MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2012. It’s been a full generation now, 21 years this May, since the town of Hudson, Quebec, became the first community in North America to ban pesticides — weed killers, insect killers and fungicides used for aesthetic purposes. And it’s amazing that now, all these years later, the[Read More…]
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Scotts Lawn Service Fined $160,000 for Intentionally Polluting Water
MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2012. Coming just a month after Scotts Miracle Gro pleaded guilty in federal court to falsifying documents and selling bird seed tainted with pesticide, a the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has fined a Pennsylvania branch of Scotts Lawn Service $160,000 for dumping its waste water directly into[Read More…]
The Food Movement Speaks With one Voice: Occupy our Food Supply
Willie Nelson, Anna Lappe, Vandana Shiva, Michael Pollan, Raj Patel, Marion Nestle and Many Others Join 60+ Occupy Groups and 30+ Environmental and Food Groups for Global Day of Action Monsanto and Cargill rise to top of food movement’s ire SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2012. On February 27, an unprecedented alliance[Read More…]
NRDC Lawsuit Seeks to Ban Agent Orange Ingredient from Weed and Feed Products
Popular Use of Toxin 2,4-D in Pesticides Poised to Skyrocket without Action WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2012. Seeking to ban a World War II-era toxic weed killer ingredient called 2,4-D, the Natural Resources Defense Council today filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for their failure to[Read More…]
Flaming Gorge Pipeline Blocked
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission says no to unbuildable scheme Denver, CO –(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2012. Today, a scheme to build the proposed Flaming Gorge Pipeline—one of the biggest, most environmentally damaging water projects in the history of the western United States—was dismissed by a federal agency. The pipeline would have devastated[Read More…]
Toxic Air Burden from Industrial Power Plants (Boilers) Revealed
National map provides locations of unregulated pollution sources Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2012. Earthjustice (the law firm for the environment) released a white paper and interactive map today showing the locations and reported baseline emissions from 1,753 industrial power plants across the USA. Industrial power plants are in‐house power plants that[Read More…]
State Department Sued For Not Disclosing Keystone XL Pipeline Lobbyists’ Communications
Campaign connections could raise possibility of bias in Keystone XL pipeline review WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2012. Environmental group Friends of the Earth sued the State Department today to gain access to communications between the department and a broad web of lobbyists known to have pushed for approval of the Keystone[Read More…]
Secretary Salazar Proposes Expansion of Ecological Forestry in Western Oregon to Provide Sustainable Timber, Healthier Habitat
BLM to Schedule 5 Additional Ecological Forestry Sales and Update Resource Management Plans with Latest Science and Forestry Principles MEDFORD, Oregon–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2012. During a visit today to one of three ecological forestry pilot projects in Oregon, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that the Department of the Interior’s[Read More…]
EPA Permit Too Weak to Protect Great Lakes, U.S. Waters from Ballast Water Invaders
Conservation groups call for stronger protections, adherence to Clean Water Act CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2012. The organizations call on EPA to strengthen a proposed permit to regulate ballast water discharges from commercial vessels. The comment period on the permit ends today. “The EPA’s new proposed permit isn’t tough enough to prevent[Read More…]
New Report Shows Bright Outlook for Advanced Lighting in Ohio
“Better Bulbs, Better Jobs” Highlights Job Creators in Ohio’s Energy-Efficient Lighting Industry CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2012. A century after the seeds for the development of the incandescent bulb were planted in Ohio and GE began operations in Nela Park, a new report shines a spotlight on the state’s burgeoning advanced lighting[Read More…]
