People on the frontlines—hit hardest and first by climate disruption—will convene from across the country in the Bay Area’s ‘Toxic Oil Alley’ this August to hammer out their own solutions to the crisis Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Nearly 300 leaders in a growing grassroots movement called the Our Power Campaign (www.ourpowercampaign.org) will[Read More…]
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Senator Merkley Testifies at EPA Hearing, Calls for Action on Clean Power Plan
Carbon-cutting plan would create jobs, protect Oregon’s farming, fishing and forestry sectors WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2014. Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley testified before the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today in support of the most significant action ever taken to combat carbon pollution in the United States, the Clean Power Plan. “Carbon[Read More…]
Chicago Mayor Lauds Roosevelt University for Saving Energy at Auditorium Building
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2014. Roosevelt University’s Auditorium Building has become a showcase for a city of Chicago project in which building owners are being encouraged to reduce energy consumption by 20 percent over the next five years. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel publically kicked off the city’s Retrofit Chicago initiative in July[Read More…]
Just a Month After Misguided Supreme Court Ruling, Massachusetts Passes New Law Protecting Patients at Women’s Health Centers
BOSTON—(ENEWSPF)—July 29, 2014. The Massachusetts legislature today passed a new law to protect patients at reproductive health centers from abusive and intimidating protesters. Governor Deval Patrick has said he will act quickly to sign the bill into law – just a month after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a[Read More…]
Appeals Court Protects Women’s Access to Safe, Legal Abortion in Mississippi
“We all want to protect women’s health and safety. This law does the opposite,” says Planned Parenthood New York, NY—(ENEWSPF)—July 29, 2014. Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled to protect women’s access to safe, legal abortion in Mississippi by affirming a district court ruling preliminarily[Read More…]
Interior Department and AFL-CIO’s Union Sportsmen’s Alliance to Sign Agreement to Restore Parks and Other Public Lands
Cooperative Agreement will Pair “Work Boots on the Ground” Volunteer Program with Shovel-Ready Projects on Nation’s Public Lands WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2014. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance (USA), an organization representing affiliates and members of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial[Read More…]
Idaho Suspends Wilderness Wolf-killing Plan in Face of Court Challenge
POCATELLO, Idaho–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2014. Faced with a legal challenge by conservationists and an imminent hearing before a federal appeals court, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game has abandoned its plan to resume a professional wolf-killing program in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness during the coming winter. In[Read More…]
Study Helps Compare Risks of Treatments for Early Esophageal Cancer
Northwestern Medicine researchers suggest endoscopic resection not always best for localized, early-stage esophageal cancer CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 29014,. A new study, published in the July, 2014, issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute by Northwestern Medicine® researchers, sheds new light on the risks associated with the growing popularity of[Read More…]
NRDC Report Helps Guide Major Fuel Buyers to Sustainable Biofuels Procurement
Government Consultancy LMI Helps Establish Baseline for Biofuel Industry Stakeholders WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2014—Amid increasing interest in alternative transportation fuels, a new report shows how federal agencies and other large commercial customers can buy sustainably produced biofuels and avoid those linked to major deforestation, destroyed wildlife habitat and fouled waterways. The[Read More…]
NOAA-led Study Shows Alaska Fisheries and Communities at Risk from Ocean Acidification
Individual components of the final ocean acidification risk index for each census area showing the communities with the highest risk are in the Southeast and Southwest of the state. (Credit: NOAA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2014. Ocean acidification is driving changes in waters vital to Alaska’s valuable commercial fisheries and subsistence[Read More…]
