Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2011.  Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a final health standard that will limit emissions of mercury, lead, arsenic, acid gases and other toxic pollutants from industrial boilers. This commonsense air toxics safeguard, often called the “Boiler MACT (Maximum Available Control Technology),” will save thousands of[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–23 February 2011 – A forest conservation initiative in Guatemala and a sustainable development project in Nepal are the recipients of this year’s Sasakawa Prize, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced today. The UNEP Sasakawa Prize, worth $200,000, recognizes the most innovative, groundbreaking and sustainable grassroots environmental initiatives[Read More…]

Cumberland, Maine–(ENEWSPF)–February 22, 2011.  While insisting he does not want to be an alarmist, one of the nation’s senior soil scientists is alerting the federal government to a newly discovered organism that may have the potential to cause infertility and spontaneous abortion in farm animals and, potentially, humans. Dr. Don[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–February 22, 2011.  The environmental movie, ‘A Chemical Reaction: The Story of a True Green Revolution’ will be shown on Saturday, February 26 at 7 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Community Church, 70 Sycamore Dr., Park Forest. ‘A Chemical Recation’ tells the story of a doctor and community that[Read More…]

NAPLES, FL –(ENEWSPF)–February 18, 2011.  Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar joined federal and state officials to break ground on the Picayune Strand habitat restoration project/Faka Union Canal pump station, a major component of the overall Picayune Strand project that will boost Florida’s economy while restoring historic water flows in the[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENWESPF)–February 18, 2011.  A large swath of the country is at risk of moderate to major flooding this spring, from northeastern Montana through western Wisconsin following the Mississippi River south to St. Louis, National Weather Service flood experts are forecasting. Today the agency released an initial spring flood outlook[Read More…]

HOUSTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 18, 2011.  NASA and its International Space Station partners named crew members for missions aboard the complex that begin in 2013. The crews include NASA astronauts Tom Marshburn of Statesville, N.C., who previously was announced as part of Expedition 34; Chris Cassidy, who was born in Salem, Mass., and[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 18, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today announced an initiative to boost the state’s sustainability efforts through the increased use of electric vehicles. Under the plan, the state will invest $1 million of Illinois Jobs Now! capital funding to install state-of-the-art electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure throughout the Chicagoland area.[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–17 February 2011 – Farming systems that combine crops that can be used for food and fuel can help reduce poverty and boost food and energy security, says a new report published today by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The report, entitled “Making Integrated Food-Energy Systems[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 16, 2011.  U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill) joined more than 30 Senators in strongly criticizing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for considering a regulation on farm and rural dust. In a letter to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, co-authored by Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN) and Sen. Kent Conrad and[Read More…]