President Obama Establishes a Task Force on Climate “We’re going to need to get prepared. And that’s why this plan will also protect critical sectors of our economy and prepare the United States for the impacts of climate change that we cannot avoid. States and cities across the country are[Read More…]
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A Statement from U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz Regarding Fukushima
JAPAN–(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2013. “On Friday, I made my first visit to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. It is stunning that one can see firsthand the destructive force of the tsunami even more than two and a half years after the tragic events. The words of President Obama following the[Read More…]
EPA Releases Agency Plans for Adapting to a Changing Climate
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2013. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released its draft Climate Change Adaptation Implementation Plans for public review and comment. In support of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan and Executive Order on Preparing the United States for the Impacts of Climate Change announced today, the Implementation Plans[Read More…]
D.C. Circuit Rules on Food Processor and Packing Companies’ Challenge to Contraception Rule
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2013. The U.S. Court Of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit today issued a decision in a case brought by the fresh produce processor and packing companies Freshway Foods, Freshway Logistics, and their owners, seeking an injunction to prevent compliance with the federal rule requiring employers to provide insurance[Read More…]
Appeals Court Allows Unconstitutional Texas Abortion Restrictions to Take Effect While Legal Challenge Proceeds
Providers Pledge to Continue to Fight for their Patients AUSTIN–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2013. A federal appeals court ruled today that part of a Texas anti-abortion law that was struck down Monday by a district court will be allowed to take effect while legal challenges proceed. The provisions will cause at least[Read More…]
Senators Kirk, Durbin Bill to Protect School Children with Allergies Passes United States Senate
Bill now goes to the President for his signature WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2013. U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) celebrated Senate passage today of their bipartisan legislation to encourage schools across the country to maintain access to critical life-saving medication for children with food and other allergies.[Read More…]
Shell to Attempt Arctic Drilling Again in 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2013. Shell Oil announced today that it is laying the groundwork for plans to possibly drill in the Arctic Ocean next year. The plans follow a disastrous drilling attempt by the company in 2012, including the grounding of its Kulluk drillship, more than $1 million in pollution[Read More…]
Notorious Koch Brothers Win 2013 Rubber Dodo Award
TUCSON, Ariz.–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2013. The Koch Brothers, an ultra-secret and super-rich duo that shamelessly funnels money to the climate-denier movement and campaigns to ram through the Keystone XL pipeline, are the lucky recipients of the Center for Biological Diversity’s 2013 Rubber Dodo Award, given annually to those who have done[Read More…]
First Markey Senate Bill Creates Jobs, Quadruples America’s Clean Electricity Production
New legislation would create 400,000 jobs, save $90 billion for households by 2030 Washington–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2013 – Overwhelming majorities of Americans from both parties and from across regions of the country are calling for our electricity sector to be powered by more clean energy. Today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)[Read More…]
Interior Secretary Jewell Offers Vision for Conservation, Balanced Development, Youth Engagement in National Press Club Speech
Calls on Congress to protect and support nation’s lands and waters; Issues first Secretarial Order to establish Department-wide mitigation strategy to ensure efficiency, consistency, conservation in infrastructure development WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2013. In remarks today at the National Press Club, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell laid out a strong[Read More…]
