Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2012. A lawsuit challenging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) practice of permitting genetically engineered (GE) crops on wildlife refuges was dismissed by a U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The suit filed by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), the Center for Food[Read More…]
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ESA Science Programme’s New Small Satellite Will Study Super-Earths
Artist impression of Cheops EU–(ENEWSPF)–19 October 2012 PR 35 2012 – Studying planets around other stars will be the focus of the new small Science Programme mission, Cheops, ESA announced today. Its launch is expected in 2017. Cheops – for CHaracterising ExOPlanets Satellite – will target nearby, bright stars[Read More…]
Delaware Students Outraged at Negligent Pesticide Policies
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 19, 2012. School is a place where children need a healthy body and a clear head in order to learn. Despite a successful trend toward nonchemical strategies, pesticides remain prevalent and are widely used today in universities, schools, and daycare facilities. Kelsey Crain, an undergraduate student at University[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton on Energy Diplomacy in the 21st Century
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 18, 2012. Thank you. Well, it is wonderful to be back here at Georgetown and in one of the most beautiful venues not only in Washington but anywhere, to have this chance to talk with you about an issue that will definitely shape your futures, and to share[Read More…]
Interior Department Honors 2012 ‘Partners in Conservation”’Award Winners
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–October 18, 2012. Deputy Secretary of the Interior David J. Hayes today announced the 2012 “Partners in Conservation” Awards to 17 organizations that have achieved exemplary conservation results through public-private cooperation and community engagement. Together, the 17 award recipients represent more than 700 individuals and organizations from across[Read More…]
Sierra Club Marks 40 Years of the Clean Water Act with Clean Water Voting Record
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–October 18, 2012. Today the Sierra Club marked the 40th anniversary of the Clean Water Act by releasing a Clean Water Voting Record for the U.S. House of Representatives. The online report card features an interactive map and issues letter grades for U.S. Representatives’ voting records on clean water issues. The[Read More…]
Mulch Those Fall Leaves Back Onto the Lawn
MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–October 18, 2012. The best use of leaves? For playing in, of course! In most of the places I’ve lived in the Northeast, fall leaves are a fact of life. Even if you don’t have any large deciduous trees on your property, chances are your neighbors’ trees will send some[Read More…]
Elusive El Niño Challenges NOAA’s 2012 U.S. Winter Outlook
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 18, 2012 Download here. (Credit: NOAA) The western half of the continental U.S. and central and northern Alaska could be in for a warmer-than-average winter, while most of Florida might be colder-than-normal December through February, according to NOAA’s annual Winter Outlook announced today from the agency’s new Center[Read More…]
Groups Seek to Stop Navy from Blasting Marine Mammals with Sonar
New federal plan allows low-frequency active sonar use in nearly 75 percent of world’s oceans LOS ANGELES–(ENEWSPF)–October 18, 2012 – Marine mammals living in oceans spanning the globe will be at risk if the Navy is allowed to dramatically expand its use of low-frequency active sonar throughout the world’s oceans[Read More…]
On Clean Water Act’s 40th, Appalachian Communities Fighting For The Right to Clean Water
Community groups challenge mountaintop removal mining permit in Kentucky Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–October 18, 2012. Late yesterday, on the eve of the Clean Water Act’s 40th anniversary, citizen groups filed a lawsuit challenging a Clean Water Act permit for a mountaintop removal mine in Kentucky on the grounds that it[Read More…]
