WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2012.  The Crow Tribe Apsáalooke Nation, the United States of America and the State of Montana executed the Crow Tribe-Montana Water Rights Compact in an historic signing ceremony today at the U.S. Department of the Interior. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, Crow Chairman Cedric Black Eagle[Read More…]

President Obama: “No drilling in the Polar Bear Seas this summer” WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2012.  On Saturday, concerned citizens will come together for “Polar Bear Uprisings” across the country and around the world to deliver a message to President Barack Obama – no drilling in the Polar Bear Seas this summer.[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2012 A scuba diver swims amid a school of fish at the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) A new rule prohibiting killing, injuring, touching or disturbing whale sharks and rays is part of the final management plan, regulations and environmental assessment for NOAA’s[Read More…]

HOUSTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2012.  Three members of the Expedition 30 crew undocked from the International Space Station and safely returned to Earth on Friday, wrapping up a five-and-a-half-month mission in space. Commander Dan Burbank of NASA and Russian Flight Engineers Anatoly Ivanishin and Anton Shkaplerov landed their Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft in[Read More…]

Joint action needed to link disaster risk management, climate adaptation  WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2012—On the heels of a sobering UN report on dramatic climate extremes expected to occur around the world, officials from donor and developing countries, along with international organizations have reaffirmed their commitments to making disaster resilience a priority[Read More…]

MAINE–(ENEWSFP)–April 26, 2012 Glenstone’s lawn was a healthy green under magnificent blue skies on Tuesday. If you look closely you’ll see livestock grazing near the property’s massive pond. The natural lawn care movement in the United States will get a major boost in August when Growing A Greener World, hosted[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2012. After years of no federal regulatory oversight, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week issued two draft guidance documents that address the use of nanotechnology by the food and cosmetics industries. The documents “encourage” safety assessments for cosmetic products containing nanomaterials, including the need[Read More…]

BADLANDS NATIONAL PARK, S.D.–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2012.  Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis today announced the release of the final General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement for the South Unit of Badlands National Park, recommending the establishment of the nation’s first tribal national park in[Read More…]

Jackson, MS–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2012.  The Sierra Club has appealed the most recent flip-flop by two members of the Mississippi Public Service Commission (PSC) on the Kemper County power plant.  In a four minute meeting on April 24, Commissioners Leonard Bentz and Lynn Posey again refused to allow the public or[Read More…]

MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2012 Richard Roy His move was nothing short of heroic yesterday, but it also came with a reminder about just how difficult it will be to keep beating back the monster that is the synthetic chemical industry. Stating “it’s no time to turn our backs on Connecticut’s children,”[Read More…]