Refineries emit cancer-causing pollution including benzene Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2012.  Today Earthjustice and Environmental Integrity Project filed a citizens’ lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in federal district court to ensure that the EPA will set limits on toxic air pollution from oil refineries. The lawsuit, filed on[Read More…]

WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2012.  NASA Technology Days, a three-day public technology showcase, will take place at the Cleveland Public Auditorium and Conference Center Nov. 28-30. The space technology showcase will bring together stakeholders from industry, academia and the U.S. government to engage in strategy development, partnership building and methods of[Read More…]

PASADENA, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2012.  NASA’s Curiosity rover mission has found evidence a stream once ran vigorously across the area on Mars where the rover is driving. There is earlier evidence for the presence of water on Mars, but this evidence – images of rocks containing ancient streambed gravels – is[Read More…]

Results show voters want to transition to renewables over dirty fossil fuels statewide Albany, NY –(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2012. A new poll released today by Public Policy Partners (PPP) shows than an overwhelming percentage of New York voters favor clean, renewable energy sources to power the state. The poll comes out[Read More…]

Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2012.  Today, the Sierra Club launched its 2012 Web Voter Guide to help voters concerned about public health and environmental issues cut through the election noise and get the facts on candidates in their district.  The online resource features an interactive map of key congressional races,[Read More…]

Valle de Oro and Rio Mora Become Nation’s 559th and 560th Refuges ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.–(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2012.  Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today dedicated the Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge in Albuquerque, making it the first urban refuge in the Southwest and one of a handful across the nation.[Read More…]

Company Also Agrees to Pay $210,000 Penalty for Oil Spill Response Violations at Maryland Facility Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2012.  BP Products North America, Inc. will pay a $210,000 penalty and implement an enhanced oil spill response program at its oil terminals nationwide, as well as a comprehensive compliance audit to[Read More…]

State of Nevada, U.S. EPA and Shoshone Paiute Tribes to Oversee Cleanup, Creek Improvement Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2012.  The Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection announced a $25 million agreement for the cleanup of the Rio Tinto Mine, an abandoned[Read More…]

TOLEDO –(ENEWSPF)–Sept. 27, 2012  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced 11 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grants for projects in Michigan and Ohio to improve water quality and reduce excess nutrients that contribute to harmful algal blooms in Great Lakes watersheds. Cameron Davis, Senior Advisor to the EPA Administrator for[Read More…]

Taxpayer subsidy, fish-killing loopholes, scrapped by judges as violations to clean water laws Tacoma, WA –(ENEWSPF)–September 26, 2012.  In a major decision with statewide impacts in Washington State, a court of appeals ruled Clark County’s weak development rules that allow too much polluted runoff violate state and federal laws to[Read More…]