New science shows overfishing has ended Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2012 Gulf of Maine winter flounder. (Credit: NOAA) NOAA announced yesterday that it is doubling the amount of Gulf of Maine winter flounder commercial fishermen can catch from almost 510,000 pounds to more than 1.1 million pounds for the current fishing season,[Read More…]

New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2012.  Scientists as well as bird-watchers have long wondered exactly where puffins go in the winter months, which they spend far out at sea.  Now, researchers in Audubon’s Seabird Restoration Program, also known as Project Puffin, are beginning to unravel the mystery.  Geo-locating- technology has enabled[Read More…]

After acknowledging contract exists, department insists it ‘isn’t one of the agency that handle this kind of request’ WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2012.  In a move sure to turn up the heat on a conflict-of-interest scandal that has been simmering for months, the State Department told Friends of the Earth this[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2012.  Consumer groups submitted a formal petition on Tuesday asking the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to classify and evaluate AquaBounty’s “AquAdvantage” genetically engineered (GE) salmon and all of its components as a food additive. Currently FDA’s review process classifies the GE salmon as a new animal[Read More…]

Six-figure, four-state on-line advertising campaign in MI, OH, PA and VA will applaud efforts to curb dangerous carbon emissions from cars and mercury and other toxics from power plants Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 8, 2012.  Two national environmental protection groups have launched a six-figure online advertising campaign  applauding the EPA and President[Read More…]

Polluters’ TV campaign is anti-Florida Tallahassee, FL–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2012.  Television ads produced by the polluter lobbyist group “Free Market Florida” are an affront to millions of Floridians who are living with the sad reality of polluted drinking water, toxic algae outbreaks and fish kills in their favorite rivers, springs, lakes,[Read More…]

ANCHORAGE–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2012. In a speech to the Alaska Forum on the Environment today, Department of the Interior Deputy Secretary David J. Hayes and Deputy Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Policy Heather Zichal outlined a series of new initiatives aimed at bringing the best available science to[Read More…]

Clean energy economy offers women untapped employment opportunities WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2012.  The U.S. Department of Labor yesterday announced the availability of “Why Green is Your Color: A Woman’s Guide to a Sustainable Career,” which is designed to help women find and keep higher paying jobs in the clean energy economy.[Read More…]

Asks for First Ever Full Environmental Impact Statement of Marcellus Shale Fracking Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2012.  This Monday, the Sierra Club filed the first formal objection with the Department of Energy against the export of domestic gas produced from fracking.  This objection called the export proposal an unwise plan which would[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 7, 2012.  The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced today they are partnering to enhance the Environmental Response Management Application (ERMA®) for the Arctic region by summer 2012. ERMA® is the same interactive online mapping tool used by[Read More…]