Decision states that the permit lacks clarity, doesn’t fulfill clean water requirements Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2013. Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Ronald B. Rubin ruled on Wednesday that a permit issued by the Maryland Department of Environment (MDE) for the Montgomery County storm sewer system violated the law because it[Read More…]
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At Climate Change Talks, UN Secretary General Ban Stresses Major Role of Cities in Mitigating Impact
POLAND–(ENEWSPF)–21 November 2013 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon took his campaign to galvanise an urgent global response to climate change to the world’s cities today, stressing that changes in urban planning, home building and transportation can usher in a low-carbon future that benefits both people and the planet. “Cities are engines[Read More…]
Interior Secretary Jewell Highlights Collaborative, Landscape Level Work to Conserve Longleaf Pine Habitat in Southeastern U.S.
During visit to Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge, Jewell Calls for Full Funding of Land and Water Conservation Fund AWENDAW, S.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2013. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell yesterday visited the Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge in South Carolina where she met with stakeholders about their local efforts to[Read More…]
New Solar Instrument Reaches Orbit
Low-cost mission will ensure uninterrupted solar energy data used in climate research Minotaur I, Nov. 19. Download here. (Credit: NASA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 20, 2013. An instrument that measures the sun’s energy output is in orbit after it was launched last night on the U.S. Air Force’s Space Test Program Satellite-3.[Read More…]
South Carolina Opens Nation’s Largest Wind Drivetrain Testing Facility
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2013. Today, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman joined with officials from Clemson University to dedicate the nation’s largest and one of the world’s most advanced wind energy testing facilities in North Charleston, S.C. Led by Clemson University’s Restoration Institute, the facility will help test[Read More…]
EPA Study: Mercury Levels in Women of Childbearing Age Drop 34 Percent
Data suggest women making more informed seafood choices WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 20, 2013. Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a study showing that blood mercury levels in women of childbearing age dropped 34 percent from a survey conducted in 1999-2000 to follow-up surveys conducted from 2001 to 2010. Additionally, the[Read More…]
Do It For One Day – It Could Become A Habit
The Great American Smokeout – November 21, 2013 SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2013. Make a commitment to quit smoking on Thursday, November 21, as part of the Great American Smokeout. This is a day when smokers across the nation quit smoking or make a plan to quit. “Smoking is the number one[Read More…]
Synthetic Nitrogen Fertilizer Leaches from Soils to Groundwater over Decades
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2013. Scientists in France and at the University of Calgary say that nitrogen fertilizer applied to crops lingers in the soil and for decades leaches toward groundwater –much longer than previously thought. The study was led by researcher Mathieu Sebilo, Ph.D. at the Université Pierre et Marie[Read More…]
EPA Awards Four Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Grants to Reduce Health Risks from Eating Great Lakes Fish
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–November 20, 2013 – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced the award of four Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grants totaling over $3.6 million for projects designed to reduce the risk of exposure to mercury and other toxins for people who eat fish from the Great Lakes. EPA awarded almost[Read More…]
Illinois Ramps Up Effort to Enforce Pesticide Restrictions in Public Schools
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 20, 2013. Illinois public health officials say that more than 200 Illinois schools and day care centers have failed to comply with the most basic of the state’s pest management regulations, and for the first time could face fines if they do not comply. According to the Illinois[Read More…]
