Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 10, 2012.  A Purdue University study shows that honey bees’ exposure to the highly toxic neonicotinoid pesticide clothianidin is greater than previously thought. Beyond Pesticides, as a part of a coalition of beekeeping and environmental groups, challenged the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in a December 2010 letter for[Read More…]

Secretary Chu Highlights Administration Support for U.S. Auto Industry in Detroit Economic Club Speech Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2012. U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu will travel to Detroit, Mich., this week to highlight the Obama Administration’s support for the American automobile industry and the role investing in innovation will play in[Read More…]

20-year Protection Finalized Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2012. Department of Interior Secretary Salazar today finalized protections that will prevent new mining and mineral exploration on more than a million acres of public land around Grand Canyon National Park. The 20-year protection from uranium and other hard rock mining comes as thousands[Read More…]

New NOAA-led analysis shows gases and oil in three chemically different mixtures deep underwater, in the surface slick, in the air Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2012 A view of the oil source as seen during an overflight on May 20, 2010. High Resolution (Credit: NOAA) By combining detailed chemical measurements in the[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2012. Triad Mining Inc., the owner and operator of 31 surface mines in Appalachia and Indiana, has agreed to pay a penalty and to restore affected waterways for failing to obtain the required Clean Water Act (CWA) permit for stream impacts caused by its surface mining operation in[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2012.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on December 22, 2011 that it was terminating a rulemaking process begun in 1977 to reduce or potentially eliminate feeding low doses of certain antibiotics to healthy farm animals in conventional livestock operations. FDA had initiated the rulemaking[Read More…]

As Iowa legislature assembles, new radio ad warns against ‘radioactive rate hikes’ Watchdog group’s ad seeks to prevent passage of electric rate increase to fund nuclear reactor construction; bill failed to pass Iowa Senate last year Cedar Rapids and Des Moines, Iowa–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2012. On the first day of the[Read More…]

Share your Story: New website uses humor, innovation to highlight BoA abuses Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2012. Today, Rainforest Action Network (http://ran.org) and The New Bottom Line (http://www.newbottomline.com/) teamed up to launch a new Tumblr blog, called Bankrupting America (http://bankruptingamerica.tumblr.com). This hub on everything Bank of America highlights the worst of[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 6, 2012. As part of the Obama Administration’s efforts to enhance the security and reliability of the nation’s electrical grid, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu yesterday announced an initiative to further protect the electrical grid from cyber attacks.  The “Electric Sector Cybersecurity Risk Management Maturity” project, a White[Read More…]

Washington, DC—-(ENEWSPF)–January 6, 2012. A law in the state of New Jersey aimed at protecting children by prohibiting pesticides on school grounds has advanced in the state’s General Assembly. Public health and environmental advocates are hoping that the bill will be considered by the full legislature within the next week,[Read More…]