Floors from 1,300 homes tested to date were below remediation guideline level; affected consumers encouraged to request free test kit WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2016. In cooperation with Lumber Liquidators, of Toano, Va., the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is announcing that Lumber Liquidators has agreed to not resume sales[Read More…]
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WA Governor Doubles Down on Betraying Youth
Seattle –(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2016. Yesterday, in an act betraying the youth of Washington, “green” Gov. Jay Inslee’s administration appealed a Washington Superior Court decision ordering his administration to issue a rule limiting greenhouse gas emissions by the end of the year. Today, Inslee published an op-ed touting his climate[Read More…]
New Report: Utilities Can Supercharge the Electric Vehicles Market
Electric Vehicles Critical to “Driving Out Pollution” SAN FRANCISCO —(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2016. America’s utilities are uniquely positioned to supercharge the national electric vehicles market by spurring a rapid deployment of charging stations, increasing public awareness of EVs’ economic and environmental benefits, and incentivizing drivers to charge cars at times[Read More…]
Obama Administration Announces Federal and Private Sector Actions on Scaling Renewable Energy and Storage with Smart Markets
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2016. President Obama believes in the need to transition to a cleaner, more reliable, and affordable 21st century power grid. Under his leadership, transformations in how we produce and consume electricity are decreasing carbon pollution, scaling up renewable energy, and generating savings on consumers’ energy bills. Since[Read More…]
Lawsuit Initiated Over Politically Motivated Decision Denying Protection to Pacific Fishers
Rare carnivore has been reduced to two populations in California, Oregon The fisher is closely related to but larger than the American Marten. Bethany Weeks/ USFWS CC BY 3.0 Sacramento, Calif. —(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2016. Four conservation groups filed a notice of intent today to challenge the U.S. Fish and Wildlife[Read More…]
Hundreds of Cancer-Causing Chemicals Pollute Americans’ Bodies
From Environmental Working Group (EWG), First Complete Inventory of Carcinogens in the U.S. Population WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2016. Hundreds of cancer-causing chemicals are building up in the bodies of Americans, according to the first comprehensive inventory of the carcinogens that have been measured in people. EWG released the inventory today. EWG spent[Read More…]
America’s Public Lands Explained
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2016. Our national parks are America’s crown jewels, inspiring awe and wonder. Iconic locations like Yosemite and Yellowstone attract visitors from all over the world, but our public lands are so much more than just the big 59 national parks. They’re also scenic rivers, national marine monuments,[Read More…]
Chesapeake Bay ‘Dead Zone’ to be Average to Slightly Smaller
Hypoxic zone size affected by low river flow and nutrient loading Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2016. Scientists expect that this year’s mid-summer Chesapeake Bay hypoxic low-oxygen zone or “dead zone” – an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and aquatic life – will be approximately 1.58 cubic[Read More…]
UN-backed Fund Expands Wildlife Protection Plan to 19 Countries in Africa and Asia
A southern white rhinoceros at Lake Nakuru, Kenya. Photo: Ryan Harvey NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–10 June 2016 – A United Nations-backed partnership fun has approved an additional $40 million to expand its support of a global programme fighting against illegal trafficking to a total of 19 countries in Africa and Asia. The[Read More…]
West Coast Whale Entanglements Increasing, On Pace for Another Record Year
OAKLAND, Calif.—(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2016. Nearly 40 reports of whales entangled in fishing gear have been recorded off the West Coast in 2016 — including at least 20 whales that are estimated to still be entangled — putting this year on pace to break the record for the third straight[Read More…]
