Top Colleges Lead In Sustainability SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2014. Today, Sierra magazine, the official publication of the Sierra Club, released its eighth annual “Cool Schools” ranking of America’s greenest colleges. Each of the universities ranked in the top 10 have displayed a deep and thorough commitment to protecting the environment,[Read More…]
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NOAA Economic Study Shows Marine Debris Costs California Residents Millions of Dollars
Marine debris found on Seal Beach, Orange County, California. (Credit:NOAA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2014. Southern California residents lose millions of dollars each year avoiding littered, local beaches in favor of choosing cleaner beaches that are farther away and may cost more to reach, according to a new NOAA-funded Marine Debris[Read More…]
Triclosan Found in Pregnant Mothers’ Bodies Transfers to Fetus
Washington, DC–(ENEWSFP)–August 12, 2014,. The presence of triclosan in soaps and consumer products ranging from cutting boards to pencils means constant exposure to a chemical linked to a wide range of adverse health effects. New data to be presented at the 248th National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical[Read More…]
White House Council on Environmental Quality and EPA Honor Student Leaders and Exceptional Teachers with Environmental Education Awards
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2014. Today, the White House Council on Environmental Quality, in conjunction with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, announced the winners of the annual Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators (PIAEE) and President’s Environmental Youth Award, (PEYA) recognizing outstanding student leaders in environmental stewardship and K-12 teachers employing innovative[Read More…]
Obama Administration: Environmental Reviews Must Include Analysis of Climate Change
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 11, 2014. The White House’s Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) has responded to a legal petition spearheaded by International Center for Technology Assessment (ICTA) in 2008 to require federal agencies to analyze climate change impacts before approving new projects. CEQ refused to answer the legal petition until ICTA[Read More…]
Top of Head Concussions More Likely to Result in Loss of Consciousness
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 11, 2014. A new study examines whether the location of impact affects the severity of concussions in young athletes. The study, “Impact Locations and Concussion Outcomes in High School Football Player-to-Player Collisions,” in the September 2014 Pediatrics (published online Aug. 11), analyzed injury surveillance data for[Read More…]
Interior Secretary Jewell Announces Milestone for Commercial Wind Energy Development Offshore North Carolina
BOEM Defines Over 300,000 Acres for Three Wind Energy Areas for Renewable Energy Development WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2014. As part of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan to create American jobs, develop domestic clean energy sources and cut carbon pollution, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell announced today that the Bureau of Ocean Energy[Read More…]
Vermont Law School Becomes First BEE Protective Campus!
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2014. Vermont Law School announced Friday that its campus is going neonicotinoid pesticide-free, making it the first higher-education campus in the country to earn official recognition from the BEE Protective Campaign, led by Beyond Pesticides and Center for Food Safety. The university joins an expanding list of communities[Read More…]
Medical Marijuana Advocates Run Ads on Chronic Pain in USA Today NFL Special Editions Across the Country
Americans for Safe Access and Leafly team up to educate public on therapeutic effects of cannabis for chronic pain Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—August 11, 2014. The country’s leading medical marijuana advocacy organization, Americans for Safe Access (ASA), has teamed up with the world’s largest cannabis information resource, Leafly, to run advertisements starting[Read More…]
City Of Chicago Cracks Down On Illegal Pet/Met Coke Operation
First Cease and Desist Order Issued Under New Regulations to Protect Air Quality for Residents CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2014. The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) on Wednesday issued a cease-and-desist order to Calumet Transload, LLC for storing and transporting met coke (a material similar to petroleum coke or pet coke)[Read More…]
