TORONTO, ON–(ENEWSPF)–March 2, 2011.  A biologist from the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) has discovered a new kind of tropical freshwater stingray. Nathan Lovejoy, an associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at UTSC, is co-author on a new study detailing the discovery of a new genus and two new[Read More…]

SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–March 2, 2011.  Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) Director Warren Ribley today announced that $3.2 million is available to assist local governments, businesses, and other public and private sector entities enhance their recycling efforts. The programs are funded through the Solid Waste Management fund, which is a[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 2, 2011.   Building on already strong cooperation between the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced today new steps between the Departments to strengthen national security through the continued development of advanced clean energy technologies. Furthering[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2011.  In a meeting with the President’s Special Assistant for the Great Lakes, Cam Davis, and Chairman of the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee, John Goss, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today vowed to work to protect funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.  The Continuing Resolution[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2011.  Arch Coal Inc., the second largest supplier of coal in the United States, has agreed to pay a $4 million penalty to settle alleged violations of the Clean Water Act in Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2011.  A report released today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that the benefits of reducing fine particle and ground level ozone pollution under the 1990 Clean Air Act amendments will reach approximately $2 trillion in 2020 while saving 230,000 people from early death in that[Read More…]

Abu Dhabi-UAE–(ENEWSPF)–February 28, 2011.  The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s multifaceted renewable energy initiative, announced that they will collaborate to test the performance of specially coated solar photovoltaic modules designed to avoid the moisture and cementation problems currently faced by PV module producers worldwide and prevent[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–February 28, 2011.  On Wednesday, March 2 at 7 p.m. at the Park Forest Library, 400 Lakewood Blvd., Park Forest, Thorn Creek Audubon Society will sponsor a presentation given by Judy Pollack, Director of Bird Conservation for Audubon Chicago Region and Coordinator of the Illinois Important Bird Areas[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2011.  The environmental movie ‘Gasland’ will be shown on Saturday, March 26 at 7 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Community Church, 70 Sycamore Drive, Park Forest. This documentary journeys across American to examine the negative impacts of ‘fracking’ (drilling for natural gas), from poisoned water sources,[Read More…]

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2011.  The final flight of space shuttle Discovery lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 4:53 p.m. EST Thursday to deliver a new module and critical supplies to the International Space Station. The STS-133 mission is delivering the Permanent Multipurpose Module (PMM), a facility created[Read More…]