A wind farm near Kavarna, Bulgaria. Photo: Ivelina Taushanova/World Bank. NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–14 July 2017 – Even though investments towards sustainable development in developing countries have fallen short by nearly $2.5 trillion each year, emerging financial products and encouraging policies illustrate that both public and private sectors are serious about correcting[Read More…]
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NOAA, Partners Predict Significant Summer Harmful Algal Bloom for Western Lake Erie
New satellite data will mean more accurate and detailed Lake Erie Harmful Algal Bloom Forecast System Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2017. NOAA and its research partners predict that western Lake Erie will experience a significant harmful algal bloom this summer, potentially reaching levels last seen in 2013 and 2014, though smaller[Read More…]
Center for Multicultural Communities Forum on Health Benefits for Illinois Recipients on July 19
Chicago Ranked Top of National Green Building Adoption Index
Chicago’s city office buildings are 66 percent LEED or Energy Star certified CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2017. According to the 2017 National Green Building Adoption Index published by CBRE Group Inc. and Maastricht University, Chicago is the national leader in energy efficient office buildings. The city increased its percentage of green office[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Trump Administration Considering Easing Fines for Cheating Automakers
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration considering decreasing fines for Automakers who fail to meet fuel economy standards WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2017. According to Bloomberg and Politico, the Trump administration is considering easing fines proposed by the Obama administration for automakers that don’t meet the 2015 proposed fuel economy standards.[Read More…]
Center for American Progress: What Governors Need to Know About the Department of Energy’s Forthcoming Electricity Grid Study
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2017. The U.S. Department of Energy, led by Secretary Rick Perry, is soon due to release a report on the electricity grid and the role of “baseload power.” Ahead of the report’s release, the Center for American Progress has released a new column outlining what governors need to know about Perry’s grid study[Read More…]
Senate Democratic Leaders to McConnell: Work With Dems To Advance Policies To Strengthen Health Insurance Markets
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–July 10, 2017. U.S. Senate Democratic Leaders Dick Durbin (D-IL), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) today released a new letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) urging him to abandon efforts to repeal and sabotage the Affordable Care Act and instead work[Read More…]
Survey Finds Medicaid Enrollees Satisfied With Coverage, Physician Access
Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–July 10, 2017. Enrollees in Medicaid reported in a nationwide survey that they’re largely satisfied with the health care they receive under the program, according to researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Most Medicaid enrollees said that they have good access to physicians, while few[Read More…]
Large Coalition Joins Lawsuit Against Trump Administration Over Illegal Postponement of Methane Waste Rule
BLM rule delay defies Congress, harms taxpayers, public health, and environment Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 10, 2017. The Trump administration has decided to indefinitely postpone a rule that requires oil and gas companies to minimize waste and fix leaks from oil and gas development on public land—a decision that violates federal law.A[Read More…]
NASA’s Juno Spacecraft to Fly Over Jupiter’s Great Red Spot July 10
CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)-July 10, 2017. Just days after celebrating its first anniversary in Jupiter orbit, NASA’s Juno spacecraft will fly directly over Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, the gas giant’s iconic, 10,000-mile-wide (16,000-kilometer-wide) storm. This will be humanity’s first up-close and personal view of the gigantic feature — a storm monitored since 1830[Read More…]
