate MIT’s Ernest J. Moniz to head the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Moniz is the Cecil and Ida Green Professor[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2013.  Two studies released on February 28th in the journal Science detail the dramatic decline of wild pollinators and their effectiveness in producing seeds and fruit on crops in comparison to domesticated honey bees. The study conducted on the effectiveness of wild pollinators, which was led by[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 1, 2013. Today, the U.S. Department of State released a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) in response to TransCanada’s May 2012 application for the Keystone XL pipeline that would run from Canada to Nebraska. The document is a draft technical review of potential environmental impacts associated with[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2013) In a literature review published in Toxicology last week, researchers found that environmental and occupational pesticide exposure was strongly associated with declines in sperm count. Researchers Sheena Martenies, BS, and Melissa Perry, ScD., MHS., determined that of the 17 studies evaluated, 15 of them reported significant[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 28, 2013. Today Sens. Tom Carper (D-DE) and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced the Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act and the Center for American Progress, the Clean Energy States Alliance, the Sierra Club, and the U.S. Offshore Wind Collaboration released a jointly commissioned Brattle Group report, which shows that[Read More…]