Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2013. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently faced tough questioning from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit over its decision to conditionally approve a pesticide product containing nanosilver as the active ingredient. The antimicrobial pesticide product, HeiQ AGS-20, contains microscopic particles of silver[Read More…]

The world biggest garbage dump is a floating one and has twice the size of the USA.

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 18, 2013. Joining the list of speakers at Beyond Pesticides’ 31st National Pesticide Forum are Tyrone Hayes, Ph.D., the biologist best known for his research on the effects of atrazine on frogs, and Isaac N. Pessah, Ph.D., the Chair of the Department of Molecular Biosciences at the University of California,[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 17, 2013. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) yesterday presented its report which finds that the neonicotinoid class of insecticides poses unacceptable hazards to bees. The report concludes that certain crops treated with neonicotinoid chemicals –imidacloprid, clothianidin and thiamethoxam– are of “critical concern” for bee health. Beekeepers and[Read More…]

This set of images from the radar instrument on NASA’s Cassini spacecraft shows a relatively “fresh” crater called Sinlap (left) and an extremely degraded crater called Soi (right). Sinlap has a depth-to-diameter ratio close to what we see on Jupiter’s moon Ganymede. Soi has a shallow depth compared to similar[Read More…]

IDOT Sustainability Efforts Recognized with Green Government Honor SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2013. Illinois Transportation Secretary Ann L. Schneider announced today that the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) received a Green Government Award from the Illinois Green Government Coordinating Council, recognizing the department’s achievements in the fields of education and outreach, transportation[Read More…]

Kicks off 100 Days of Action for climate solutions and clean energy WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2013. Today the Sierra Club launched a new campaign demanding that President Obama make the fight against climate disruption a priority in his second term. The “Obama Climate and Clean Energy Legacy Campaign” will bring[Read More…]

2012 was warmest and second most extreme year on record for the contiguous U.S. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2013.  2012 was a historic year for extreme weather that included drought, wildfires, hurricanes and storms; however, tornado activity was below average 2012 marked the warmest year on record for the contiguous United[Read More…]

New $100,000 Dan W. Lufkin Prize for Environmental Leadership Is Among Largest of Its Kind Worldwide   Sandhill Crane    New York, NY –(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2013.  For the first time, the National Audubon Society will award two of the nation’s most prestigious environmental honors on the same night: the inaugural Dan[Read More…]

Elevated radon levels found in roughly 1 in 15 homes nationwide  WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2013. As part of National Radon Action Month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today steps the public can take to test, fix and save a life from dangerous radon gas. “Testing for radon is one[Read More…]