Artist’s rendering showing two spacecraft representing the not-yet-designed Radiation Belt Storm Probes that will study the sun and its effects on Earth. PHOTO CREDIT: Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico-(ENEWSPF)- Los Alamos National Laboratory expertise in radiation detection and shielding is poised to help a national[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 7, 2012.  The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, a producer of pesticides for commercial and consumer lawn and garden uses, was sentenced today in federal district court in Columbus, Ohio, to pay a $4 million fine and perform community service for eleven criminal violations of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and[Read More…]

Majority of Voters Support Phasing Out Old Coal Plants in Favor of Clean Energy OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–(ENEWSPF)–September 7, 2012.  In results from a new poll by Public Policy Polling (PPP) released yesterday, an overwhelming  majority of Oklahoma voters support expanding Oklahoma’s clean energy resources such as wind and solar, and[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 7, 2012.  Yesterday the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed an agreement with the Green Sports Alliance to work together to address environmental challenges faced by sports venues, organizations and teams. EPA Deputy Administrator Bob Perciasepe joined Green Sports Alliance Executive Director Martin Tull today to sign the Memorandum[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 7, 2012.  Yesterday, Beyond Pesticides joined with the Center for Food Safety and the Sierra Club, along with beekeepers from around the country, to file a 60-Day Notice letter with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announcing the intent to jointly sue the agency for Endangered Species Act (ESA)[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2012.  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the State of Illinois and Waukegan officials joined forces today to kick off a Superfund dredging project needed to remove the Waukegan Harbor “Area of Concern” (AOC) from a list of toxic hot spots identified in the 1987 Great Lakes Water Quality[Read More…]

ANN ARBOR, Mich.–(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2012.  Fuel economy of all new vehicles sold in the United States is up for the first time in five months, say researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. Average fuel economy (window-sticker values) of cars, light trucks, minivans and SUVs purchased in August[Read More…]

Energy industry’s challenge denied Denver, CO–(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2012.  The 10th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals yesterday rejected a challenge by the energy industry against Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar’s decision not to issue 77 oil and gas leases at the doorstep of some of Utah’s most treasured and iconic[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2012.  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with recreational vehicle manufacturer, American Suzuki Motor Corporation and Suzuki Motor Corporation, to pay an $885,000 penalty for allegedly importing and selling 25,458 uncertified all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and off-road motorcycles in the United States. ATVs and motorcycles that[Read More…]

Documents How Leading Sports Teams, Leagues & Venues are Cutting Energy, Waste, Water & Costs, While Shifting Public Attitudes toward Greening; Includes Preface from MLB Commissioner Selig SEATTLE–(ENEWSPF)–September 5, 2012 –Solar panels and recycling bins are becoming as common as hot dog vendors for professional sports teams and their venues,[Read More…]