Pete Leary/USFWS New York NY–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2011.  A Short-tailed Albatross chick has fledged on Midway Atoll in the Hawaiian Archipelago, the first time this globally Vulnerable species has been known to breed outside Japanese territory. Swept out of its nest by the[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2011.  After nearly two decades of struggling for consensus within the global food safety body, the Codex Alimentarius Commision, the U.S. ended its opposition to the genetically modified (GM) labeling guidance document on Tuesday, July 5, 2011, allowing it to move forward to become official Codex text.[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–5 July 2011.   Humanity is close to breaching the sustainability of Earth, and needs a technological revolution greater – and faster – than the industrial revolution to avoid “a major planetary catastrophe,” according to a new United Nations report. Major investments will be needed worldwide in the developing[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2011.  Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced that the Bureau of Reclamation and the National Park Service are starting the development of a Long-Term Experimental and Management Plan (LTEMP) for Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River. The public process being launched today will be[Read More…]

Companies to work with DOE to significantly reduce gasoline and diesel use in commercial vehicles Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2011.  Furthering the Obama Administration’s goal to cut U.S. oil imports by one-third by 2025, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced that six new corporate partners have joined the National Clean[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–July 1, 2011. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted emergency approval for the use of the neonicotinoid pesticide dinotefuran to control brown marmorated stink bugs in seven eastern states. Dinotefuran is a member of the neonicotinoid family of systemic pesticides that is known to be highly toxic[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced today at the Clinton Global Initiative America meeting in Chicago the 14 initial partners committing to the Better Buildings Challenge.  The Better Buildings Challenge is part of the Better Buildings Initiative that President Obama launched in February to catalyze private sector investment[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2011.  NOAA today announced quotas and other measures for bluefin tuna that underscore the nation’s commitment to sustainable science-based management of this vital fish stock. The allocations divide the available 2011 U.S. bluefin tuna quota of 957 metric tons among commercial and recreational fishing sectors for the[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2011.  According to the 1981-2010 normals to be released by NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) on July 1, temperatures across the United States were on average, approximately 0.5 degree F warmer than the 1971-2000 time period. Normals serve as a 30 year baseline average of important[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2011.  The Safe Cosmetics Act of 2011 was reintroduced last week in the House of Representatives aiming to grant the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority to regulate personal care products, including cosmetics, to ensure they are free of harmful ingredients before they hit the shelves.[Read More…]