PASADENA, Calif. –(ENEWSPF)–September 14, 2012.  NASA’s long-lived rover Opportunity has returned an image of the Martian surface that is puzzling researchers. Spherical objects concentrated at an outcrop Opportunity reached last week differ in several ways from iron-rich spherules nicknamed “blueberries” the rover found at its landing site in early 2004[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 14, 2012.  U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that 27 projects will receive a combined $59.3 million to help transit agencies purchase and support cleaner, greener buses that reduce harmful emissions and improve fuel economy while also delivering a more comfortable, reliable ride for passengers. The funds from[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 14, 2012.  The State of Massachusetts has been unable to produce the records backing up its claim that the biggest aerial spraying of pesticides in Commonwealth history this July significantly reduced mosquito-borne disease risks, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). Further, the state has no proof[Read More…]

Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2012 – The U.S. Environmental Agency has announced two Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grants, totaling over $1.7 million, to improve water quality in the Cleveland area. The grants were announced yesterday by EPA Deputy Administrator Bob Persciasepe at Great Lakes Week in Cleveland. Over the last three years,[Read More…]

MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2012.  Professionals who mix Roundup in a tank are legally required to wear all the proper protective gear, yet . . . Our good friend Nancy Alderman was up and at it again this morning before most good Marines, this time disseminating the Hartford Courant story about a[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2012.  Acting U.S. Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank today declared a commercial fishery failure in the Northeast groundfish fishery for the 2013 fishing season. Despite fishermen’s adherence to catch limits, several key fish stocks are not rebuilding, resulting in the expectation that further cuts to catch limits[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2012.  Acting U.S. Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank today declared a commercial fishery failure on Alaska’s Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers and in the Cook Inlet due to low Chinook salmon returns during the 2012 fishing season and previous years. The disaster declaration makes it possible for Congress[Read More…]

Grizzly bear and bull trout populations put at risk by state forest lands development plan Bozeman, MT–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2102.  Conservation groups notified U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar of their intent to bring a legal challenge to federal approval of a forest development plan in Montana that will likely harm grizzly[Read More…]

Quinn: CHP cuts manufacturing costs, air pollution CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2012. Illinois is one of four states chosen by the National Governors Association (NGA) for a prestigious “Best Practices Policy Academy” grant to boost industrial productivity through use of energy efficiency and Combined Heat and Power (CHP). The bipartisan NGA said[Read More…]

Grassroots Groups Converge on DC Sept. 20-22 to Focus Congress, NRC and Media on Nuclear Dangers in Largest Demos since the 1980s   NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2012.  The Coalition Against Nukes (CAN) announced its schedule for a Rally for a Nuclear-Free Future September 20-22 in Washington, DC.  The Coalition intends to[Read More…]