Washington, DC–(ENEWSFP)–May 15, 2012.  Dow AgroSciences and Monsanto have filed paperwork for Canadian approval of corn and soybeans genetically engineered (GE) to withstand heavy applications of potent herbicides, reports the Ottawa Citizen. The chemical companies are seeking Health Canada and Canadian Food Inspection Agency assessments for the introduction of four[Read More…]

On the Eve of Tenaska Vote, Former CUB Director Details Costs of Springfield’s Sweetheart Deals with Coal CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2012 – As the Illinois House Public Utilities Committee prepares to vote Wednesday on legislation that would raise electric rates on Illinois consumers to pay for a coal plant proposed by[Read More…]

Agency files appeal to persevere in protection of Appalachian waters, communities Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2012.  On Friday afternoon, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed a notice that it is appealing the U.S. District Court decision that overturned the agency’s veto under the Clean Water Act of the extremely destructive[Read More…]

Chicago Tribune Series Shows Need for Greater EPA Authority to Protect Consumers from Toxic Chemicals CHICAGO, IL–(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2012.  U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today called for Senate passage of legislation that would overhaul an antiquated law that has left American families exposed to dangerous toxic chemicals included in everyday[Read More…]

CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2012 – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and the City and County of Muskegon today announced the completion of a contaminated sediment removal project at the Division Street Outfall to Muskegon Lake.  This project brings Muskegon Lake closer to being removed from a[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2012.  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is accepting public comment on several complex regulatory issues related to the agency’s commitment to phase out the toxic fumigant sulfuryl fluoride. At one time EPA had supported sulfuryl fluoride as a replacement for a second fumigant, methyl bromide, which[Read More…]

MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–May 12, 2012. With the Keep off the Grass Sign evident in the foreground, a baseball game takes place Wednesday evening at 5 p.m. on a field that had been treated with synthetic toxic weed killers at approximately 4:30 p.m. (Sandy Syburg photo) It happens, undoubtedly, often and everywhere. Poisons[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 11, 2012.  The Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) has released the final version of the Canadian Organic Aquaculture Standard, which will result in farmed fish being certified as organic in Canada for the first time. The final standard is a revised form of a draft standard first proposed[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2012.  NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has provided researchers with the first orbital analysis of the giant asteroid Vesta, yielding new insights into its creation and relation to the terrestrial planets and Earth’s moon. Vesta now has been revealed as a special fossil of the early solar system with a[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2012.  Today Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Representative Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) announced legislation that is by far the most comprehensive attempt to end subsidies for the fossil fuels industry in the United States. Sen. Sanders and Rep. Ellison’s bill would save taxpayers over $10 billion a year[Read More…]