New City Energy Project Could Save $1 Billion Annually and Cut Emissions Equal to Taking More Than a Million Cars Off the Road Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2014. The mayors from 10 major U.S. cities yesterday announced they will undertake a united effort to significantly boost energy efficiency in their buildings,[Read More…]
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EPA Agrees to Deadline for First-Ever US Coal Ash Regulations
Environmental litigation prevails, local coal ash communities to gain some protection Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2014. Late yesterday, the Environmental Protection Agency announced plans to finalize first-ever federal regulations for the disposal of coal ash by December 19, 2014, according to a settlement in a lawsuit brought by environmental and public health[Read More…]
Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary and Sister Sanctuaries Enlist Boaters to Help Track Whale Movements
Salt is a grandmother and the Grand Dame of Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. Since 1985 she has escorted twelve of her calves from the mating and calving grounds in the Caribbean back to New England’s feeding grounds. She currently has ten grandchildren, representing the third generation of humpbacks in[Read More…]
What Makes Us Human? Unique Brain Area Linked to Higher Cognitive Powers
UK—(ENEWSPF)–29 January 2014. Oxford University researchers have identified an area of the human brain that appears unlike anything in the brains of some of our closest relatives. The brain area pinpointed is known to be intimately involved in some of the most advanced planning and decision-making processes that we think[Read More…]
New Energy Efficiency Standards for Metal Halide Lamp Fixtures to Save on Energy Bills and Reduce Carbon Pollution
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2014. As part of the Energy Department’s efforts to develop efficiency standards that cut carbon pollution and save money by saving energy, U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz today announced that the Department has finalized new energy efficiency standards for metal halide lamp fixtures, which are used in lighting[Read More…]
EPA Awards Almost $9 Million in Grants to Researchers Working to Improve Water Quality
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—January 30, 2014. Today at the 14th National Conference and Global Forum on Science, Policy and the Environment, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy announced grants to four research institutions for innovative and sustainable water research to manage harmful nutrient pollution. Nutrient pollution is one of America’s most[Read More…]
EPA and Freddie Mac to Cut Carbon Pollution and Increase Affordability of Multifamily Buildings
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2014. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Energy Star program and Freddie Mac have signed an agreement that will help to cut carbon pollution while increasing the affordability of multifamily housing properties. The agreement outlines strategies to save water, energy and money for multifamily property owners and residents.[Read More…]
Lawsuit Seeks to Protect Abortion Access for Low Income Women in Alaska
Groups Sue to Immediately Block New Regulation that Severely Restricts Abortion Coverage Through the State Medicaid Program ANCHORAGE, Alaska–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2014. The American Civil Liberties Union, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and the Center for Reproductive Rights filed a lawsuit yesterday on behalf of Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest[Read More…]
Backdoor Farm Bill Amendment Orders EPA to Ignore Unsafe Levels of Fluoride in Kid’s Food
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2014. With the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage of the Agriculture Act of 2014 (commonly known as the Farm Bill) yesterday, conventional farming allies and chemical agribusiness dealt a dangerous blow to children’s health protections and offered up yet another reason for consumers everywhere to support organic.[Read More…]
House Passes Bill Banning Insurance Coverage for Abortion Services
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—January 28, 2014. The House of Representatives today passed the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, which denies tax credits to small businesses and middle-class families if their health plans include abortion coverage, and imposes a tax increase on women who need abortion care. It also makes permanent abortion bans[Read More…]
