Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 30, 2013. Once again a bipartisan group of senators is urging Farm Bill conference committee members to accept a provision that would eliminate what they call a redundant permitting requirement for pesticide users. H.R. 935: Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013 is similar to a previous piece of[Read More…]
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Senator Durbin Calls on Dietary Supplement Manufacturer to Prove Compliance with Federal Law Regulating New Ingredients
Senator raises concerns about safety of products manufactured by USPLabs WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2013. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today called on USPLabs to provide information showing it has complied with federal law requiring dietary supplement manufacturers to report new dietary ingredients and evidence of their safety to the Food[Read More…]
Breaking: Federal Judge Gives EPA 60 Days to Set Deadline for Coal Ash Regulations
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- A federal judge issued a memorandum today in a lawsuit challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s failure to finalize federal coal ash regulations. The Court gave the EPA 60 days to “file a written submission with this Court setting forth a proposed deadline for its compliance with [EPA’s] obligation to review[Read More…]
Planned Parenthood Launches Mobile Interactive Tools To Help Teens Make Healthy Decisions
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2013. Planned ParenthoodFederation of America (PPFA) today launched nine interactive, highly shareablemobile tools designed to help young people stay healthy and better plan for their futures. The tools bring together age-appropriate sex education with what teens like to do online; 74 percent of teens now have access[Read More…]
Senators Tom Udall, Mark Udall Fight for National Renewable Electricity Standard
Senators: National RES Would Create Almost 300,000 Jobs, Slow Global Warming WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2013. Continuing their push for legislation to set a threshold for renewable electricity production, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-NM) and Mark Udall (D-CO) today introduced a bill to establish a national Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) that would[Read More…]
Martian Box of Delights
Mars sample container EU–(ENEWSPF)–29 October 2013. This spherical container has been engineered to house the most scientifically valuable cargo imaginable: samples brought back from the Red Planet. Still probably many years in the future and most likely international in nature, a Mars sample-return mission is one of the most challenging[Read More…]
Oregon Public Utility Commission: PacifiCorp Headed for a ‘Trainwreck’ on Electricity Rates
Commissioners Require Power Provider to Re-Do the Math on Aging Coal Plants SALEM, OR–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2013. The Oregon Public Utility Commission issued a stern warning to PacifiCorp today after reviewing the energy resources the company is proposing to meet future electricity demand, with one commissioner saying the power company was[Read More…]
New Study Suggests Coral Reefs May Be Able to Adapt to Moderate Climate Change
A new modeling study shows that widespread bleaching events like this one in Thailand in 2010 will become more common in the future. However, the study also found signs corals may be adapting to warming — the question is if it can be fast enough to keep up with the[Read More…]
How Green is Your City? And How Do You Know?
In a new book, an engineer and an architect lay out a program for urban development based on the cold hard facts about environmental sustainability CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2013. Suppose a real-estate developer in Manhattan is constructing a new office building, and the architect decides to use granite as a[Read More…]
FTC Cracks Down on Misleading and Unsubstantiated Environmental Marketing Claims
Actions Challenge Deceptive Biodegradable Plastics Claims for the First Time Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2013. The Federal Trade Commission today announced six enforcement actions, including one that imposes a $450,000 civil penalty and five that for the first time address biodegradable plastic claims, as part of the agency’s ongoing crackdown on[Read More…]
