EPA ignored newer, conflicting data when approving plan San Francisco, CA–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2012. In a victory for clean air advocates and residents of California’s Central Valley, a federal appeals court on Friday January 20, rejected an inadequate ozone air pollution plan for the San Joaquin Valley. The court found the[Read More…]
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Iowa Utilities Board Staff Critique Nuclear Legislation
Friends of the Earth Calls on Senate to heed the warning and reject misguided legislation Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2012. A newly released memo from the staff of the Iowa Utilities Board has provided a stinging economic critique of legislation passed by the Iowa House in 2011 which would make ratepayers[Read More…]
Study of Why Men ‘Exhibit Warrior Tendencies’
UNITED KINGDOM–(ENEWSPF)–23 January 2012. A new study has looked into how our psychology concerning war and conflict may have been shaped by our evolutionary past. Following a review of current academic literature by psychologists, biologists and anthropologists, the study concludes that men are biologically programmed to be warriors because of[Read More…]
EPA Seeks Input on Steps to Protect Endangered Wildlife from Prairie Dog Bait
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2012. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking comments on draft Reasonable and Prudent Measures (RPMs) included in a draft Biological Opinion received from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) on January 17, 2012. This draft Biological Opinion addresses the potential effects from Rozol Prairie[Read More…]
Satellites Detect Abundance of Fresh Water in the Arctic
EU–(ENEWSPF)–23 January 2012. ESA satellites show that a large dome of fresh water has been building up in the Arctic Ocean over the last 15 years. A change in wind direction could cause the water to spill into the north Atlantic, cooling Europe. The results are remarkable: since 2002, the[Read More…]
The Two Faces of Titan’s Dunes
Dunes on Titan and Earth EU–(ENEWSPF)–23 January 2012. A new analysis of radar data from the international Cassini spacecraft has revealed regional variations amongst Titan’s sand dunes. The result yields new clues to the giant moon’s climatic and geological history. Dune fields are common on Titan, the largest moon of[Read More…]
Judge Questions California Approval of Methyl Iodide
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2012. A California Superior Court Judge has questioned whether the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (CDPR) complied with its legal obligation to consider alternative options before approving use of the toxic fumigant methyl iodide in 2010. Judge Frank Roesch raised the concern in comments from the bench[Read More…]
State Department Briefing on the Keystone XL Pipeline
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 18, 2012. Special Briefing conducted by Kerri-Ann Jones, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs. MODERATOR: Good afternoon. We’re pleased today to have Assistant Secretary Dr. Kerri-Ann Jones in the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, who will discuss the Keystone XL Pipeline project. A[Read More…]
Coalition Appeals Massive Dredging Permit for Coos Bay that Paves the Way for Export of Liquefied Natural Gas and Coal
Permit opens the door to dirty and dangerous fossil fuel exports in Oregon Coos Bay, OR–(ENEWSPF)–January 18, 2012. A coalition of local residents, grassroots environmental and clean-energy groups today filed an appeal of the Oregon Department of State Lands’ decision to issue a dredging permit for the Port of Coos[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Keystone XL Pipeline
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 18, 2012. Earlier today, I received the Secretary of State’s recommendation on the pending application for the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline. As the State Department made clear last month, the rushed and arbitrary deadline insisted on by Congressional Republicans prevented a full assessment of the pipeline’s[Read More…]
