Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2012   As part of President Obama’s all-out, all-of-the-above energy strategy, the Energy Department today released a renewable energy resource assessment detailing the potential to develop electric power generation at existing dams across the United States that aren’t currently equipped to produce power. The report estimates that[Read More…]

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—April 17, 2012.  A former chief engineer from the tuna fishing vessel San Nikunau pleaded guilty today in federal court to violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS), announced Assistant Attorney General Ignacia S. Moreno and U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. Rolando Ong Vano served as the[Read More…]

Lahaina injection wells foul Kahekili Beach Park, killing coral and triggering algal blooms Honolulu, HI–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 212.  Four Hawaiʻi community groups filed suit yesterday under the federal Clean Water Act to stop Maui County from discharging wastewater into the ocean from its Lahaina treatment plant without a permit. Millions of gallons[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2012. Last week, Ohio’s Cuyahoga County Council voted to limit the use of chemical insecticides, weed killers and other pesticides on county property. According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the restrictions will apply to the county’s 66 buildings, their lawns and the wide swaths of open space[Read More…]

Files fourth challenge to LNG export facilities nationwide Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2012.  The Sierra Club filed a formal protest to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) late Friday, challenging a proposal to export billions of cubic feet of domestic natural gas from a facility near Freeport, TX. The Sierra Club’s[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2012 War of 1812 commemorative chart poster of New York harbor. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) As the nation kicks off maritime celebrations to commemorate the War of 1812, NOAA is releasing special navigation products that will help recreational boaters enjoy the festivities safely. Beginning this month, the public[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2012 A view of Delgada Canyon offshore Northern California, as portrayed in NOAA’s new online viewer. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) NOAA has made sea floor maps and other data on the world’s coasts, continental shelves and deep ocean available for easy viewing online. Anyone with Internet access can now[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2012. The U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has released a draft Biological Opinion finding that three commonly used herbicides are increasing the chance of extinction for threatened and endangered Pacific salmon and steelhead runs. The NMFS assessment reverses earlier assurances from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2012.  Today, three federal agencies announced a formal partnership to coordinate and align all research associated with development of our nation’s abundant unconventional natural gas and oil resources. The partnership exemplifies the cross-government coordination required under President Obama’s Executive Order released earlier today, which created a new Interagency[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2012 Hurricane Irene is pictured over the Bahamas on August 25, 2011 at 12:15Z. High resolution (Credit: NOAA/NASA) Irene has been retired from the official list of Atlantic Basin tropical storm names by the World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) hurricane committee because of the fatalities and damage it caused[Read More…]