Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 27, 2014. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering a request by Texas regulators to allow the use of a controversial herbicide, propazine, to battle Palmer amaranth, a glyphosate-resistant “super weed” that has been plaguing growers of genetically engineered (GE) herbicide-tolerant cotton in the state. Propazine, an active[Read More…]
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EPA Proposes Approval of New Climate-Friendly Refrigerants
Proposal supports president’s Climate Action Plan by curbing emissions of potent greenhouse gases WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 27, 2014. In support of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to increase the options for refrigerants in the United States that offer better climate protection without harming the[Read More…]
Bipartisan Group of 14 Senators Calls for Senate Vote to Reform Wildfire Funding
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2014. Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, and 12 Senate cosponsors pressed Senate leadership to allow a full Senate vote on their bipartisan bill to fix the broken system for funding wildfire suppression. In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D- Nev., and Senate[Read More…]
Senators Durbin, Shaheen, Toomey, Sessions Introduce Bill To Reauthorize Program To Curb Prescription Drug Addiction
Reauthorization of National All-Schedule Prescription Electronic Reporting (NASPER) program will support state efforts to monitor prescription drugs WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2014. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Pat Toomey (R-PA), and Jeff Sessions (R-AL) introduced legislation today to reauthorize the National All-Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting (NASPER) program which[Read More…]
Statement by Rep. Jan Schakowsky on McCullen v. Coakley Buffer Zone Decision
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—June 26, 2014. Today’s Supreme Court decision puts women’s access to safe and legal abortions at risk. Massachusetts had established a buffer zone in response to violence, intimidation, and physical obstruction that can prevent women from exercising their constitutionally-protected right to abortion. Rep. Jan Schakowsky issued the following statement on[Read More…]
One in 10 Deaths Among Working-age Adults Due to Excessive Drinking
What is excessive alcohol use? Entire Infographic Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2014. Excessive alcohol use accounts for one in 10 deaths among working-age adults ages 20-64 years in the United States, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published today in Preventing Chronic Disease. Excessive alcohol[Read More…]
Public Interest Groups Call on Obama to Cease Delays and Finalize Hazardous Waste Requirements
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2014. A large coalition of environmental justice, public health and green organizations in a letter Thursday called on President Obama to fulfill a consent decree by finalizing a proposed rule that would strengthen safeguards governing billions of pounds of hazardous waste that were excluded from regulation in[Read More…]
Interior Secretary Jewell Announces Conservation Success Story in Down-listing of Wood Stork
Thirty Year Recovery Effort Has Brought Bird Back from Brink of Extinction TOWNSEND, GA–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2014. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is down-listing the wood stork from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), reflecting a highly successful[Read More…]
Study Finds Majority of ‘Bee-Friendly’ Plants Sold at Garden Stores Contaminated with Bee-Killing Pesticides
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2014. Over half of the “bee-friendly” home garden plants sold at garden supply centers such as Home Depot, Lowe’s, and Walmart have been pre-treated with pesticides shown to harm and kill bees, according to a study released yesterday by Friends of the Earth, Beyond Pesticides and allies.[Read More…]
Energy Department Project Captures and Stores more than One Million Metric Tons of CO2
Project safely stores CO2 from commercial industrial operations, enhances oil recovery in nearby depleted field WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2014. Following the one year mark since the release of the President’s Climate Action Plan, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) – in partnership with Air Products and Chemicals Inc. – today announced[Read More…]
