Regulations allow pollution of pristine waters Pocatello, ID–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2012. Today, the Greater Yellowstone Coalition filed a lawsuit challenging Idaho water pollution regulations that seek to bypass reviews designed to keep Idaho’s highest-quality waters clean. The lawsuit, filed in federal district court in Pocatello, seeks to strengthen protections for Idaho’s[Read More…]
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Florida Conservationists File Sunshine Lawsuit over Fisheating Creek Plan
In closed-door meetings, state bows to Lykes Brothers pressure to block public’s access to river Tallahassee, FL–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2012. Earthjustice today filed a Government-in-the-Sunshine suit against the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission because the agency illegally held closed-door meetings to craft a plan which would cut off the public’s[Read More…]
Liquid Batteries for Utilities Could Make Renewables Competitive
MIT team makes progress toward goal of inexpensive grid-scale batteries that could help make intermittent renewable energy sources viable. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2012. The biggest drawback to many real or proposed sources of clean, renewable energy is their intermittency: The wind doesn’t always blow, the sun doesn’t always shine, and[Read More…]
‘Storm of the Century?’ Try ‘Storm of the Decade’
With climate change, today’s ‘100-year floods’ may happen every three to 20 years, according to new research. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2012. Last August, Hurricane Irene spun through the Caribbean and parts of the eastern United States, leaving widespread wreckage in its wake. The Category 3 storm whipped up water levels,[Read More…]
Productive Farms Can Be ‘Greener Than Organic’
UNITED KINGDOM–(ENEWSPF)–14 February 2012. Farms that aim for high food production using environmentally-friendly practices could be better for the environment than both organic and conventional farms. A study, led by Oxford University scientists, compared the environmental impact of different farming systems. The researchers found that ‘integrated’ farms that maximised crop[Read More…]
French Court Finds Monsanto Guilty of Pesticide Poisoning
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2012. A French court has found U.S. chemical giant Monsanto Co. guilty of pesticide poisoning in the case of a French farmer who became ill after exposure to one of the company’s herbicides, according to Reuters. The case is significant in that it sets precedent for other[Read More…]
Green Groups Send Half-Million+ Keystone XL Anti-Valentines to Congress
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2012. Green groups have exceeded their goal to generate a half million messages opposing the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. The messages oppose a Senate effort to overrule the President’s denial of the controversial Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. The goal was eclipsed in the first six hours[Read More…]
Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Efforts Result in Record-Breaking Recoveries Totaling Nearly $4.1 Billion
Largest Sum Ever Recovered in Single Year WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—February 14, 2012. Attorney General Eric Holder and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today released a new report showing that the government’s health care fraud prevention and enforcement efforts recovered nearly $4.1 billion in taxpayer dollars in Fiscal[Read More…]
EPA Sued for Failure to Issue Air Pollution Standards
Dangerous levels of soot particles cause thousands of deaths each year Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2012. The American Lung Association and the National Parks Conservation Association today filed a federal lawsuit to force the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to complete the required review of the need for stronger limits on the[Read More…]
Sierra Club, Earthjustice To Sue Homer City Generating Station for Air Pollution in Violation of Clean Air Act
Homer City, PA–(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2012. The Sierra Club and Earthjustice released a Notice of Intent to Sue the Homer City Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant, today on the grounds that the Homer City plant has violated the Clean Air Act. The Sierra Club also released new air pollution modeling[Read More…]
